Bloomington Noon Rotary: How can Rotary help stop Human Trafficking?

Human Trafficking or Human Slavery is the second largest illegal industry in the world and is growing dramatically. A new victim is trafficked every 4 seconds somewhere in the world. While it seems like a hopeless problem, we believe that Rotary is uniquely positioned to end this horrific human rights travesty in the same way that Rotary has eradicated polio (almost!). Come to learn more about this issue AND what your Rotary club can do to help end it in your community and around the world.
Karen Walkowski joined Rotary in 2012 because of Rotary’s commitment to international projects. She is a retired healthcare executive with over 40 years of experience in the healthcare industry. Rotary International has been raising awareness around Human Slavery which has captured her passion as both a global and local issue. She is the past president of her local Rotary club in Excelsior. In 2017 she was asked to lead the Rotary Initiative to end Human Trafficking in Minnesota where she worked with over 150 other Rotary clubs in Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Dakota and over 6000 other Rotarians. In May of 2020, she helped launch a new cause-based Global Rotary Club focusing on Ending Human Trafficking and served as the Charter President of the club from 2020-2022. She truly believes that Rotary can end Human Trafficking and is honored to be part of this solution.