Reese Geyer and Riya Thomas, age 16, started a non-profit organization called, Steps for Freedom. This organization was created so that they could travel to Nepal in order to assist 2 local agencies combat s*x trafficking of young children. Our story…We started our venture after reading about an amazing woman named Anuradha Koirala. Anuradha Koirala is a 65-year-old Nepalese woman who has saved ov
er 50,000 lives from human trafficking. Maiti Nepal works to identify, rescue, and rehabilitate Nepalese women, girls & boys after they have been trafficked and forced into prostitution. Traffickers abduct approximately ten to fifteen thousand women and children to the brothels of India yearly and the government is doing little to prevent this from happening. We immediately decided to get involved after reading this. We are passionate about helping children who are at risk of being taken from their homes and sold into slavery - and every penny we raise will go towards the needs of the children. Please visit our website at: www.stepsforfreedom.com.
