CHILD TRAFFICKING

There have been some positive steps in the area of child trafficking awareness. The Village Voice BACKPAGES has agreed to monitor posting and ads which could be human/child trafficking related. There is the Child Protection Compact Act which will be voted on in November. World Vision Activism is urging Student groups to call their Senators on November 10 to ask them to vote for the bill.
The Polaris Project, which deals with human trafficking in the United States, was one of the $50.000 grant recipients in the Pepsi Refresh Project for September.
A number of NGO gift catalogs this year have items to "PURCHASE" which help prevent or treat victims of human trafficking. World Vision has a number of ways and levels starting at $35 to help fight this problem.World Concern has two measures on its gift giving catalog- awareness training for one child or skill training for four children.
Save the Children has been working to prevent child trafficking in El Salvador. They are also working to reintegrate children from the Lord's Resistance Army back to some stability in Uganda. Their work in Indonesia is crucial now, since every time there is a natural disaster, children become targets for trafficking.
At PLAN USA, you can make a donation to fight child trafficking or become a Child Trafficking Solutions Sponsor.