“How much does a human life in slavery cost? In the crudest terms, globally, the average cost of a slave is $90 (£57)”. A multi-billion dollar Human Trafficking industry runs in absolute darkness and denies hope and freedom to ~20.9 million people all around the world. According to NHTRC (National Human Trafficking Resource Center), it received a total of 24,757 trafficking signals in the United States and U.S. territories (alone) in 2015 and the surprising element is ~40% of the suspected traffickers are women.
To gain more understanding of this subject, I spoke to Jessica Vincent, a former Senior Intelligence Specialist to a Special Mission Unit in support of Tier Force Commanders, Chiefs of Stations, and senior U.S. State Department officials since 2001. She along with her mother Stephanie Ransom co-founded 4P project to counter Human Trafficking in Arizona, US.
Read my complete article on Jessica Vincent on Girls to Watch
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Manvi’s passion for narrative storytelling is founded upon years of experience with platforms like Women to Watch Media, MARC (an initiative of Catalyst) and Human Capital Review. In 2017, she founded Real Life Heroes - By Manvi. A global platform aimed to unite people from diverse backgrounds under one roof where they can share their stories and leave impressions of their internal voyage. Currently, Manvi writes for eShe, an independent women’s magazine based out of New Delhi. Her articles have been published on India's leading financial, economic, and business information sources like CNBCtv18 and Money Control. She is a contributing blog writer with Thrive Global.
Manvi also serves as a Consultant with Plan International (India Chapter) and Assistant Professor with the New Delhi Institute of Management. Before transitioning into writing full-time, she has worked with Foundation of Organizational Research & Education (7 months), Kearney (6.5 Years), and Protiviti Consulting (1 year) in key various positions.
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