Event Description
Enduring Voices started as a 100-mile race across Vietnam to increase awareness of child trafficking and to raise funds to fight it. The race has grown into a global event, with runs taking place simultaneously across the globe.
This year, the 100-mile run will take place on October 10th, starting at 4:00 am E.S.T. and continuing 30-some hours. We are inviting runners to run their virtual 5Ks sometime during the day of the 10th, and to post pictures, video and/or their time for the run on the Enduring Voices Event Page. Pictures and video from the Vietnam runners and the 100-mile runners will be posted there as well. Join in the fun, and support runners around the globe, as you join together for a common cause.
Enduring Voices is associated with Orphan Voice, and funds go to the support the human trafficking arm of this ministry. Orphan Voice is a Christian, holistic child development ministry devoted to orphans, children with special needs and children at risk for trafficking and sexual abuse in Vietnam and Southeast Asia. Major outreaches include orphan care, special needs therapy, deaf education, sex trafficking rescue and prevention, family preservation, and medical outreach.
In Vietnam, sex trafficking originates in rural provinces where prevention education is lacking. Young women who are aging out of orphanages in rural areas run a high risk of being trafficked as a result of poverty, inadequate education, and lack of means for independence.
Vietnam is primarily a source country for women, and children trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation. Women and children are often trafficked to surrounding countries such as Cambodia, Laos, China and Thailand. If a victim escapes or is rescued, they often suffer physical and mental health issues and social reintegration problems in their home country due to the stigma of what they have experienced.
Orphan Voice has three programs to help fight trafficking. Two are focused on trafficking prevention, and the third is focused on rehabilitating trafficking victims.
Proceeds from the Enduring Voices Virtual 5K will go to Orphan Voice's anti-trafficking programs. Will you join us in our fight against trafficking?
