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Jacob was 13 when he was lured from his Kenyan village by promises of an education and a job as a house boy in the city.Ìý

But the men who took him forced to hunt for scrap metal to sell. He ended up begging in the streets of Mombasa and had no way of contacting his family.

Eventually Jacob ran away and started stealing to survive. But stepped in to help and reunited him with his family.

He is now 14 and has hope for the future. He is studying hard to get into secondary school and said:ÌýÂ鶹APPœI would like to be a teacher or a policeman who helps people when they are in trouble.Â鶹APP�

Jacob Â鶹APP“ whose story is told on the Â鶹APP“ is a victim of human trafficking, which affects millions of people around the world. At any given time, an estimated 2.5 million people are trapped in modern-day slavery Â鶹APP“ and one in three of them are children, deprived of their right to an education.

Today is World Day Against Trafficking In Persons Â鶹APP“ to raise awareness of the practice and to promote the rights of victims. Here are some of the facts and figures around human trafficking and what people are saying about it on Twitter using the hashtag #igivehope:

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LetÂ鶹APP™s come forward to save innocent children from shackles of trafficking and slavery

Â鶹APP” KSCFoundation (@KSCFoundation)

Risk of has increased in since the earthquake. that children are

Â鶹APP” Childreach Int (@ChildreachInt)

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18% of children exploited through are from Europe and Central Asia| Join campaign

Â鶹APP” ECPAT International (@ECPAT)

World Day Against Infographic. How weÂ鶹APP™re tackling trafficking in 6 nations

Â鶹APP” WV Asia-Pacific (@WVAsia)

Working together to child trafficking

Â鶹APP” ANPPCAN Regional (@RegionalANPPCAN)

Evidence shows that every country in the world is affected by human trafficking.

Â鶹APP” Say NO Â鶹APP“ UNiTE (@SayNO_UNiTE)

We at show support for victims of human trafficking on World Day against Trafficking In Persons

Â鶹APP” Cindy Lin (@cindywlin)

World Day Against Trafficking in Persons A Shift Harlow

Â鶹APP” Stuart Burt (@PCSOStuartBurt)

From Bermuda, to US, to Uganda, to Australia, to Nepal, we join our hands in solidarity today.

Â鶹APP” Adara Group (@AdaraGroup)

A message of hope and support from in the

Â鶹APP” DFWAC (@DFWAC)

IOM Sudan stands up against human trafficking! Together we can all end HT

Â鶹APP” IOM Sudan (@IOMSudan)

In our project responded to trafficking risks:

Â鶹APP” World Vision USA (@WorldVisionUSA)

Women Miners Association on their way to bring back trafficked young girls:

Â鶹APP” UN Development (@UNDP)