Modern Day Slavery
Right now millions of children are hand-making bricks in devastating conditions to pay off ever-increasing family debts – and they have been since they were 6 years old. The brickyard owners use a system of housing debt and substandard pay to enslave whole families for generations, creating a cycle nearly impossible to escape from.
20 MillionPEOPLE ARE ENSLAVED IN THE BRICKYARDS OF THE MIDDLE EAST & ASIA
Whole families have been enslaved for generations due to the vicious cycle of debt and poverty |
$2.45IS THE AVERAGE DAILY WAGE IN THE BRICKYARDS.
Brickyard owners charge families more for housing than they pay them in wages, effectively ensuring they never leave the brickyard |
80%OF WORKING CHILDREN HAVE NEVER BEEN TO SCHOOL
Without an education, children have no chance to find opportunity outside the brickyards |
"For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others."
- Nelson Mandela |
Join us in this mission by
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START A NEW SCHOOL
Start a new School for kids working on Brick Kilns. $5000 Provides two years education for 35 students, includes uniforms, stationary, and ongoing evaluation. |
INVESTING IN A BRICKYARD
Invest in good people and good methods to ensure brickyards are run in a way that is beneficial to the brickyard owners and their employees |
LIBERATING A FAMILY
By paying off a family’s debt and setting them up in a business, we can begin the process of empowering them to live free and build a sustainable future |