- Posted on May 14, 2012
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Happy Monday! And welcome to another inspired kickstart to your week.
Happy Monday! And welcome to another inspired kickstart to your week.
No one should be for sale.
But today, there are millions upon millions of people “for sale”—modern day slaves; victims of human trafficking.
Our Monday series here on The Currency of Giving blog is a kickstart for your week. We share inspiring stories, cool videos and great reads—always somehow centered around giving.
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Human rights abuses—especially those that occur in developing countries—can seem far away. They’re removed from the day-to-day lives of so many of us. And when we hear about them on the news or read a story online, we still may not feel connected to the people and communities facing these situations.
There is such a thing as a “stateless” person—so-called “ghosts” of various regions and countries—people who don’t legally belong to any nation. They don’t have nationality in any country because of conflict, war and other political reasons. And there are an estimated 12-15 million stateless people in the world.