Rapha House Freedom Foundation

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Rapha House is committed to rescuing young girls who are victims of slavery, sexual exploitation and prostitution by providing them with a safe home where they can heal and receive an education, which will allow them to make good choices for their futures.

The statistics are staggering and tragic.

The U.S. State Department estimates that 1 million children are exploited each year in the global commercial sex trade.* Take a moment to really contemplate that number. 1 million children. Every single year.

When viewed as a whole, we are overwhelmed and stopped in our tracks. However, when these statistics are viewed as individual children, when faces and names are involved, we are moved to protective action.

At Rapha House, we see each girl not as a statistic, but as an individual with hopes and dreams and with great potential to make a difference in the world.

Together, we can fight human trafficking and the sexual exploitation of children one girl at a time.

1 million children... What are WE going to do about this?

*U.S. Department of State, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, "The Facts about Child Sex Tourism."

To research more about human trafficking, visit http://www.state.gov/ or go to the "Our Friends" page and follow the links.

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For a compelling look at the horrors of the commercial sex trade, the movie "Baht" follows the plight of Sophea, a young woman who is deceived and sold into slavery and prostitution by someone she trusted. Click on this link to see a trailer of "Baht."

One person can make a difference. Nowhere is that more evident than with the story of the American Cancer Society Relay For Life, which began in Tacoma, Washington, as the City of Destiny Classic 24-Hour Run Against Cancer.

In the mid-1980s, Dr. Gordy Klatt, a Tacoma colorectal surgeon, wanted to enhance the income of his local American Cancer Society office. He decided to personally raise money for the fight by doing something he enjoyed—running marathons.

In May 1985, Dr. Klatt spent a grueling 24 hours circling the track at Baker Stadium at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma for more than 83 miles. Throughout the night, friends paid $25 to run or walk 30 minutes with him. He raised $27,000 to fight cancer. That first year, nearly 300 of Dr. Klatt's friends, family, and patients watched as he ran and walked the course.

While he circled the track those 24 hours, he thought about how others could take part. He envisioned a 24-hour team relay event that could raise more money to fight cancer. Months later he pulled together a small committee to plan the first team relay event known as the City of Destiny Classic 24-Hour Run Against Cancer.

In 1986, 19 teams took part in the first team relay event on the track at the colorful, historical Stadium Bowl and raised $33,000. An indescribable spirit prevailed at the track and in the tents that dotted the infield.