The Fight To Save Children From Human Trafficking with Paul Mergard of Destiny Rescue

  Description: Called To Teach is centered around all things education to help parents, teachers and students thrive in their daily lives. The show covers interesting topics of conversation being spoken about in the world of education today.  Bio: GAICD, GradDipIntDev, BBus(Acc) – Chief Executive Officer Paul has fought for children’s rights for over 25 years in Australia and abroad. He goes undercover with Destiny Rescue field agents to find children sold into the global sex trade to secure their freedom and is just as comfortable talking with Prime Ministers about the plight of trafficked children. Trained as an accountant with KPMG, he is also a board member for Queensland’s largest foster care provider. Paul joined Destiny Rescue in 2019, and since then, the organisation has experienced a 300% growth in rescues and revenue used to fund rescues. Paul holds a Bachelor of Business degree in Accounting and a Graduate Diploma in International Development. He is also a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He has dedicated over three years of his life to working in developing countries, where he has helped people living in extreme poverty and those who have been sold into slavery. Episode Show Notes:  Today on ‘Called To Teach’ Tania speaks with CEO of Destiny Rescue Paul Mergard about the harsh realities of human trafficking! They discuss what Human Trafficking is and isn’t, what lead Paul into working with Destiny Rescue from an accounting background, what is the mission of Destiny Rescue, what are the hardest and most challenging aspects of rescuing children, who are the victims of human trafficking, why human trafficking exists in the first place, how you can help end human trafficking for good! Plus so much more!   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.