As the year begins, countless children are still waiting for safety, protection, and someone willing to step in.
For girls in fragile communities, uncertainty quickly becomes danger. When conflict, poverty, and displacement strip away stability and education, families face impossible choices. In these moments, childhood is often the first thing lost. Around the world, close to 12 million girls each year are pushed into early marriage — not by choice, but by pressure disguised as survival.
At Lift Up the Vulnerable, we believe prevention changes everything. When girls are protected early and surrounded by care and opportunity, cycles of exploitation can be stopped before they begin.
Like Nania in Sudan. At just 13, she entered our anti-trafficking network at a moment of greatest risk — protected from becoming a child bride. She shared:
“I came to LUV in 2021. I was brought by my aged father. I am vulnerable because my parents are aged and cannot support my education because they are poor. They are only waiting for me to get married and take bride price.”
Nania’s story is one of many where intervention mattered — and hope changed the outcome. Join us in protecting children before harm happens. Your partnership helps ensure safety, education, and hope take root.
When Intervention Matters: Hear Stories from the frontlines of Human Trafficking
We invite you to join us on Tuesday, January 27 at 7:30 PM EST for Human Trafficking Unmasked, a powerful virtual panel hosted by Lift Up the Vulnerable (LUV).
This timely conversation will bring together global anti-trafficking experts who will shed light on aspects of modern-day slavery that are often misunderstood or overlooked — including the coercion of child brides, forced marriages, and trafficking through adoption systems.
Drawing from experience in warzones and work related to orphan care, ethical adoption, and locally-led development models, our panelists will share valuable insights and engage in an interactive conversation, answering questions about prevention and how you can take action.
This is an open event and a meaningful opportunity to invite friends, family, colleagues, or community groups. All are welcome.
Thank you for standing with us — and with girls like Nania.