Human life is invaluable. Yet slavery, which puts a price on an individual, still widely exists today. Sex trafficking is a major problem that plagues millions of people worldwide. The term refers to the “recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for the purpose of a commercial sex act where such an act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion,” according to the Trafficking Victims Protection Act. Last year, within the United States alone, 3,598 sex trafficking cases were reported, among many others that went unreported. In addressing this issue, I have created Humanity For Free, an organization that works toward preventing sex slavery in the US through programs that emphasize the value of each human being. Humanity For Free has three active goals in achieving this: implementing educational courses in schools, providing sex slavery survivors with transitional programs while getting back on their feet, and raising awareness through large scale campaigns. With these measures, my organization hopes to one day put an end to sex trafficking.
Humanity For Free seeks to involve people of all walks of life, but the main targeted audience is early teens and young adults. Studies show that the average age for someone to be sold into sex trafficking is 13 years old; in order to prevent this, we want to focus on reaching out to children and young people before they become victims of this crime. However, while we do want to educate young people, our organization cannot get off the ground without benefactors. Funding is crucial for Humanity For Free’s goals to become a reality. For this reason, our marketing approach aims to get the word out to young people, while still catching the attention of parents, business people, and more mature adults with the means of contributing. We plan to share the link to our website via Facebook, which appeals to a broad range of ages. The goal is to increase in publicity, progress to larger campaigns, and unceasingly spread the word. When Humanity For Free gains this momentum, we will be that much closer to ending sex trafficking and ensuring each human life is absolutely free.
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I think that this is a great campaign! Focusing on educating people from a young age about sex trafficking and solutions to it could really benefit the fight to save the thousands of young people who are taken advantage of. I think that people could get really excited about this cause and want to participate to the fullest capabilities. Maybe reach out via social media to get more youth involved!
It terms of raising awareness I think you should create a donation fund that will allow for seminar presentations on what sex trafficking looks like. Especially in modern day, it can be difficult to detect when some one is being sex trafficked.