Human trafficking

Here's a story about how members of the Changemakers community are using soap operas to prevent human trafficking in Africa:

You can’t solve the world’s problems sitting around listening to soap operas. Or can you?

The world’s population is growing by 80 million annually. In countries such as Mali, Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso, the average woman gives birth to between five and eight children. For the poorest families, this can lead to dire consequences and ugly choices; face starvation or give children up to human traffickers.

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