Nigerian Slavery by Ava Breit https://padlet.com/abreit/6g2tumhk70pl By: Ava Breit, Marilyn Figueroa, and Riley Pontrich en-us 2018-01-29 17:14:25 UTC 2025-05-13 21:49:50 UTC hello@padlet.com Slavery is more real than you think. Here is just one story of a girl put through forced and early marraige. abreit https://padlet.com/abreit/6g2tumhk70pl/wish/225765780 “Just one, about Hauwa Abukar, a Nigerian girl who died aged 12. Her family had married her to an older man to whom they owed money. She was unhappy and kept running away, but because of the debt her parents were obliged to return her. Finally, her husband chopped off her legs with an axe to prevent her absconding again. She died from starvation, shock and loss of blood. No legal action was taken. She was 12.” -https://newint.org/features/2001/08/05/wanted/]]> 2018-01-29 17:59:23 UTC https://padlet.com/abreit/6g2tumhk70pl/wish/225765780 Estimated Number in Modern Slavery rpontrich https://padlet.com/abreit/6g2tumhk70pl/wish/225768839 875,500]]> 2018-01-29 18:04:18 UTC https://padlet.com/abreit/6g2tumhk70pl/wish/225768839 Percentage of Population in Modern Slavery rpontrich https://padlet.com/abreit/6g2tumhk70pl/wish/225769122 0.48%]]> 2018-01-29 18:04:47 UTC https://padlet.com/abreit/6g2tumhk70pl/wish/225769122 Type of Slavery rpontrich https://padlet.com/abreit/6g2tumhk70pl/wish/225769613 Human trafficking, child slavery, and forced and early marriage. ]]> 2018-01-29 18:05:40 UTC https://padlet.com/abreit/6g2tumhk70pl/wish/225769613 Child Labor mfigueroa6 https://padlet.com/abreit/6g2tumhk70pl/wish/226091574 2018-01-30 14:30:39 UTC https://padlet.com/abreit/6g2tumhk70pl/wish/226091574 Organizations Involved to Stop rpontrich https://padlet.com/abreit/6g2tumhk70pl/wish/226703977 Polaris Project- operates the National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline and offers support for trafficking victims to help develop long term strategies towards ending human trafficking. 
Empower Foundation- stand up for sex workers by offering new jobs that offer just, safe, and fair conditions.   
Urban Light- help young men break free from child prostitution by aiding them with food, shelter, healthcare, and support services. ]]> 2018-01-31 17:49:03 UTC https://padlet.com/abreit/6g2tumhk70pl/wish/226703977 MLA Citations mfigueroa6 https://padlet.com/abreit/6g2tumhk70pl/wish/226708203 Reports, News. “20 Million Nigerian Children are Victims of Child Labour.” BORGEN, 20 Mar. 2017, www.borgenmagazine.com/20-million-nigerian-children-victims-child-labour/.

Jesionka, Natalie. “The Fight for Freedom: 7 Organizations Combatting Human Trafficking.” Free Career Advice, The Muse, 24 Jan. 2012, www.themuse.com/advice/the-fight-for-freedom-7-organizations-combatting-human-trafficking.

Human Trafficking & Modern-Day Slavery - Nigeria, gvnet.com/humantrafficking/Nigeria.htm.

“Nigeria.” Global Slavery Index, www.globalslaveryindex.org/country/nigeria/.

Dfava. “International Day of the Girl.” CARE, 3 Nov. 2015, www.care.org/get-involved/international-day-girl?s_src=redlink_idg10_11_01pm&s_subsrc=pin&utm_source=redlink_idg10_11_01pm&utm_medium=pin&utm_term=s&utm_content=Thurs&utm_campaign=sm_red_idg_tino.

Udensi, Nnagoziem. “Unidentified Individual.” Senator Yerimas Child Marriage (Child not Bride), Blogger, 24 July 2013, thevyrusonline.blogspot.com/2013/07/senator-yerimas-child-marriage-child.html.

“Nigeria: Fresh Alarm Over Human Trafficking.” AllAfrica.com, 8 June 2012, allafrica.com/view/group/main/main/id/00017255.html.

“Nigeria Geography.” Africa - Nigeria Geography, tch432africa.wikispaces.com/Nigeria Geography?responseToken=053391da65bc08bc1d77998492c9e53d7.]]> 2018-01-31 17:56:09 UTC https://padlet.com/abreit/6g2tumhk70pl/wish/226708203 Trafficking rpontrich https://padlet.com/abreit/6g2tumhk70pl/wish/226709149 2018-01-31 17:57:42 UTC https://padlet.com/abreit/6g2tumhk70pl/wish/226709149 Forced or Early Marriage abreit https://padlet.com/abreit/6g2tumhk70pl/wish/226709423 2018-01-31 17:58:13 UTC https://padlet.com/abreit/6g2tumhk70pl/wish/226709423 Who is benefitting? abreit https://padlet.com/abreit/6g2tumhk70pl/wish/226715831 The traffickers, child laborers, and the men who are getting young wife. Traffickers get money, child laborers get money, and the men who get a wife are fulfilled and gain an asset to their households. ]]> 2018-01-31 18:07:47 UTC https://padlet.com/abreit/6g2tumhk70pl/wish/226715831 Where is Nigeria? mfigueroa6 https://padlet.com/abreit/6g2tumhk70pl/wish/226832701 2018-01-31 22:03:19 UTC https://padlet.com/abreit/6g2tumhk70pl/wish/226832701