I CARE. I DARE. A ready-to-use toolkit for those who believe in a world free of slavery.

EVERY 60 seconds a girl is sold into the sex trade.

STOP .

Are you committed to end sex trafficking but don’t know where to start or don’t have much time?

If yes, then this toolkit is for YOU. 01

About this toolkit: Contents Table of Table As the founder of Prajwala, a world renowned organization that fights trafficking within India and abroad, has shared her insights and methods for fighting sex trafficking with millions of people. In response, she has received hundreds of pleas from around the globe wondering how to get involved. Concerned citizens from all over the world want to know how they too can help put an end to this atrocious crime. In 2010, a group of students from the USA traveled to , India with HELP International. They began this toolkit and it has evolved over the past 2 years to into what it is today.

The toolkit was published due to the generous grant from Krishna Rao, through Goldman Gives, made possible by iPartner India.

This toolkit is for anyone and everyone who is interested in reaching out and making a difference. If you have the interest, passion, and heart, you can help end slavery. The following pages provide a guide to get you started. By working together, we can eradicate sex trafficking from the world.

!! We need your help. It only takes 1. Educate 2. Get two yourself involved steps Pg. 02 & Pg. 03-10

1. Educate Yourself: 2

2. Get Involved: 3-9

3 Prevention 7 Fundraising

4 Rescue 8 Time Table

5 Rehabilitation 9 Conclusion

6 Advocacy 10-14 Resources This page will help you Step 1: Educate Yourself understand what trafficking 02 is. For more resources, see

the last pages of this toolkit. Yourself

Educating yourself is a crucial foundation to Educate understanding how you can help. Let your knowledge then turn to fuel for ACTION. UNDERSTAND It could happen to anyone, even to you or a loved one.

Trafficking story: Michelle Trafficking story: Sujatha! When Sujatha was in secondary LEARN Michelle grew up in the foster care system in the USA. She never felt like school, she received a bad grade on an anyone was looking out for her. One exam. She was too ashamed to go Internet, Books, day she met a charming, charismatic home and face her parents so she Documentaries: guy and they quickly became a went to a bus station to run away. Understand what couple. As he started to get more While at the bus station she was is happening in emotionally abusive, she felt trapped. approached by a woman who your region of the He then convinced her that the only promised Sujatha a job, one that her world and what is way for them to make enough money parents would be proud of. Sujatha being done to to build a life for themselves was for believed the woman and followed her, stop it. her to sell herself and if she loved eventually into a brothel where she him, she would do it. He became her was forced into . NGO’s: Research pimp. ! organizations who address sex trafficking.

Assess Needs: Trafficking story: Kanya Trafficking story: Myla Ask a lot of Kanya grew up as an orphan in Myla spent her growing up years in questions and Thailand. She lived in what people poverty. When she was given the LISTEN find out assumed was an orphanage, but chance to go abroad to work from a what needs exist the owner had other plans for the Filipino agency, she took the offer. and plan how you girls who were there. When she When she arrived in her new home, can address them. *Apx on was young he began pimping all of her boss quickly took her passport page 10 the girls out to buyers and Kanya and forced her to give sexual favors didn’t know what she could do to by threatening to harm her or send stop the abuse. " her to prison if she didn’t comply.

FACTS

12.3 MILLION adults and children are in forced labor, bonded labor, or around the world.

Sex-trafficking is tied as the 2nd largest criminal industry in the world. It’s a 32 billion dollar industry. 30-50% of sex-trafficking cases are children (US dept of Justice). That’s about 1.2 MILLION children!

in Asia each year , 300-400,000 people are trafficked.

In India, there are 33,000 missing children each year. Only 1/3 are found. YOU can fight Slavery. Step 2: Get PREVENTION 03

Involved This section describes Prevention Prevention is to decrease the prevalence, number, or different types of prevention and how you might get incidents of sex trafficking through educational activities. involved. Remember, education is a large part of prevention.

Julia, Laxmi, and Phillip found local solutions to make a difference. At his dinner party, Phillip Julia is a teacher in Brazil who showed a documentary began volunteering her time after Laxmi is part of a book group. She about sex trafficking as the school to tutor the children of chose to read a book about sex entertainment. He then held a prostitutes. She now has started trafficking and led a great discussion about the problem and a drop-in center for these discussion about it. The group then invited his guests to sign the Men children and is making a life- researched local organizations and Against Demand and another changing difference for both the planned what they can do to fight petition for law reforms in his children and their mothers. sex trafficking. country.

Ask yourself the questions below. It will help you learn crucial information as you organize a prevention campaign. STOP trafficking before it starts.

TRAFFICKER ? DEMAND VICTIM

Is she educated about • Are there enforced • Does the community know • punishments for men who what a trafficker looks like? signs of traffickers? Are her parents? sleep with underage • Does the community know • prostitutes and/or sex there is a problem? • What makes her vulnerable? tourism? • Could someone have • Do men know how serious of stopped the trafficker in- • What about children a problem sex trafficking is? transit with the victim? of prostitutes? What alternatives do they • Do they realize that have? pornography has a direct • How safe is she from correlation to the sex trade? kidnappers?

MEN AGAINST DEMAND Prajwala has begun a prevention campaign and call for action for men to stop the demand of prostitution. This is a very powerful source for change as men commit to not take part in the flesh trade. There are a few ways to help push this campaign forward. Please don’t feel confined by this list but see it as a starting point.

• See resources page 12 for the petition. Use the • Sign the online petition titled “Pledge to be a petition and promote awareness and to get Man Against Demand” on change.org and signatures. Send results to: encourage others to do so as well. [email protected] YOU can fight Slavery. Can you help in a rescue? OF COURSE! 04 Read below to find out RESCUE how. Despite prevention campaigns, many vulnerable people are still tricked, coerced, or

kidnapped into slavery. These victims need help. Rescue

1. Recognize a victim 2. Call the POLICE •Nervous or anxious and a Local Anti Trafficking Organization. •Young THEN A Rescue is a very specialized activity that requires a lot of planning, skills, and entails •Tight WHAT? many risks and a lot of danger. There are clothing agencies in each country that specialize in •Always rescues. Ensure that you inform professionals. escorted Check for your country’s emergency hotline. •Signs of abuse Some countries have hotlines specifically for •Unable to show sex trafficking. identification •Distrustful Be an alert citizen.

Bharti lived on a border town where there was a lot of prostitution happening. She decided to set up a volunteer group in her community that would spend time at points of entry and exit, or bus stations and train stations to look out for potential trafficked victims. They would then report suspicions to the police.

A note about victims of sex-trafficking: Many people who want to volunteer with an organization that fights against sex trafficking naturally want to interact with the victims. Many NGOs will turn you away if you request this and don’t be offended if they do. Please understand that they are trying to protect these girls who have just experienced intense trauma. A victim has experienced physical, psychological, and emotional trauma. The scars from what they have gone through will stay with them for their lifetimes. They feel betrayed by their families. The threat of being re-trafficked is strong and they live in constant fear. Most of the victims have also been forced to take drugs and many are addicted. Type to enter text

Please understand that for the protection of the victim, sometimes bringing an outsider in is counter - productive to the program, especially for new victims. You may have a role in the recovery of a victim, but only if you are going to be around for the long term. There are many psychological issues that a victim must work through and they may not initially trust anyone. There will be times of anger, sadness, frustration, and misunderstanding as they work through their experiences. This trauma has attacked their core soul and a volunteer who comes in at random points during the process of healing may not be the best fit for a victim.

Please keep this in mind if you want to approach an NGO about volunteering. There are plenty of ways to still get and stay involved. If you are planning to have a long term commitment, then great! Working with victims may be a good fit for you!

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Rehabilitation is vital in 05 enabling victims to REHABILITATION

repatriate back into society. Rehabilitation This page will help you Rehabilitation is helping victims of trafficking heal, to brainstorm where to begin. overcome stigma, and to integrate back into society economically, socially, and educationally.

Once a victim is rescued, they need time and help to rehabilitate.

Val is an artist trained in art therapy. She Raj wanted to start a new company making gave art lessons to victims of sex wooden puzzles. He heard about the anti trafficking so they might develop trafficking movement near his home and alternate avenues of self expression. This contacted an NGO that rescued and rehabilitated method of healing was so successful the women. He then interviewed, hired and trained a few survivors formed their own art group to of these women. By supporting this social cause Raj further benefit and bond from this not only empowered victims of trafficking, he also therapy. gained extremely loyal and hardworking employees.

What do you have to offer?

Teachers: Offer night classes

Business people: Start up savings and loans groups, give personal finance counseling, help victims start a business, hire them.

Homemakers: Create a life skills curriculum to teach at a local shelter. Include things like sewing, painting, jewelry work, cooking, dance, yoga, and basketry.

Artists and Musicians: Use art and music as therapy tools.

Lawyers: Provide pro bono work for victims.

Mental health professionals: Offer counseling, addiction recovery, yoga classes, meditation classes, spirituality courses.

Medical Services: Provide check ups, HIV testing, mental health and addiction recovery.

Students: Meet with an existing NGO and volunteer weekly to aid in a course or to help with childcare while the mothers are in therapy.

Anyone: Help the NGO celebrate a holiday, birthday, or make something up. Provide the funds or donations to be able to make the time special and help the victims feel support. You can also run a book drive, a sewing machine drive, a toy drive, a school supply drive, or anything else that is needed for the victim’s psychological recovery.

Worried you don’t have skills?: You probably know someone that has some of these skills. You can have a connecting-role between those who need help and the givers. That is very important and underutilized.

Keep in mind, many societies view sex trafficked victims as criminals. Lets overcome that stigma together.

•DID YOU KNOW? At least 127 countries are reported to have trafficked victims

This global crime occurs in developing and developed countries alike. Each culture has its own vulnerabilities. Many people mistakenly think that it’s a distant problem that only occurs in select countries, but in actuality every nation struggles to some extent with the flesh trade. Do some research on what your country is doing by visiting some of the resources listed in the back of this toolkit. YOU can fight Slavery. This page will help you understand how to advocate ADVOCACY 06 against sex trafficking to those in authority. Advocacy

An Advocate is a person who pleads on someone else’s behalf. Advocates act as the voice of victims by standing in front of those who have power to make structural changes in society.

Many more laws must be passed and others enforced to protect victims and punish perpetrators.

Worldwide: World Women’s Day March 8th is an India: In 2010 in Hyderabad India, 1300 men annual Google sponsored event where hundreds came together to rally and show that they too, of local people hold a simple event at bridges are against prostitution. It was a powerful event around the world. Tens of thousands of people that received news coverage. join in unity to advocate for women as they meet At each of Prajwala’s prevention campaigns on bridges in hundreds of locations across the there is a signature campaign that goes along globe. with it.

How to start an Advocacy Campaign:

Know the laws: Know what laws have been passed 1.Find out what organizations are doing in your and what is still missing. Does your country have area and join an existing movement. Understand laws in place to protect victims of trafficking? Do the policy/legislative changes that are required to they provide anything to help with recuperation make change. If there is nothing happening, and rehabilitation? research what government officials are doing in your country, district, or region. Social media is a very powerful tool for advocacy. Get creative regarding how you can use these 2.Find out what is missing. platforms to make a true difference and long-lasting change. Create advocacy groups on facebook, look 3.Create a movement for that change. to campaigns like the “white ribbon” or “livestrong” as a guide. There are many examples of peaceful demonstrations around the world which have Other ideas: brought incredible change. It takes time and energy to advocate to the government, but it can result in •Postcard campaign •Organize an event success. When people are treated inhumanely in •Support existing •Media coverage our world, it becomes our duty to stand up and NGOs •Signature campaign speak out. •Write petitions •Flash mob •Candlelight vigils Use extreme caution if you decide to plan a peaceful march, campaign, sit in, or rally. Make sure you know what your individual freedoms of speech are and the culture of rallying in your country.

YOU can fight Slavery. Money does talk and fundraising is a good way FUNDRAISING 07 to push a cause forward. Many NGOs are lacking in Fundraising is a great opportunity to both increase Fundraising resources. awareness and solicit funds or in-kind goods from potential donors.

Hetha decided that she Mariah heard about sex A LETTER FROM wanted to increase trafficking in a school SUNITHA awareness and fundraise assembly and decided Fundraising is not just about money. within schools. She has since that she wanted to You should use the opportunity to started a few clubs and has fundraise. To raise money increase awareness. Keep in mind, been able to raise modest for a prominent anti you represent the organization when funds. Even though her trafficking NGO she asked you fundraise for them. Prajwala has fundraisers have been small for donations on been aware of at least 5 “Prajwala” she knows it makes a big Facebook and in lieu of st fundraisers in which the organization difference and helps people presents for her 21 never saw any proceeds. Be think outside of themselves. birthday professional with donations. Also, don’t end your fundraisers by only soliciting checks, you can go beyond that. The attendees should be changed and talk about the Fundraising Event Outline: cause long after they’ve left. Instead of confining yourself to money, they 1.Do your research: Use the attached book, video, and website lists could also offer in-kind donations or to learn as much as you can about the issue. The more you know, human resources. They could offer the more successful your event will be. their skills for future programs. Get commitments on all three of these 2.Plan your event: Set a date, time, and place that is convenient, levels, don’t let it be a one time then decide how you would like to run the show. The following is event that is quickly forgotten. a suggested outline for an awareness fundraiser.

•Welcome everyone •Watch a video on sex trafficking (see list in resources) Checklist: •Present the sex trafficking powerpoint 1. Do your research •Have a discussion Plan your event •Collect donations with integrity (ideally checks) 2. •Finish with refreshments 3. Invite everyone 3.Invite everyone: Make sure your friends invite their friends and strategically choose potential donors. 4. Get supplies

4.Get supplies: Make sure you have fliers, powerpoints, videos and 5. Host the event refreshments. 6. Follow up on the 5.Host the event: Good luck! event 6.Follow up: Make sure to keep in touch with participants to keep people’s interests sparked, and to remind them to continue to stay involved.

Be consistent and plan with the end goal of commitments from those in attendance. Email Prajwala if you would like a fundraising packet sent to you.

YOU can fight Slavery. Don’t have much time? 08

your schedule Consider the following table. with Working

This page will help you generate ideas about what you can do in the time you have. Don’t feel confined to this list, be creative!

PROJECT IDEAS HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU HAVE? -Educate yourself 1 hour here and there -Watch trafficking documentaries with a club or with friends - Register to receive newsletters and updates - Buy some anti trafficking clothing Starting a - Don’t buy things from countries identified in the TIP report as having inadequate ways of Program fighting trafficking - Create a Facebook page Is it for you? -Rally for political change Keep in mind that One event -Write a letter to your political leaders starting a program is -Coordinate an awareness day time consuming. -Plan a fundraiser/awareness event 1. Start by analyzing the -Plan a movie screening or flash mob problem and its cause, come up with an idea of -Plan a discussion group a way you can fill a need.! Once a week -Start a club (eg. book club) 2. Ask Yourself: Has -Volunteer at an NGO your idea already been - Create a few drives: clothes, computers, books done somewhere else? - Manage an awareness booth Can you partner? - Start a small campaign (eg. signature) 3. Is your project going to 10 hours a week - Create a short term project like teaching need funding? How will victims a particular skill you get the money? - Work with an NGO on a larger project 4. Who is going to help - Manage the social networking for an NGO you? 5. Create a Map of your - Network with businesses to help place victims program or idea 10-20 hours a week in jobs - Start a “Friends of Prajwala” group at your Consider using some of school or with your network the following tools: - Launch an educational or awareness - Logical framework campaign within your community - SWOT analysis - Stakeholder analysis - Workplan - Start a long term project - Cost/Benefit Analysis Between 20-40 hours a - Start a transition center or a vocational - Budget week training institute - Create joint movements with people in other 6. Monitoring and districts, areas, and countries Evaluation: - Create a website Ask yourself how you - Organize rallies will measure your success - Create a media campaign and how you will evaluate - Fund the construction of a shelter your program.

YOU can fight Slavery. 09 In Conclusion: Conclusion

Thank you for taking the time to read this toolkit. We hope that it made you more aware of what you can do at this phase of your life, no matter where you are in the world. Remember

• Hundreds of thousands of young adults and children are lured into the flesh trade by promises of jobs, marriage, film roles, modeling and love. • More often than not these traders of human misery are not strangers to the victims.

• Victims may also have been kidnapped. • Criminal conspiracy to exploit human vulnerability is at the core of human trafficking. • Trafficking of women and children is one of the worst forms of violation of human rights - a form of modern day slavery in which the victim is subjected to violence, violation of personal integrity and total humiliation, without any hope of succor. • The effects are devastating. The victim of such horrific violence may also end up with life threatening HIV/AIDS or a lifelong personality disorder.

“Let’s counter an organized crime by organizing ourselves, our thoughts, our solidarity, and our efforts.” -Sunitha Krishnan

Every country has a problem with trafficking. If we choose to, we can help end modern day slavery. The solution lies in the hands of you and me. Let’s work together to solve it. YOU can fight Slavery. •

Ways to keep in touch with Prajwala:

Website: Sunitha’s blog: Have you used this toolkit? Do you have prajwalaindia.com sunithakrishnan.blogspot.com feedback on how to improve it? Become a friend Become a Friend of Please email: [email protected] to let us know. of Prajwala on Prajwala see the website Facebook for details This toolkit was created by Kristen Wade in Follow Prajwala on Twitter Sign up for Newsletters collaboration with Dr. Sunitha Krishnan. 10

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! The Day My God Died, 2003 Mauritania Resources Children for Sale, 2009 Documentary depicting Indian • SOS Esclaves- Dateline documentary with and Nepalese brothels and Mauritania incredible undercover footage the heroes fighting to close • IROKO of Cambodian brothels. them. Association- ! ! Nigeria/Italy Holly, 2010 The Peacekeepers and the Fictional drama filmed in Women, 2003 Middle East: actual brothels of Cambodia Documentary exposing the • Friends of tells the story of 12-year-old sex trade in Bosnia and Women Workers- Holly, sold by her parents into Kosovo. Jordan sexual slavery and an ! • Tamkeen for Legal Aid and American expat who resolves TRADE, 2007 Human Rights- Jordan to save her. Fictional drama about two • Migrant Workers Protection ! very different girls who both Society- Bahrain Lilja 4-Ever, 2003 find themselves trafficked into Fictional drama about an prostitution in Mexico City. Estonian girl who is tricked Europe: into prostitution by her • Victim Support- UK boyfriend. • Misereor das Hilfswork- Organizations that Germany Not My Life, 2011 Fight Sex Trafficking • VATRA- Albania A documentary showing • • • • Edukans- The Netherlands cases of trafficking all over # • New Life- Greece the world. International •Esther Benjamins Memorial Organizations: Foundation Rescue Team- UK/Nepal Main Aur Meri Sachain • International Office for A film about a young woman Migration in suck in prostitution who North America: • Catholic Relief Services asks society-Who is • Captive Daughters- USA • United Nations responsible for my being • Polaris Project- USA • Office of Drugs & Crime here? • The Blind Project- USA • Children!s Fund • Change.org-USA • Fund for Women Sisters and Daughters • End Slavery Now-USA • The Coalition Against Betrayed, 1996 • Ek Disha- USA/India Trafficking in Women Short documentary with • The Future Group- Canada • Human Trafficking.org interviews from victims • Leger Foundation- Canada exposing sex trafficking in • Vital Voices • Asset- USA Asia. • International Justice Mission • Humangoods- USA ! • The Daily Reviewer (blog) So Great a Violence: •The Freedom Network-USA Prostitution & Trafficking & Asia: South America: and Global Sex Industry, • Prajwala- India • The Rehab Foundation- 2000 • Maiti Nepal Short film advocating for a Costa Rica • The Rescue Foundation- • Casa Alianza- Honduras zero tolerance policy towards India • Pastoral Land Commission sex trafficking. • Migrant CARE- Indonesia ! (PLC)- Brazil • Migration Working Group- • Centro Integral de Atencion Svetlana’s Journey, 2004 Malaysia Short film based on the true a la Mujer- Mexico • Mongolian Gender Equality story of a Bulgarian girl sold Center into prostitution. **There are many ! • Visayan Forum Foundation- organizations, blogs, and Philippines Taken, 2009 groups that are making Fictional action/drama about • Save the Children-India substantial change and not in a former spy who uses his old these lists. 13

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