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- Title
Mama Dorah: Uplifting Grassroots Efforts to Combat Human Trafficking.
- Authors
Anderson, Denise
- Abstract
Human trafficking, in which millions of children worldwide are trafficked annually, is the second largest organized crime superseded only by drug trafficking. This multibillion-dollar industry is a major issue throughout South Africa. The paper provides a brief history of the problem on trafficking throughout the world, but especially in Johannesburg, South Africa. It further shares a model for how one multicultural community church partnered with a grassroots organization, Dorah's Ark, to keep fifty orphaned children fed, educated and protected from human traffickers. The intervention was intentional and well-planned, but not without trials. The issues faced and how they were addressed are included. The paper presents the church's theology of caring for orphans and shows a way for social workers and faith communities/church leaders to work together to address important community needs.
- Subjects
HUMAN trafficking; SOCIAL services &; religion; HUMAN rights; POVERTY; SEX crimes; CHRISTIANITY
- Publication
Social Work & Christianity, 2018, Vol 45, Issue 2, p86
- ISSN
0737-5778
- Publication type
Article