Mavis lovingly holds her 5 year-old son Nathaniel who was born with albinism. While she loves and cares for her son, she has struggled getting to where she is today. Mavis bravely shares that the birth of her son was “terribly traumatic.” She was reluctant to...
Trokosi is a cultural practice among the Ewe tribe in Ghana, Togo, and Benin. The practice requires a young virgin girl to be offered to fetish priests in atonement for the crimes committed by a relative. This form of slavery requires a girl to serve the shrine and...
The COVID-19 crisis has shown us we are only as safe as our most vulnerable people. The virus poses a threat everywhere, and to help mitigate the growth of the virus in Ethiopia, ENA launched a task force with our staff and volunteers. Not all people in the rural...
During Sierra Leone’s Civil War, 1,270 primary schools were wiped out and 67% of school-aged children could not attend school. John Charles, the principal, observed, “When the school first opened, 150 children were enrolled. Enrollment increases every year and now...
Meet Jude. Jude and his brother were both born with Albinism. Their unique condition proved to be very difficult for their mother. After years of being mocked and ostracized by the community because of her children’s Albinism, she abandoned Jude and his...
In February 2017, ENA End Modern Slavery rescued 12 children from Lake Volta. Of this number, 10 are boys and 2 are girls. These children range in age from 6 to 14 and are all victims of human trafficking and forced labor slavery. They were found working against their...
