# @aridontario on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CLm3ElsMXH9
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/19045828-aridontario-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/2e0138ca29.jpg
- **Posted:** 2021-02-22T20:03:10.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** ARIDO (@ARIDOntario) — https://gondola.cc/ARIDOntario

## Caption

February 22nd is Human Trafficking Awareness Day. ⠀
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On this day we want to recognize that human trafficking and sexual exploitation continues to be a major issue in our province, with two-thirds of human trafficking violations taking place here. The average age of young women who are lured and groomed into the industry is 13 years old and 93% of survivors are Canadians.⠀
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In 2018-2019 ARIDO worked with BridgeNorth, an organization based in York Region that supports survivors of human trafficking and sexual exploitation to update their offices and create a secure environment for their work with girls, women, and families. ⠀
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Details as minute as the furniture selection and placement were carefully considered by the design team, to try and prevent triggering of clients. Lockers and anti-breach window film help create a more-secure environment. ⠀
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This project would not have happened without the support of many amazing organizations, the project leads, Lucia De Biasio, ARIDO; Dayna Bradley, Mahesh Babooram, and Sharon Portelli, ARIDO Executive Director, and ROI project partners: Flat Iron Building Group Inc, Brigholme Interiors Group, Mohawk Group, and Office Source + SCI Interiors (now The Collective). ⠀
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Big thank you to Yianni Tong yiannitong for photography.⠀
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There are many places to learn more about human trafficking in Ontario and resources for survivors including: ⠀
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Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-833-900-1010⠀
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#HumanTraffickingAwarenessDay #humantrafficking #EndHumanTrafficking⠀
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