Calgarian takes first steps on quest to end human trafficking
On Nov. 3, 22-year-old Samantha McManus (BCom鈥�12) took her first steps toward combating the inhumanity of human trafficking. She, along with 22 other walkers representing 12 countries around the world, began a 15-day trek from Bangkok, Thailand, to the Myanmar border in support of the Freedom to Walk initiative. The campaign raises both awareness for human trafficking issues and funds to assist those men, women and children whose lives have been affected by the atrocities of forced labour and sex.
鈥淗uman trafficking is a really complex issue and there really isn鈥檛 an easy solution,鈥� says McManus, a Calgarian who recently earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree in international management from 香蕉视频 and will soon be starting law school at Columbia University.
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