Brighter Lights: Empowering Survivors of Human Trafficking

The following provided by Lianne Wade, Amilia's Light. Caption: A young Ugandan woman proudly showing a skirt she has sewed. www.amiliaslight.org

Brighter Lights: A Local Call To Empower Survivors of Human Trafficking

Amilia’s Light, a non-profit whose mission is to help survivors of human trafficking by rebuilding their lives through education, training, and job opportunities, is once again launching "Brighter Lights", a holiday season campaign to encourage its supporters to be a brighter light and donate to help Amilia's Light reach its goal of raising $10,000. Funds raised will benefit an Empowerment Program in Uganda, which Amilia's Light has supported for the last few years.

“The young women who were the first to benefit from the Empowerment Program in Kampala, Uganda, were provided with basic training in customer service, simple tasks, and mentoring for personal development and character,” said Michelle Luhrmann, founder of Amilia’s Light. “Now, we have set up a more comprehensive vocational training program in hair styling and tailoring. We are graduating 16 young women soon, and plan to bring more through the program in 2019.”

If you would like to be a brighter light and support the mission of Amilia’s Light, you can send a check to Amilia’s Light, P.O. Box 83, Medfield, MA 02052, or make a donation online at www.amiliaslight.org.

"The support of our donors is so important to continuing our mission to empower these young women to be self-sustainable, to further their education, and to realize a life filled with hope and purpose. We are so grateful for their contributions.”, said Michelle.

In addition, Amilia’s Light is participating in #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving that harnesses the collective power of individuals, communities and organizations to encourage philanthropy and to celebrate generosity worldwide. Occurring this year on November 27, #GivingTuesday is held annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving and the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday to kick off the holiday giving season and inspire people to collaborate in improving their local communities and to give back in impactful ways to the charities and causes they support.

About Amilia’s Light

Amilia’s Light helps survivors of human trafficking rebuild their lives through education, training, and job opportunities Their primary focus is an Empowerment Program in Uganda, with partner organization Daughters of Freedom, where survivors are provided with trauma support, mentoring, education, and job opportunities. Locally, Amilia’s Light raises awareness through community engagement events. They are exploring opportunities to provide solutions to empower those exploited in Boston/MetroWest. Amilia’s Light is a tax-exempt 501©3.

For more info, or to donate: www.amiliaslight.org