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Trading Places as we take a tour of the Bajalia work around the globe. From Orlando Florida to the ends of the earth - China, Afghanistan, Thailand, India and Africa. BaJalia International is a collaboration of for-profit and nonprofit that partners with artisans and entrepreneurs in undeveloped regions for the purpose of stimulating economic growth, while providing sustainable economic and social benefits to craftspeople. Support us at www.bajalia.com.

Wednesday, September 05, 2007

China Dolls



Traveling with a team of volunteers is like being with 13 of your best friends, who weep alot. Actually there is alot of everything magnified...crying, laughing, dancing, shopping and talking. The horrors I work with everyday are being seen in a different way by all of the volunteers we have in China at this time. We can't talk about where we are as China does not recognize that human trafficking exists and strives to keep their image professional in the shadow of the 2008 Olympics in Bejing. They would like the world to believe the women we work with are invisible, but we know otherwise. They would also like us to believe that opportunity is more a focus than the poverty in the villages. I guess the reality even in America we would like to pretend many of these same issues are not there. We are working here with some amazing modern day heroes who are commited to each and every girl they rescue from the streets.

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