Gift: “I Found The Better Life I Was Looking For At Home”

When a pal advised Present it was to journey to Europe and discover work she jumped on the alternative.  

She was a single mom supporting two youngsters, residing along with her widowed mom and she or he wanted cash to outlive. However she quickly realised the horrors that may face girls who journey abroad to seek out work. 

“Issues have been so arduous that when my pal advised me about travelling to Germany, I moved,” Present stated. “We solely made it to Libya. I used to be offered, raped and tortured.”  

When Present lastly made it dwelling, she was capable of get vocational coaching and change into a baker. 

“Immediately I’m a baker in Benin making sufficient cash to handle my household,” she stated. “If I could make it right here so are you able to. I discovered the higher life I used to be searching for at dwelling.” 

Present’s story is being highlighted as a part of a marketing campaign to assist weak younger girls who’re prone to being trafficked for sexual exploitation. Utilizing the tagline ‘Not for Sale’, the marketing campaign combats human trafficking by elevating consciousness of the coaching and job alternatives in Edo and Delta, that are infamous trafficking hotspots. 

The marketing campaign is a results of a partnership between the UK Authorities and Nigeria’s anti-trafficking authority the Nationwide Company for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Individuals (NAPTIP). 

‘Not for Sale’ takes a brand new strategy to forestall trendy slavery by highlighting success tales of girls who’ve succeeded within the nation moderately than travelling overseas on the danger of compromising their security and dignity. 

Go to notforsale.ng or the Not For Sale Nigeria Fb web page to affix NAPTIP within the battle in opposition to human trafficking.