Trafficking of people is the 21st century’s most heinous crime that enslaves, demeans, and more often than not puts the life of the victims in danger. Tenaganita has been combating trafficking in women and children since 1994. We had since launched 2 Campaigns, in 1995 and in 2006, a joint initiative with the Malaysian Police.
Tenaganita’s Shelter for Trafficked Women & Children has rescued hundreds of trafficked women and children sold into the sex trade or in debt bondage or trafficked for labor.
The women are abused, raped, beaten, denied food and medical care. They are held in captive, extremely exploited and denied any rights. The trauma they experience is incomprehensible. The road to recovery is a very long one. And the struggle to regain their dignity demands collective support.
Tenaganita’s Shelter journeys with the woman or child who has been trafficked, forced into prostitution or enslaved in bonded labor. The shelter’s team of people is committed to rescue, protect, care, counsel and empower the survivor. And then help to repatriate them safely back to their home countries in partnership with other organizations and support groups.
The shelter is now facing a CRISIS. We do not have enough funds to keep it going. We seriously need your support to continue our support to our daughters who have been trafficked.
A local Malaysian abstract artist, Eddie Lim, has agreed to give 30% of the proceeds from the sale of his art pieces to the Tenaganita’s Shelter. So if you’ve been on the look out for that right piece to rest above the piano, or an investment of a more cultured sort, look no further. Not only will you be able to own a lovely art-piece, you’ll be helping to give trafficked victims a fresh start.
Please go to www.eddielimgallery.com or www.artbreak.com/eddielim to preview Eddie’s works. For enquiries, purchases or commissioned works, kindly contact him at: +60.12.251.1553 or e-mail mr.eddielim@yahoo.com
