1. International Justice Mission – Texas A&M Chapter International Leadership Challenge Project Jennifer Bowden and Paige Ibanez

2. What is International Justice Mission? International Justice Mission is a human rights agency that secures justice for victims of slavery, sexual exploitation and other forms of violent oppression. IJM lawyers, investigators and aftercare professionals work with local officials to ensure immediate victim rescue and aftercare, to prosecute perpetrators and to promote functioning public justice systems. – http://www.ijm.orghttp://www.ijm.org

3. Trafficking Victims Red indicates countries of origin Blue indicates destinations for victims of trafficking

4. What does Texas A&M IJM Do? Student Activities Recognition Lift up our voices in prayer Raise Awareness Raise Support

5. Prayer Christian Foundation Meetings Global Prayer Gathering

6. Awareness Community – Churches – Benefit Concert Campus – MSCC Open House – Documentary – Co-programming Awareness

7. Support Community Donations T-Shirts Partnership with Josh Taylor – local artist Loose Change to Loosen Chains

8. Global Prayer Gathering March 27, 2009 Awareness and Prayer focused Speaker Prayer

9. Loose Change to Loosen Chains Fundraiser Community involvement Amount of money raised

10. Benefit Concert April 24, 2009 Awareness and support focused Featured artists

11. Project Evaluation Challenges – Website – Economy Successes – Very sustainable – Successful Fundraising – Recognition

12. Why do we do it? $500 pays for care packages for 40 children rescued from sex trafficking in Southeast Asia. $1,000 enables IJM to acquire the necessary legal documentation to assert the property rights of 5 widows and orphans in Africa. $1,250 covers the first 30 days of aftercare for a victim of abuse so they can begin their journey of healing and restoration. $2,500 enables IJM to conduct professional investigations in Latin America in order to help arrest 10 sexual predators who are abusing children. $9,000 enables IJM to conduct a baseline study in a district in South Asia to determine the extent of forced labor slavery.