To commemorate the history of the Prophet Muhammad and Josephine Bakhita, and to honour the International Day of Human Trafficking Awareness, the KITA Institute held an interfaith prayer on February 8, 2021. The prayer day was themed “interfaith prayer for victims of human trafficking,” or “cahaya perdagangan orang” (lit: “the light of human trafficking”) This international day of prayer was directly supervised by the supervisory board of the KITA Institute.
This international day of prayer was attended by many public community figures, including youth organizations in Wonosobo, such as Ansor, PMII, and Karang Taruna, as well as various communities of different religions in Wonosobo, including Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, and Kong Hu Chu. This event began with a joint discussion session regarding the dangers of human trafficking and the impact human trafficking itself.
Ms Rumiyati, a resource person for the event, said that human trafficking could happen to anyone, young or old, children, women and men of all ages-- because human trafficking is inseparable from the ancient history of humans being deprived of their freedom and being forced to live in conditions similar to slavery. Ms Salas, a survivor of human trafficking, said that this International Day should be used as a moment to fight against human trafficking and make an alliance or call to fight against human trafficking within the community. From prayers and solidarity efforts, we strive to tackle the crime of trafficking in persons. The interfaith prayer event ended with reflection and prayer from all the religious leaders present. (Susi/KITA Institute)
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