Free Indian slaves
By Asha

To Google’s credit, they gifted more than $100 million this year to various educational, social and charitable organizations around the world.  This includes $40 million in grants that celebrate the Christmas season by supporting four causes that Google considers particularly important: science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education; girls' education; empowerment through technology; and fighting human trafficking and modern-day slavery.

In announcing the $11.5 million grant to fight slavery in the world, the Google blog post makes special mention of India

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Modern day slavery is a multi-billion dollar industry that ruins the lives of around 27 million people. So we're funding a number of groups that are working to tackle the problem. For instance, in India, International Justice Mission (IJM), along with The BBC World Service Trust, Action Aid and Aide et Action, are forming a new coalition. It will work on the ground with governments to stop slave labor by identifying the ring masters, documenting abuse, freeing individuals and providing them with therapy as well as job training. Our support will also help expand the reach of tools like the powerful Slavery Footprint calculator and Polaris Project’s National Trafficking Hotline.
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