An estimated 500,000 men, women, and children are trapped in Thailand’s sex industry driven by poverty, lack of education, domestic violence, gender inequality, and child abuse.
Our partner, Beginnings Foundation consistently builds relationships with the women and girls working in the red-light districts and provides women who desire to start a new life with a safe home, education, counseling, and a new way to provide financially for their families—an alternative to the sex trade.
Approximately…
3,350 individuals from the red-light districts have attended Christmas parties held by Beginnings as a way to share the gospel and provide an opportunity to leave the sex industry
670 have raised their hands to accept Christ
1,450 have taken a Bible
80 girls have been provided housing and education in the fourteen years since they opened
65 of those 80 girls have made a decision for Christ.
2020 Needs | Culinary & Baking School Certification
In 2020, Beginnings is working to open a farm-to-table restaurant that will provide income to sustain their safe home and give education to the survivors. Poverty often leaves women and children with no other choice but to sell themselves to feed their family—this restaurant equips survivors to provide financially for their families.
Photo above: Standing in the completed restaurant-grade kitchen, Anne Thongves, Beginnings Foundation Director and certified Cordon Bleu chef, shares the vision for the cooking and baking training program.
Beginnings has acquired a restaurant location and has completed the construction of a restaurant-grade kitchen. However, in order to begin offering culinary training facilitated by a Cordon Bleu-trained and certified chef, they need to be government-certified. This year, Freedom 4/24 is partnering with Beginnings Foundation to help cover the costs of the certification so they can start running the restaurant and help end the cycle of sexual slavery in Thailand.
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4/24 Allies are compelled by the stories of victims and survivors and empower Freedom 4/24 and our partners to bring freedom and justice through meeting tangible needs and providing liberation both physically and spiritually for individuals in bondage. For just $24 a month or more, you can bring freedom all year long.