The Global Seva Challenge 2012 aims to raise awareness of the root causes and impact of the global sex trafficking industry, support organizations in India that are providing refuge, rehabilitation and economic opportunities to survivors, and empower survivors to lead lives with dignity and respect.
Participants who take the Seva Challenge will have up to one year to raise $20,000 through local outreach and community building. Seva Challenge participants will receive extensive leadership support and resources from OTM throughout the year. In 2013, OTM will lead a Bare Witness Tour to India which will include an immersion into the history and culture of India – the birthplace of yoga – as well as an examination of the environmental and socio-economic conditions that are the root causes of sex trafficking. OTM will partner with organizations that not only rescue victims of sex trafficking but are actively working to rehabilitate and provide a healing process for survivors.
In addition, OTM will support organizations that are raising awareness and creating economic opportunities and empowerment for survivors. This year Off the Mat NYC launched the Yoga Freedom Project whose mission is to unite the yoga community around the issue of sex trafficking. Throughout the year, OTM will also be implementing a simultaneous campaign to explore the issue of sex trafficking in the United States as part of our Empowered Youth Initiative.
Click here to Join the Challenge and embark on a full immersion journey that will take you to the heart of your service!
