President of Kaleido, Karola de la Cuesta sat down with Mercedes Schlapp to discuss the new book sharing Cuesta’s inspirational story from surviving human trafficking to lifting up other victims.
From the ages of eight to thirteen, Cuesta, her sisters, and forty other victims were groomed by a high-profile singer in Mexico for labor exploitation, tax evasion, and sex slavery. She credits God for her survival and rescue as her rescue came as an answer to a prayer, but it came after seventeen long years in human trafficking.
The book titled, “Faith, Love, and Human Trafficking”, details her story to uplift others and inspire others to take action to end human trafficking and support victims.
“I tried to make it as easy and comfortable to read as possible because I know this is a scary subject, and that is one of the biggest obstacles we face today that we are afraid of it, and I invite you to take another approach to human trafficking, just with a position of power and read and learn,” said Cuesta.
Cuesta invites others to transform her horrific experience into good. Through her relationship with Rosi Orozco, Cuesta was able to heal from her experience and help other victims.
Cuesta explained, “My story, instead of being a sad story, is a story that helps me and helps others to fight human trafficking and prevent human trafficking.”
Watch the full conversation with Cuesta on CPAC+.
