The Good Life – March-April 2020
On the cover, Than Baardson. Local Hero, US Marine Corps Veteran Wayne Casebeer, Having a Beer with Moorhead Mayor Johnathan Judd and more in Fargo Moorhead's only men's magazine.
On the cover, Than Baardson. Local Hero, US Marine Corps Veteran Wayne Casebeer, Having a Beer with Moorhead Mayor Johnathan Judd and more in Fargo Moorhead's only men's magazine.
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Exposing Unseen Realities (Locally)
The United States is the largest consumer of kids in the
world. Let that sink in.
"Eighty percent of kids in the Philippines right now are
vulnerable to online exploitation," Than explains. "The
number one driver of that is the United States."
Unseen's work lies in what's defined by the "Trafficking in
Persons (TIP) Report" as tier 2 and 3 countries – nations
that are either unequipped (or unwilling) to protect
the vulnerable or combat human trafficking in their
communities.
"A good way to look at it is: when a child is trafficked here,
people are going to be up in arms. Newspapers will get
involved, and people are going to get mad," Than says.
"Often in the places we're working, our partners are the
only ones mad about this. They're the last line of defense
between these kids and absolute destruction."
Still, Unseen very much acknowledges vulnerabilities
closer to home.
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