“Just the idea was so unique,” Abid Ahmad, secretary of Amnesty International MSU, said.

Offering women a way to sustain themselves after sex slavery is the main reason Amnesty International MSU wanted to start a drive, said Ahmad, a premedical sophomore.

He said there are so many groups that help women get out, but not many to help them stay out.

The concept, started by Free The Girls, is designed to help women in third-world countries, who have escaped a life in sex-trafficking, by offering them a way to create their own businesses, Ahmad said.

The organization takes donated bras for survivors to sell in their home countries where they are highly valuable, said Grace Taylorloring, member of Amnesty International MSU and social work and psychology sophomore.

The organization was unavailable for comment at this time.

“It’s hard as it is to get out (of sex-trafficking),” Taylorloring said. “Once you’re out it’s like, ‘What do I do now? I don’t have the proper skills and the resources to not go back in the trafficking.’”

Ahmad said teaching survivors of sex-trafficking sustainable skills is important to help them move on with their lives and have a better future.

“A lot of organizations are helping women out of sex slavery,” Ahmad said, adding that such organizations do not necessarily help women can do move forward with their lives.

Ahmad said he hopes to make the drive an ongoing event by finding permanent space in the Union or Student Services building to keep boxes for donations and to promote the project frequently to keep students and the community informed and aware.