Your Voice Matters

By Holly Burkhalter, IJM VP of Government Relations

Washington, D.C., is our nation’s capitol but it is still very much a Southern city. Last month, two and a half feet of snow paralyzed the city, closing the subway system, public schools and the federal government. We at IJM’s headquarters are back at our desks now, working to support our colleagues and our clients overseas. Every day I hear of the efforts of IJM’s undercover investigators helping local police to locate young women and girls in sexual slavery and remove them to safety and recovery. Their work matters. Every successful intervention saves lives, and it builds capacity within local governments to combat the trade in human beings.