CHILD PROTECTION & Empowerment

Serious problems such as child trafficking, child labor, and pedophilia are worsened by a lack of educational and empowerment opportunities.  With no hope for a brighter future, vulnerable children are often forced into the sex industry and other forms of labor by their own families. 

When presented with viable alternatives, parents and their children can look past the immediate yet damaging option of sending children to work instead of school, and towards a long-term strategy of investing in the future generation through
education.  This is central to a community’s ability to improve its quality of life.

In addition to building and staffing schools, VFI invests in youth groups to educate their peers about salient social issues, develops income-generating activities with families of child laborers, and offers leadership and empowerment training to youth.