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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Google donates $11.5 million to fight slavery of 27 million people

Google donates $11.5 million to fight slavery of 27 million people

Google announced today that it is donating $11.5 million to several coalitions fighting to end the modern-day slavery. 27 million people around the world will be benefited with this donation. Google has chosen few human rights organizations for this charity.


This human rights organizations fights against advocacy, intervention and rescue of people being held, forced to work or provide sex against their will. 
Washington, based International Justice Mission, a human rights organization that works globally to rescue victims of slavery and sexual exploitation, was chosen by Google to lead the efforts.

The coalition would focus on three initiatives: 
$3.5 million intervention project to fight forced labor in India; 

$4.5 million advocacy campaign in India to educate and protect the vulnerable; 

$1.8 million plan to mobilize Americans on behalf of the millions currently at risk of slavery or waiting for rescue around the world;

$1.7 million will go to several smaller organizations working to combat slavery

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