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The League of Extraordinary Women

Somaly Mam

Cofounder and President, Somaly Mam Foundation

UNICEF estimates that more than two million children and women are sold into slavery each year. Somaly Mam, a survivor of sexual slavery, started her foundation in 2007 to combat the $12 billion industry. The foundation’s three main pillars: action, advocacy, and awareness.

A version of this article appears in the July/August 2012 issue of Fast Company.