Next in our series of posts about new Charitocracy nominees, we have nominee Rapha International nominated by donor MADNK. You can find their web site here.

About Rapha International

Our mission is to end the trafficking and sexual exploitation of children through aftercare for survivors, prevention for the vulnerable, and awareness for all.

Our Values

Rapha International is a public benefit 501(c)(3) nonprofit committed to ending the trafficking and sexual exploitation of children. Founded in 2003, Rapha continues to rescue and rehabilitate children, while bringing them to lasting freedom. Love • Rescue • Heal is more than a slogan to us. It’s a way of life at Rapha International.

We are Christians who take seriously the Scripture that reads: “Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth” (1 John 3:18). And it is with compassion energized and sustained by love that we act on behalf of victimized children wherever we find them.

Though we are committed Christians, we offer aid without requiring those that we help to embrace our faith. When Jesus fed the 5,000, he did not withhold from those who refused to believe. He gave freely, and so do we.

Our Vision

No child deserves to be trafficked. No child deserves to be sexually exploited. Rapha International’s vision is to see children living safely in communities without the threats of trafficking and sexual exploitation.

Rapha International seeks to…

• prevent the trafficking of children before it starts
• rescue children who have already been trafficked
• operate safe houses for the healing of these children
• train and re-integrate children who come into their care

Visit the page of nominee Rapha International on Charitocracy to vote for, like, or discuss this cause! And check out this video about their mission to save these children.

Next in our series of posts about new Charitocracy nominees, we have the Hispanic Federation's nominee UNIDOS Disaster Relief Fund nominated by donor TdotWING. You can find their web site here.

On September 20th, 2017, everything changed for Puerto Rico. A hurricane of unprecedented strength destroyed much of the island, leaving a great majority of Puerto Ricans without power, access to food, water and communications. Anticipating the immense impact of Hurricane Maria, the Hispanic Federation convened government officials and community leaders in New York, Connecticut, Florida and Washington, DC to create the UNIDOS Disaster Relief & Recovery Program.

The objective of the UNIDOS Disaster Relief & Recovery Program is to meet hurricane-related needs and recovery in Puerto Rico. One hundred percent of contributions to the UNIDOS Fund goes to help the immediate and long-term recovery needs of children, families and communities in distress from the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria. Thank you for your generosity!

Visit the page of nominee UNIDOS on Charitocracy to vote for, like, or discuss this cause! And check out Lin-Manuel Miranda's "Almost Like Praying" music video in support of Hispanic Federation's hurricane relief efforts.

Next in our series of posts about new Charitocracy nominees, we have nominee Innocence Project nominated by donor cperg814. You can find their web site here.

The Innocence Project's mission is to free the staggering number of innocent people who remain incarcerated, and to bring reform to the system responsible for their unjust imprisonment.

• Our Legal & Intake departments work to exonerate the innocent who have been wrongly convicted.
• Our Strategic Litigation department works to improve case law through targeted legal work.
• Our Policy department works to pass laws and implement policies that prevent wrongful conviction.
• Our Social Work department supports exonerees as they rebuild their lives post-release.

Visit the page of nominee Innocence Project on Charitocracy to vote for, like, or discuss this cause! And check out this video about the Innocence Project's 25 years of helping reverse and prevent wrongful convictions and supporting exonerees.