Freedom for the Weekend: Ayuda

by Amanda Kloer · 2009-07-24 12:00:00 UTC
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Well, it's Friday afternoon, and that means the weekend is almost here!  W00t! Perhaps you're reading this blog because you're bored at work or school and you're thinking about what you want to do this weekend.  How about spending part of your weekend fighting slavery?  Each week I'll profile a different anti-trafficking nonprofit who you can connect with to help free slaves and prevent slavery around the world.  So, spend a couple hours this weekend getting to know this nonprofit through their website, and then get involved!

This Week's Profile: Ayuda

The Bottom Line: Ayuda’s mission is to protect the legal rights of low-income immigrants in the D.C. metropolitan area.  They serve a number of human trafficking victims, as well as other immigrant women and children who have been victimized.

What They Do: They provide direct legal and social services to clients, as well as run a community legal interpreter bank.  They also provide training and education on human trafficking, domestic violence, and immigration.  Ayuda even has a children's project to help child victims who need lawyers.

What Can I Do?: If you live in the Washington, DC area, you can volunteer at their offices.  You can also donate online to support their programs.

Why They Rock: A huge unmet need for trafficking victims is legal representation, and Ayuda fills that need.  Plus, as a bilingual organization they can reach out to Spanish-speaking victims who may not be able to find help somewhere else.

So now that you've got some basic information on Ayuda, visit their website this weekend and get involved.  And on Monday morning when everyone else is talking about sleeping in and watching tv over the weekend, you can say, "What did I do this weekend?  Oh, just the usual- abolition of slavery."

Do you have a favorite nonprofit you'd like to see featured here?  If so, let me know!

Amanda Kloer is a Change.org Editor and has been a full-time abolitionist in several capacities for seven years. Follow her on Twitter @endhumantraffic
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