The Conference Focused on Raising Awareness and Effective Strategies to Combat Human Trafficking - March 24, 2012 It takes a nation to stop this terrible crime. Changing laws is only one piece of a national action plan to end trafficking and exploitation of women and children.- Joy Smith

Millions of women and children are performing back-breaking labour in brickfields across India for about $1.30 a day. Australian journalist Elouise Hahn, who spent three months in Kolkata filming a documentary on the issue, tells Grazia it can’t go on. IT’S A SCENE so shocking I can scarcely believe I’m witnessing it: 5-year-olds digging for clay, moulding it into bricks and carrying mountains...

By Anne Kelly

The Loretto Christian Life Centre (above) was the original home of The Spiritual Centre Outdoor Education Program. The program moved to a new home in Ridgeway in 2005The Spiritual Centre Outdoor Education Program (SCOEP) offered a unique opportunity for Grade 8 students to better understand their vocational call and the spirit of community through various experiences including prayer, work,...

Loretto Sponsors Conference on Human Trafficking - March 24th Saturday March 24, 2012 8:30 am - 4 pm Conference Brochure Conference Agenda Directions & Map

IBVM Associates and Sisters gathered at Loretto Maryholme Spirituality Centre for a special day of reflection on June 18, 2011. Associates Rita Mary Cote and Adrienne Corte were facilitators for this event. Associates and sisters had an opportunity to celebrate their special bond of friendship and spiritual connection through ritual and sharing. Jane McDonell, IBVM Provincial First Councillor...

From left to right: Sally Dunne NGO UN Representative from the Loretto Community, Kentucky, Emily Thenhaus Assistant to the NGO UN Representative of the Loretto Community, Clare Condon Loreto UN Intern, Anne Kelly Loreto UN Representative Amongst the hundreds of NGOs (Non-Government Organisations) working at the United Nations, two have a very special bond.

Slavery for the 15 to 30 million slaves living in 2011 is a daily reality. Characterized by a denial of self determination, these enslaved individuals are forced to work for little or no pay under the control of another person. Trafficking of persons plays a large role in modern day slavery. 75-80% of all human trafficking victims are sold into the sex trade.

Online Campaign to End World Poverty Are you concerned about the inequitable distribution of wealth and resources in our world? Would you like to make Poverty History for everyone in both the so-called developed and developing worlds?