WakePeopleUp.com is dedicated to the women and children who so desperately need a voice; voices that cry out their urgent need for our help.
Welcome to WakePeopleUp.com. Sex trafficking is an epidemic, international and domestic crime. This site is intended to:
1. Raise awareness about sex trafficking
2. Provide solutions for people to help abolish sex trafficking
3. Fund and support reputable charities related to sex trafficking
Human sex trafficking facts:
- Sex trafficking is the 2nd most profitable business for organized crime next to drugs.
- 1.2 million children are exploited by the global sex trade industry every year; this is in addition to the millions already enslaved in the industry.
- The average age of a trafficked victim is 12-14 years old, some have been found as young as 7.
- Sex trafficking is a driving force in the world wide AIDS pandemic.
- People are trafficked from 127 countries to be exploited in 137 countries.
- Between 14,500 and 17,500 victims are trafficked into the USA each year.
- 90% of people being trafficked are women and girls.
