Entrepreneurial Deterrence Of Human Trafficking

From Spring Festival fund-raising event.

It wasn't so long ago that Ty Diringer graduated from Oberlin College. Even as a student, he was already on his way to making a mark in the world. You see, he's on a mission to end human trafficking.

While in college, he became a DALAI LAMA FELLOW, where he launched Kenya Reads, which helps students in that country obtain an education. Later, as a LAUNCHU/CREATIVITY & LEADERSHIP ENTREPRENEURSHIP FELLOW, he launched PROJECT UNBOUND, which was designed to support small entrepreneur projects to address reducing and eliminating human trafficking.



Mr. Diringer, although a recent graduate, has experience in designing entrepreneurial projects, working with nonprofits, and also with political campaigns. He and his Project Unbound co-founder, ALYSSA PHELPS, need their skills in publicity and organizing to raise the funds needed to provide small grants. Ms. Phelps has brought her skills in spirituality and her interest in other cultures to offer added dimension to the enterprise. She graduates this year from Oberlin.

Basically, Project Unbound provides seed grants of $30 to small profit-making enterprises that will help draw people into the movement to eliminate human trafficking. In addition, the organization serves as an education conduit, providing training in business models and the various aspects of human trafficking, which has also been conceptualized as current-day slavery. Frequently, victims find themselves enslaved through exploitation. These are frequently poor people, who are looking for ways to better themselves, but end up stuck in this dark underworld, from which they have difficulty emerging without some external assistance.

Eventually, the organization has plans to extend from its start at Oberlin to other colleges. The founders hope to raise additional funds to sponsor competitions between colleges in fund-raising efforts and unique ways to work on solving some of the issues that keep human trafficking in existence.

One of Project Unbound's collaborating organizations at the Spring Festival.

Thanks to this article from Pollination Project: https://thepollinationproject.org/grants-awarded/ty-diringer-project-unbound/; and the above links.

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