by Engage Now Staff | Oct 20, 2015 | Anti-Slavery, Education, ENA, Ethiopia, Human Trafficking, Modern Slavery
“When it comes to the situation in Ada’a Wareda, it is not different from the rest of the country, we have made an assessment and everyone knows at least one person who went to the Middle East as maid, and a good number of people know at least one person who...
by Engage Now Staff | Aug 23, 2015 | Anti-Slavery
Today is International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition. It is a day that is aimed at remembering slavery in its historical forms and an opportunity to bring awareness to its modern manifestations. Modern day slavery is a social injustice...
by Engage Now Staff | Aug 23, 2015 | Anti-Slavery, Ethiopia, Health and Medical Services
Recently, ENA had the opportunity to assist an Ethiopian man, Mr. F (Not his real name) with a severe medical issue related to an injury he experienced while being exploited in forced labor. Since his wife died from HIV Aids, Mr. F. was solely...
by Engage Now Staff | Jul 31, 2015 | Anti-Slavery, Ethiopia
Near Lalibela in Northern Ethiopia, ENA was contacted and asked to help a man who was trafficked for forced labor and then injured. His injury then became infected with gang green which will kill the man unless doctors amputate his leg. ENA helped relocate this man to...
by Engage Now Staff | Jul 31, 2015 | Anti-Slavery
In Uganda this week ENA working in cooperation with Freedom Now International (FNI), Operation Underground Railroad (O.U.R.) and Kyampisi Childcare Ministries (KCM) rescued a 15 year old girl. At age 14 this young girl was kidnapped, trafficked and raped, which...
by Engage Now Staff | Jul 19, 2015 | Clean Water, Education, Ethiopia, Health and Medical Services, Literacy, Micro Credit, Orphan Support
The 2015 expedition to the village of Kaliti Ethiopia was a huge success!! We were blessed to have 16 people participate in our expedition this year, not including the 450 wonderful children that joined us each day in the village. Throughout our 10 day trip, we all...
