Orphan Relief and Rescue

The numerous anti-trafficking projects outlined as: intervention, Rescue, restoration, and empowerment continue to grow and thrive with 2,626 direct beneficiaries.this year we finished new building projects: 1) the first project is a community freedom center in upcountry benin, in one of the anti-trafficking villages where hundreds of kids have been intercepted from being sold into slavery. In this village, we also oversee a large microfinance savings and loan group. This building holds around 500 people. 2) three (3) fresh water wells were donated to three villages that did not have adequate drinking water. Two of the wells have been completed. The third well is almost complete. In benin, over 100 new children were brought out of slavery this last year due to Orphan Relief and Rescue's involvement in their families' lives.our microfinance savings and loan program has grown significantly, now serving 26 groups in various villages in benin running with a total of 1,430 men and women, and with more than 400 apprentices under them.professional business development & lifeskills workshops were conducted with 31 young adults who were once in our orphanage safe homes and our now living on their own. In liberia, Orphan Relief and Rescue utilizes a flip-chart tool and conducts school-based awareness on the subject trafficking in persons and sexual abuse for students, teachers, and administrators. A total of 6,369 participants were trained. Implementation was carried out together with world hope international in 33 schools and in 6 communities.liberia university and trade school assistance program: 18 children who graduated from the orphanage were sponsored for higher education; 10 have graduated from university or trade school and have jobs or started businesses, and 8 are still in school.