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Shanebroadus 2
Shanebroadus 2
PuttingaPriceTagonHumanDignity
Proposal
Overview
Theproblemishumantrafficking,whichisusingsomeoneandsellingthemforsexand
labor.Theproblemispeoplearetreatedasobjectsandnotgivenfreedomorarent
reallygiventheopportunitytolivetheirlife.Weneedtogivebacklifetothosewhohad
itsprivilegestakenaway.Itsaproblembecausesomeonepeoplerightsandfreedomis
beingtakenawayandpeoplearebeingusedandseenasanobject.146countriesand
territorieshaveenactedlegislationcriminalizingallaspectsoftrafficking18havepartial
legislation9countrieshavenolegislationagainsthumantrafficking.VictimsinEurope
andCentralAsiaaremostlytraffickedforsexualexploitation(66percent),whereasin
East&SouthAsiaandthePacificforcedlabouristhemainreason(64percent).Inthe
Americas,bothtypesaredetectedinalmostequalmeasure(48percentforsexual
exploitation,47percentforforcedlabour).Theproportionofchildrenamongthe
detectedvictimsisincreasing:oneinthreeisachildmostofthemaregirlstwooutof
everythreechildrentraffickedaregirls.Womenandgirlsmakeup70percentof
detectedtraffickingvictimsworldwide.Girlsmakeup2outofevery3childvictims,and
togetherwithwomen,accountfor70%ofoveralltraffickingvictimsworldwide.Arecent
studyfromWalkFree,anantislaveryorganization,putsthenumberofslavesataround
36million,whichis0.5%oftheworldspopulation.36millionisalittleoverhalfthe
populationofBritain,welloverthepopulationofanumberofEuropeannations,
includingGreece,andjustaboutthepopulationofScandinaviaputtogether.When
framedinthoseterms,thatnumberstartstoseemprettyterrifyingthoughevenone
personinslaveryisaseriousmatter.
MissionStatement
Ourmissionistogiveshelterandaidtothosewhohavesufferedfromhuman
trafficking.Basicallywedontplanonstoppingthisactasothercompaniesarealready
dedicatedtothatandalsowewouldntwanttointerferetoomuchwithforeignaffairsas
thatisthegovernmentsjob.Weplanonbeingasafetynettothosewhohaveendured
theterriblelifestylebroughtaboutthroughhumantrafficking.Wegivethemabetterlife
wheretheycanactuallygetaneducationandaplacewheretheycanreceivetherapy
andalsofood.Wewanttogivethemasafeplacewheretheycanrecuperateand
hopefullyhelpthembecometheleadersoftomorrow.
ActionPlan
Ourplanistohelpthesurvivorsgetbackontheirfeet.Wearegoingtobeproviding
sheltersandfoodforthesurvivors.Itwillbenefitthecommuntiybytherebeingmore
skillfulworkerstofilloutjobpositionstheeconomycanthrive.Ourplanisdifferentthan
otherpeoplesorganizationsuchasHopeforJusticeandNotforSalebecauseweare
tryingtohelpthesurvivorsgetbackontheirfeetandweletthegovernmenttakecare
withsavingthemusingtaskforces.Wehopetochangelivesandinfluencethemina
positiveway.
FinancialNeed
Weareanonprofitorganization.Anythinghelpsforustoreachourgoal,butweare
shootingfor$2millionforsheltersthataresetupforthesurvivors.Foodandother
expenseswewillneed$500,000.