Film Project

ACES Film Project-1stinc3

For my ACES film project I worked with Hadas and Eric to present on the film Finding Home. The film follows three Cambodian women and their unique stories of sex trafficking. The movie goes in depth about the kind of tactics used to lure girls into sex slavery as well as the harsh conditions of sexual exploitation. The organization, Rapha House, is located in Cambodia and other Asian countries in order to provide a safe house for underage girls who have been sexually exploited. Rapha House works together with theseĀ  girls to help them recover, both mentally and physically, from the life of sex slavery they have been forced into. The girls are given the opportunity for education and job training as well. Through watching the powerful documentary and discussion with my group, I was very moved by the struggles that women face with sex trafficking. This problem is effecting the entire world, not just in these developing countries. Even though it is more of an issue in developing countries as people use the poverty in order to enslave young girls, we see these problems here in the United States as well. With Toledo being one of the worst locations in America for sex trafficking, we cannot ignore this problem. Because of this film, I have donated money to a local Columbus organization, She Has A Name. I plan to continue to educate myself and others on this pressing issue and to find more ways to volunteer and donate in order to find solutions and relief for these victims.