http://thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/2013/02/12/bras-offers-lifeline-to-rescued-slaves/ The charity collects unwanted bras. The charity link is Freethegirls.org
"The story began when Langas got a call from Dave Terpstra, a former pastor at her church. He had just moved his wife and three children to Mozambique on a mission to help rehabilitate women who had been rescued from sex trafficking.
“The way people find themselves trafficked is normally out of desperation,” Terpstra said. “I think sometimes we have in our mind that somebody somewhere has a gun and they’re stealing them away and selling them. But so often, people are taken advantage of simply because they’re so vulnerable.
”Terpstra wanted to help them find jobs, a sustainable income that would make them less vulnerable and reduce their risk of being trafficked again.He found his answer in the bustling used clothing markets of Mozambique.They could sell bras, a luxury item that enables them to earn about three times the minimum wage.
Together, Terpstra and Langas founded the charity Free the Girls. She collects donated bras in the United States and he delivers them to sex trafficking survivors to sell.“Bras actually command the highest price per kilogram in the used clothing market over there,” Langas said. “And so for our girls, why not provide them inventory that they can not only make money off of, but make good money off of?”
"The story began when Langas got a call from Dave Terpstra, a former pastor at her church. He had just moved his wife and three children to Mozambique on a mission to help rehabilitate women who had been rescued from sex trafficking.
“The way people find themselves trafficked is normally out of desperation,” Terpstra said. “I think sometimes we have in our mind that somebody somewhere has a gun and they’re stealing them away and selling them. But so often, people are taken advantage of simply because they’re so vulnerable.
”Terpstra wanted to help them find jobs, a sustainable income that would make them less vulnerable and reduce their risk of being trafficked again.He found his answer in the bustling used clothing markets of Mozambique.They could sell bras, a luxury item that enables them to earn about three times the minimum wage.
Together, Terpstra and Langas founded the charity Free the Girls. She collects donated bras in the United States and he delivers them to sex trafficking survivors to sell.“Bras actually command the highest price per kilogram in the used clothing market over there,” Langas said. “And so for our girls, why not provide them inventory that they can not only make money off of, but make good money off of?”
