Host a Screening of "California's Forgotten Children"
This documentary recounts true stories of child sex trafficking. The young men and women featured in this film are now courageous leaders fighting for the rights of victims worldwide.
Shared Hope International
http://www.sharedhope.orgVolunteer Opportunities: Yes
History
In 1998, U.S. Congresswoman Linda Smith witnessed the brutal exploitation and sexual slavery of women and children in Mumbai, India. She established Shared Hope International to rescue and restore women and children enslaved in sex trafficking.
Mission
Shared Hope International strives to prevent the conditions that foster sex trafficking, restore victims of sex slavery and bring justice to vulnerable women and children. It provides comprehensive research, expert testimony, coalition support and advocacy initiatives that strengthen trafficking laws and build better policies in order to protect victims and prosecute traffickers, buyers and facilitators.
- Contact Information:
- PO Box 65337
- Vancouver, Washington 98665
- United States
- Active In: United States
- Forms of Abolition:
- Awareness, Policy Making, Aftercare, Empowerment
- Forms of Slavery:
- Sex Trafficking, Child Labor
- Tel: 866-437-5433
- Email: savelives@sharedhope.org
Related Resources:
Related Organizations:
Related Blog Posts:
The Importance of Working with Locals
Through the help of indigenous leadership The Aruna Project has seen great success.
Ending the Third Slavery
In 2016, Dr. Earl Lewis convened a meeting on slavery among 40 principle collaborators—scholars, organizations, and instiutions—at The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Out of this meeting came the "Slavery and Its Aftermath" initiative at the Center for Social Solutions. This project aims to tackle America’s original sin—slavery.