Rise Foundation

Afternoon –

I promised a while back that I was going to look into ways to help buy women’s freedom that were being sold into sexual slavery. While I did hear back from the Kurdish government committee that was working to free the women, they were unable to provide anything beyond a routing number. Since I didn’t feel confident that it was secure and would be used for that specific purpose, I didn’t share that information here.

However, I have since been on the lookout for other opportunities to help the fight for Kurdish  regional safety. Today I came across the Rise Foundation. They are helping coordinate relief for refugees given the current conflict in Syria, as well as ISIS advances.

Rape and Sexual Slaves: Yazidi Women

I previously mentioned in my last update on current events in Kurdistan / Iraq that the Yazidis, a religious minority group, were facing extreme measures when ISIS attacked their towns and chased them into the mountains. I also mentioned that countless women and girls were taken captive at that time. These women and girls are being raped repeatedly and even being sold into sexual slavery. 

While I realize that sexual slavery is not a new trade and I cannot fix this problem with a small donation, I do realize that these specific women are being publicly sold. We are aware of a specific group of women and their sellers. Why shouldn’t we help?