Our partnership with Willow International

The 2017 Trafficking in Persons Report states that Uganda is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking. Uganda is a country with massive unemployment and few economic opportunities, particularly for less-educated girls living in rural areas. Traffickers often prey upon this financial desperation and entice young people to leave their families with false promises of lucrative jobs, either in the country’s urban centers or abroad. As a result, trafficking rates in Uganda are among the highest in the world.

One Day’s Wages has partnered with Willow International to provide economic empowerment to women who survived the horrors of human trafficking. After rescue and therapeutic care, education and a stable income are the most important factors if a survivor is to break the cycle of commercial exploitation. Willow’s Educational/Vocational Training and Livelihood Support Program provides women with education or vocational training to develop self-sufficiency, economic independence, and stability. Survivors are enrolled in vocational skills training programs based on their interests and skill sets. For example, if a survivor wanted to start a business, she is provided with entrepreneurship training, support to develop a business plan, and start-up capital. Willow also provided scholarships for formal education for those who wished to continue their schooling.