CARING FOR THOSE AT-RISK

ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING

We intentionally work to address the injustices of trafficking and care for those at risk, so they feel valued, seen, loved, protected, and empowered to experience abundant life. 

Our focus on anti-human trafficking runs though all we do

Protect the vulnerable and at-risk.

IDEAS’ strategic focus on anti-human trafficking runs through all our programs. We combine the strengths of our community development, health and wellness, education, and agriculture programs to integrate methods that mitigate risks for individuals vulnerable to or victimized by human trafficking.

Programs Spotlight

Relentless: Health Care Intervention

Seeking liberty for survivors through trauma-informed health care.

Location: U.S. + Global, since 2011

IDEAS’ anti-human trafficking programs seek liberty through health so that any and all abused, exploited, or trafficked people receive quality trauma-informed healthcare and are better able to thrive in health and wellness for the rest of their lives. We do this by building the capacity of direct service organizations to develop more holistic and effective interventions.

Making long-term recovery possible

IDEAS fills a critical gap in trafficking survivor care.

IDEAS is passionate about providing quality, whole-person care for individuals. We implement best practices for trauma-informed care, including the impact of chronic trauma and the need for long-term recovery. We address and provide mitigation tactics to the root-causes and systemic factors that lead to human trafficking across the globe.

In one year

600

adults received training + attended workshops on providing healthcare for trafficking survivors.

Creating a more nurturing environment

We protect by creating healthier communities for people to live in.

At IDEAS, we know from experience that human trafficking doesn’t happen in a vacuum. Challenges like poverty, cultural context, and access to education make specific populations more vulnerable to trafficking.

Through our partnerships in the U.S. and around the world, IDEAS is working to root out the vulnerabilities that lead to trafficking while helping create the ecosystem needed for healthier, thriving communities.

We are compassionate professionals bringing needed expertise

Community development + anti-human trafficking

IDEAS community development serves as the foundation for all our programs. We start by listening. In IDEAS, we work by understanding the needs of the local communities to provide protection and prevention to those most at risk of being trafficked.

  • "IDEAS online training course opened up my eyes to the realities of the Trafficking in Persons underworld. Before this course I was oblivious to what may be happening right in front of me."

    Chris, Trainee

  • "For the first time I found community and belonging. I’m received as I am. I’m not alone anymore. Now I am safe. Now I am something and somebody. I have hope and community, and I have freedom to dream.”

    Arthy, India

  • "This training has helped us understand our situation. I did not know I was trapped. And now I understand I’ve been trapped. I now understand the reality and can do something about it.”

    Training Participant, India

  • “I came to this country when I was young for domestic work in a home. Everything seemed fine, but then they stopped paying me, accused me of stealing, took me to the police, and threw me in prison. After awhile in prison, I was sent back to my country. I still don't understand why this happenend to me."

    Ester, Jordan

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Help people like Kiara find a way forward to their God-given dignity.

Removing barriers to dignity

Learn more about how we work

At IDEAS, we focus on holistic community development. We work with local communities to address needs in agriculture, health & wellness, education, disability, and anti-human trafficking.

Our programs are built to nurture flourishing in the social, mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual aspects of our personhood. 

  • IDEAS works in multisector programs alongside local communities. Explore Jordan!

  • IDEAS works in multisector programs alongside local communities. Explore North Africa!

  • IDEAS works near Almaty in multisector programs alongside local communities. Explore Kazakhstan!

  • IDEAS works in multisector programs alongside local communities. Explore Guatemala!

  • IDEAS works near Córdoba in multisector programs alongside local communities. Explore Argentina!

Where we work

As of 2019, the surface of the Dead Sea is 430.5 metres below sea level, making its shores the lowest land-based elevation on Earth.

Helping individuals & communities flourish

Our Impact

21,780

Adults + children in Asia with no access to healthcare were treated in local clinics

1000+

Wheelchairs provided in Africa + Latin America, providing mobility for people & their families

1500+

Farmers & their communities in Central Asia received agricultural training

Celebrating removing barriers to dignity

Stories of Transformation

Alma was born in Guatemala with a disability called spina bifida. Unable to walk, she spent the first 14 years of her life isolated, locked in a room, confined to a bed or the floor. Her mother said she was a mistake. Her father said she was not his daughter. Alma wanted to go to school and have friends, but her disability made that impossible.