40,000 children disappear in Brazil each year, roughly 15 percent of these cases going unsolved, these children are gone forever. Human trafficking, often targeting vulnerable children at the biggest international sporting events like World cup.
The human trafficking “industry” produces 32 billion dollars yearly, mainly from sexual exploitation. Most of those who enter the trade are inclined to do so due to poverty and financial hardships. Families often push their children, regardless of their age, into sex trafficking as a means to generate income.
Bill Horan, president of the Operational Blessing International (OBI), a non-profit humanitarian organization is currently making efforts to bring awareness and fight human trafficking in Brazil. They are using their documentary 1 Real, as a means to achieve their goal.
OBI, providing food and “Hope Bags” to the girls in the red light districts so they may become aware of where they can seek help. Also, OBI is distributing thousands of stickers and red card flyers that referees use in soccer, with the phrase “No to sexual exploitation,” and a phone number to report such crimes.
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