July 30 is the World Anti-Human Trafficking Day. Tarita Gumu, an international network to combat human trafficking, took this opportunity to launch a caring campaign to combat human trafficking (#CareAgainstTrafficking). Sister Botany told this news network, “The Pope asks us to promote and realize a caring economy in our daily lives”.
(Vatican News Network)Pope Francis described care as a “vaccine for the soul”. He pointed out the importance of care on many occasions, most recently during his hospitalization at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome. Care for the sick, neighbors, and family members. Please take care of your neighbors and take care of the injured, such as victims of human trafficking. Tarita Gumu, an international anti-human trafficking network formed by nuns, attaches great importance to this care. The organization recently launched a campaign called “Combating Human Trafficking with Care”, which aims to demonstrate the significant impact of care measures at every stage of combating human trafficking: we should care for people at risk, care for victims, and care for survivor.
The nuns are experienced in combating human trafficking, and they know that a long-term approach with caring at the core can reduce the risk of survivors being trafficked and exploited again. However, the nuns stated in a propaganda campaign that these methods require the participation of government agencies. Therefore, all benevolent people must unite to deal with human trafficking, and the government must also be committed to assisting those who have suffered this tragic experience, as well as those in need of care. Therefore, caring also means giving education, job opportunities, medical treatment and judicial assistance.
Sister Gabriella Bottani, the international coordinator of the Tarita Ancient Wood Network, told the Vatican Radio-Vatican News Network that the Pope asked us to transform “the economy of human trafficking into an economy of care”. This journey involves consecrated people and lay believers, and should be realized in the family and the country. Many success stories can be attributed to the assistance received by the parties and the progress made by policies that promote integration. These policies can accept the exploited, and they pay a high price.
July 30 is the World Anti-Human Trafficking Day. The Anti-Human Trafficking Network launched a campaign a week ago, calling on everyone to work hard to overcome the tragedy of human trafficking. Sister Botany said, “Yes, the idea of the propaganda activity is derived from our current life experience under the epidemic. During this period we learned and restored the value of care. The theme of the propaganda activity is caring and combating human trafficking.” . The nun went on to say that the hashtag (#CareAgainstTrafficking) used this time “let us remember the value of care. The Pope attaches great importance to the word care. On February 8 this year, the most recent World Anti-Human Trafficking Day of Prayer and Reflection He reminded us of the importance of promoting a caring economy.” This kind of economy as opposed to an exploitative economy must be understood not only from the perspective of the broad market, but also from the perspective of caring for the common home and caring for human dignity.
Sister Botany pointed out that we worry about human trafficking every day and think about useful ways to resist the exploitation of people. Therefore, the idea of collecting the stories of victims of human trafficking was born, telling how we take care of victims and fight against human trafficking. Sister Botany finally said, “Even in the reality of the new crown epidemic crisis, we assist the survivors by providing them with actual material assistance, such as paying rent or providing food.”
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