Who inspires you? The woman who inspires me is stopping child trafficking. Just one small thing can help save a life of a child.
Have you met someone who inspired you to make a difference?
A life-or-death-oh-my-God-help-me-be-the-change kind of difference? I have. Her name is Diana Scimone, a Christian women and the heart of Born2Fly, a nonprofit dedicated to stopping child trafficking in the United States and around the world.
Child-trafficking. You’ve heard about it. It’s a crime forcing little kids to do things no child should. Like sew tiny beads to saris sold to tourists in the markets of Calcutta. All day every day. Even worse: child sex trafficking of girls and boys.
When Diana, a journalist, first discovered these crimes against children, she got mad — who wouldn’t! — and asked herself what she could do to stop it and save lives?
God gave her the answer: write!
SOLUTION 1
One part of the Born2Fly solution is a new, beautifully illustrated children’s ebook called Born to Fly. Born to Fly inspires children to pursue their dreams. Proceeds from book sales help fund a worldwide anti-trafficking prevention program.
“Each year more than 1 million kids get lured into trafficking including in the U.S.,” Diana says. “Some of them are just 5 years old. We’ve launched a program to reach kids before the traffickers do—and we’re hoping that sales of this new ebook will help fund it.”
Born to Fly features 43 illustrations in soft pastel by artist Leah Wiedemer. A companion website, www.borntoflybook.com, has games and activities for kids and a free reading guide/curriculum for schools. Born to Fly is published solely as an ebook and is available for iPad, Kindle, Nook, Sony, and other readers. Read more solutions at www.BasicsMatter.com, where I write on Mondays. Come on over and join the folks.
P.S. To get Diana’s beautifully illustrated children’s book in time for Christmas, click here.
Merry Christmas!
Lucy Ann,
Thank you so much for this inspiring post! YOU inspire ME!
Your readers may be amazed to know that we have never actually met face to face, but we feel like we know each other closely because of Twitter, phone conversations, and your radio program where you’ve graciously asked me to be a guest. Yes, the power of social media.
Thank you for this beautiful post…for inspiring women…and for helping us all to “get mad” about little girls around the world who are trapped in slavery.
Diana
Thank you, Diana. I am honored. I pray that many read your new book and support the work of Born2Fly in stopping child trafficking.