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Thanks to the passion of young people around the globe, we're making strides in turning the tables on the child sex trade. While our promise to our peers still stands, here's how we've honoured our word so far: |
Sam Stewart, Vice President of OneChild and Cheryl Perera, Founder and President of OneChild stand with Jaap Doek, Chairperson of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child at the 2006 Conference on Child Rights and Development, Ottawa, Canada
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- Addressed several thousands in six countries, ranging from local youth groups to the World Tourism Organization's Taskforce to Protect Children from Sexual Exploitation in Tourism; through keynote speeches, workshops, and panel discussions
- Participated as speakers and delegates at major national and international gatherings including the Canadian Mid-Term Review for the 2nd World Congress against CSEC, the World Congress III Against the Sexual Exploitation of Children in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Conducted interviews with local activists, and child survivors and their families; met with government officials; and accompanied surveillance teams to child prostitution hotspots
- Participated in documentaries and worked with various media outlets such as the CBC and Global TV, serving as commentators
- Acted as the youth-friendly hub for child rights education through public service announcements, presentations, and website
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- Launched national and international youth campaigns that have included petitions and letter-writing components to lobby the travel and tourism industry to engage in child-wise tourism, particularly key players in the air transportation industry such as Air Canada and American Airlines
- Harnessed youth talent to produce two public service announcements and collaborated with Air Canada to sensitize over 19 million passengers --on domestic and international flights-- to the social, humanitarian and legal consequences of engaging in child sex tourism. The initiative was lauded as a best practice by the World Tourism Organization.
- Responded to legislative issues, through meetings with politicians, letter-writing campaigns, contributions to monitoring reports, and youth presence on the Canadian Senate Committee Against the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children and Youth
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Mary Anne Salo, Filipino child rights activist and child survivor speaks at the Business Unusual: Winnipeg Global Thematic Consultation on Corporate Social Responsibility for World Congress III Against the Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents
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- Partnered with the PREDA Foundation and funded the construction of a home for 35-40 child survivors of commercial sexual exploitation who will receive rehabilitation and reintegration services. For more information, check out Current Projects
- Supplied child survivors and at-risk children with basic hygiene tools, clothes, school supplies, books and toys
- Facilitated opportunities for child survivors to hone their leadership potential through conferences and media interviews
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