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Why the Amazon?

June 23, 2022June 25, 2022

“Children freely sell themselves for rice and beans, or for whatever they are able to. This is so different than anything I’ve ever seen in Thailand or Myanmar, where children are forced to sell their bodies. But in Brazil, I saw girls 9 to 12-years-old freely sell their bodies. It was right there, in front [...]

Brazil Outreaches Prevention

Prevention Projects for Orange May

June 16, 2022July 5, 2022

Orange May Activities During the month of May, as a part of the overall "Orange May" Campaign, our team worked daily at our Prevention Projects in Rio de Janeiro and Juazeiro do Norte. They taught our children about "safe touch", using art therapy to help them process any trauma they have endured, and giving them [...]

Brazil Outreaches Prevention

LIFE IMPACT HAS OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED IN THE AMAZON!

June 7, 2022June 21, 2022

Our Brazil team has officially launched Life Impact in the Amazon!!! From the beginning, when our founder, Lana, and our team prayed about Brazil, we had 3 places on our hearts from God - Rio de Janeiro, the North, and the Amazon! We targeted these three regions as they have the most at-risk and vulnerable [...]

Brazil Prevention

Field of Dreams

May 6, 2022

Brazil

Inspiring Children to Dream

April 13, 2022

Rescue Thailand

Abandoned But Not Forsaken

March 17, 2022April 6, 2022

This is the story of two little boys that we were able to rescue from a life of abuse, neglect, and abandonment. They are just one of many rescue stories. Our prevention efforts brought us in contact with these little boys and their mother when they were first living with their stepfather. The stepfather left [...]

Rescue Thailand

At 5 Years Old, He Was Already Desensitized to Pain

March 16, 2022April 6, 2022

Our Rescue Team at Life Impact relentlessly searches for children who need to be rescued. Abuse, abandonment, and extreme poverty indicate that a child is at high risk of becoming a victim of human trafficking. They are experts at knowing when to intervene. For this little boy, they were right on time. We got a [...]

Brazil Prevention

⚽ Soccer is Opening the Door to Reach More At-Risk Children in the Dangerous Favelas of Brazil!

March 10, 2022April 6, 2022

Updates

Newsletter Spring 2020 – Coronavirus Information

May 3, 2021March 17, 2022

Brazil

Human Trafficking in the Amazon: Prostitution and Forced Labor

April 10, 2021March 17, 2022

Human trafficking in the Amazon is inextricably linked with the fight to preserve the rainforest. It has become a hotbed of illegal activity as many seek to illegally exploit its valuable resources like lumber, gold, and exotic animals. Illegal mining and logging are rampant in this remote region which provides a perfect breeding ground for […]

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