What Is It? What Are Others Doing? What Can I Do? How Do I Give? About AB Women's Ministries

Did you know?
  • Approximately 800,000 to 900,000 victims annually are trafficked across international borders worldwide.
  • Between 18,000 and 20,000 of those victims are trafficked into the U.S.
  • The majority of those victims are women and girls.

The goal for the AB Women's Ministries “Break the Chains: Slavery in the 21st Century” national mission project was to raise $250,000 in 2007-2009. We exceeded our monetary goal by raising $402,000 and awarded grants in 2008,  2009 and 2010 to new American Baptist-related ministries both nationally and internationally.

The funds received have been directed to ministries that address the sexual exploitation of women and children: 50% for ministries in the U.S. & Puerto Rico, and 50% for ministries that are international.

Information about those ministries are posted on this website--you'll become familiar with what the ministries are doing and what they plan to achieve, with God's help.

Administrative expenses (accounting functions, postage, meetings, staff time) are covered by 10% of the collected funds.

 



Educate yourself about the global issue of sexual trafficking



Welcome to our website!

Ideas for AB GIRLS
Bonnie Sestito, National Coordinator of AB GIRLS, shares ideas how your AB GIRLS Group can raise human trafficking awareness. Click here to download.

Learn about the maids in Lebanon, and pray for Sarah Chetti's ministry with such women.
Click here to learn. 

Progress on Break the Chains - funded ministry
Click here for year one ministries progress reports (March-September 2009).

Click here for year two ministries progress reports (March-September 2009).

Watch a public service announcement about human trafficking.
Click here to watch the video.