Move for Amirah is a national fundraising event in which individuals or teams "Move" on behalf of survivors of trafficking and exploitation. Recovering from trafficking and exploitation is hard, like swimming the English Channel or running a marathon. When we "Move," we move in solidarity with them. Join this year's Move for Amirah to call attention to their courage and raise funds for their recovery journey.

Anywhere you are…or can get to! As a “Mover” you have the freedom to choose your own event and location. Hike a local mountain, run a local marathon, or pick a fun travel destination. Make sure to share your Move for Amirah fundraiser on social media, use the hashtag #moveforamirah, and follow @amirahinc to see how others are “Moving!”

Bike, swim, walk, run, hike, or something else! Recovering from trafficking is like climbing a mountain, running a marathon, or swimming the English Channel - it’s HARD and it looks different for everyone. We encourage you to pick a goal that is challenging for you. Pick your move (e.g.: climb a “fourteener” in Colorado, or run 12 miles in one week to represent the first year of recovery). Every Mover is committed to raising at least $100 for the women in recovery at Amirah! For a $1000 goal, you only need 2 friends to give $500, 4 friends to give $250, 10 friends to give $100, or any combination in between. Finally, share within your networks - human and social! Write out a list of 20 people you know who will be excited that you're Moving for Amirah and invite them via email or text to invest in your Move! Finally, share widely on social media.

That okay (those are mostly just metaphors)! Pick something that is challenging for you - not for someone else. This helps our communities to see that every survivor's recovery journey looks different. We’ve had walkers, runners, bikers, etc. In 2021, a woman with physical disabilities chose to push her walker to the end of the hallway and back in her assisted living facility. This, to us, was just as inspiring as climbing a mountain.

By sharing your move via text, email, word of mouth, and social media you are reaching an audience that Amirah could not on its own! With every text or post you are giving voice to the voiceless and building bridges of hope for the hopeless. You can find pre-made social media graphics and pre-written social media captions here.

“Movers” raise funds by asking their friends, family, and community to donate to their fundraising page. We encourage folks to write out a list of 20 people you know who will be excited that you're Moving for Amirah and invite them via email or text to invest in your Move! Finally, share widely on social media.

That’s okay! We have built out a fundraising page for you. You simply need to add your personal information, write something about your motivation, and share it with your network through social media, email, or in-person conversations. This year, we even created a helpful fundraising toolkit with tips, pre-made social media content, and pre-written social media captions. You can access that here.

Over the past four years, we’ve raised nearly $150,000 with the help of over 1,800 individuals and teams which helped us provide over 8,000 nights of freedom for women who experienced trafficking and exploitation. By participating in Move for Amirah, you are helping to provide: safe and affordable housing and long-term aftercare services for women who have been trafficked or exploited within the U.S. access to crucial resources such as case-management services to help women build healthy, independent lives educational (from high school to university degrees) and vocational training opportunities awareness programs for professionals and private citizens to help prevent the exploitation of women in the U.S. access to a supportive community of experts