Dear Breakthrough Partner, I love this season. The air is crisp, joy has opportunities to inundate even the darkest of despair, and normal, everyday things like trees and roofs become center stage for thousand of lighted jewels. This season is much like YOU. Your financial partnership adds life to heavy air, brings joy to dark [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Business Centers’
Give the gift of HOPE this Christmas
Posted by Alicia on December 8th, 2011
Thailand Update 11/3/11
Posted by Alicia on November 3rd, 2011
Members of the Global Breakthrough team are currently in Thailand teaching at business seminars geared towards girls who are wanting to come out of the sex trade and pick up business skills to make a life for themselves that doesn’t include the bondage of sex slavery. President of Global Breakthrough, Jeff McKinley, writes: “Our team [...]
Breakthrough News: October 2011
Posted by Casey on October 26th, 2011
October has come and gone and finally the awaited Thailand trip is here!! From October 31st until November 15th we will be in Thailand with a team of 28 people. Our team ranges from business people from around the globe to individuals who are excited to make a difference and learn more about the work [...]
Breakthrough News: July 2011
Posted by Casey on July 29th, 2011
For the month of July, Global Breakthrough is forging ahead with projects, trips, and new team members. And keep your eye out for the launch of our completely re-vamped website, complete with up-to-date news, blogs, research and ways to get involved! Visit www.globalbreakthrough.net. Thailand Trafficking Update On July 7th Global Breakthrough held a Thailand Human Trafficking [...]
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Tags: Alicia McLeish, Artists Against Slavery, Business Centers, Human Trafficking, Human Trafficking Event, Momentum Handbags, Thailand, training 
Comments OffUpdate from Thailand – July 2011
Posted by Alicia on July 25th, 2011
Several members of the Global Breakthrough team are currently in Thailand, these are their reflections of walking around Pattaya and seeing the tragedy of young lives trapped in the sex trade. Arriving on the streets of Pattaya can only be described as being on another planet. The sights, smells, and brokenness of all that fills [...]
Thailand Team Update
Posted by Casey on June 14th, 2011
Over the weekend members of the Global Breakthrough Team arrived home from a seven day trip to Thailand. Collyn, a team member moving to Thailand in the fall, summed up the trip by saying, “It was…amazing.” A majority of the time was spent teaching at business seminars which were attended by a group of Thai [...]
breakthrough News: May 2011
Posted by Casey on May 26th, 2011
The month of May has been a busy one for us at Global Breakthrough. International trips have continued as our team has visited Ethiopia, Chile and Spain. Our team has also been joined by some incredible interns and volunteers. ETHIOPIA: In Ethiopia, two conferences were held and were designed to help develop leadership and community building [...]
Trip Update: Ethiopia & Chile
Posted by Alicia on May 16th, 2011
Founder of Global Breakthrough, Jeff McKinley, traveled to Ethiopia and Chile this past month. Both trips revealed generous amounts of progress being made in each country, and here is a better look at what’s happening: Ethiopia: Two conferences were held in the cities Debre Zeyit and Shaesh Anene. Each one lasted four days and was [...]
People making a difference – Craig
Posted by Alicia on April 11th, 2011
We recently sat down with Craig who is the head of the Global Breakthrough Business Team. Having been part of G.B. for a life-changing year he has some amazing stories to tell. This is his story: Tell us about the wake-up call you had before joining Global Breakthrough. I was working in the banking industry…my [...]
Modern Day Slavery
Posted by Alicia on March 21st, 2011
Recently we took a filming crew on a trip with us to Thailand so that they could record the voices and stories of human trafficking victims. Watch this video and learn about the cycle of poverty which drives so many girls to end up enslaved in the sex industry. Then email us or donate and [...]
