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21st Century Slavery & Human Trafficking

July 30, 2018

Higher than the entire population of Canada is today’s estimated global slave population. Slavery may long have been officially outlawed but numerically, there are more slaves today than at any time in history!

Since 2011, almost 90 million people have experienced some form of modern slavery for periods of time ranging from a few days to several years. Total profits from this trade in slave labour are dwarfed only by sales of illegal drugs and illicit arms.

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In 1850, an average slave in the American South cost the equivalent of $40,000 in today’s money. Today a slave costs about $90 on average worldwide.
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- Free the S…

Ending Violence Against Women

July 24, 2018

Violence against women stretches from country to country and takes on many forms. It is estimated that 1 in 3 women—globally—have or will experience abuse in t…

GFA World Participates in Stoney Creek Strawberry Festival

July 16, 2018

The Strawberry Festival, a 2-day street fair held in Olde Downtown Stoney Creek. For the first time GFA World had a booth at the Strawberry Festival

Seeking Justice and Defending Human Rights

July 9, 2018

Despite improvements in some parts of the globe, the World Bank says "extreme poverty remains unacceptably high." Globally, 1 in 10 is below the poverty line, …

GFA World Hosts Polling Station

July 3, 2018

GFA World in Stoney Creek, ON had the opportunity to serve their community during the recent general election by opening their building to be used as a polling…

The Global Clean Water Crisis

June 25, 2018

Finding Solutions to Humanity’s Need for Pure, Safe Water

Fighting Malaria – A Chilling Disease

June 20, 2018

Malaria. Though eradicated in many developed nations, malaria still claims thousands of lives around the world. One victim who survived this mosquito-borne dis…

GFA World Canadian Staff Joins Hamilton Ontarios Team-Up to Clean-Up

GFA World Staff Join Hamilton’s Beach Cleanup

June 19, 2018

GFA World staff and students headed out early on Saturday morning, April 28th, 2018 to the Hamilton Beach Rescue Unit, for their 11th Annual Team up to Clean U…

Believers Eastern Church Feeds 150 Brick Factory Labourers

June 18, 2018

Believers Eastern Church served a hot, nutritious meal to150 men and women working in a brick factory on International Workers’ Day, May 1, to encourage and sh…

Saving Lives at Risk from Open Defacation

June 17, 2018

1.5 Billion - The number of dollars the World Bank contributed for building latrines in India. The number of people who die globally each year from polluted wa…