HOW TO GET INVOLVED
Here are a whole host of practical ways in which you can get involved. We'll leave it to your imagination to come up with as many more as you can think of, but remember, whatever you do, please keep us in touch.
If you only take 3 actions make sure you:
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Ideas for all:
1Get a group involved. It could be a Scout group, a football team, a school, a church, a youth group—there are loads of possibilities. Get them on board and help them spread the word about STOP THE TRAFFIK.
2Buy a FREEDOM key and put it on your key ring. It's a great talking point to explain to other people what it's all about, and every time you use your keys it will remind you of STOP THE TRAFFIK.
3Let us know what you are doing to publicise STOP THE TRAFFIK and to get more people on board. Let us know if you’re planning a STOP THE TRAFFIK event. Let us know if there are other resources that you need or ideas that you have. Send us an email! Use this sample press release and top tips of contacting the media for any events you organise to STOP THE TRAFFIK.
4Nearly half the world's chocolate is made from cocoa grown in Cote D'Ivoire, West Africa. One form of trafficking is the use of children to harvest the cocoa beans on these farms. These children are likely to be working to make your chocolate. STOP THE TRAFFIK is calling for people everywhere of all ages to force the chocolate companies to give a guarantee that their chocolate is Traffik Free. Find out how you can campaign to get Traffik Free Guarantee on Chocolate.
5Find out more about the issues. Read the stories on this website about how people have been affected by trafficking and what organisations are doing to prevent the sale of people and care for those who have been trafficked.
6Get fundraising. Here are ten quick ideas to get you started, and we’ll be adding more to the site in the coming months. Download fundraising ideas.
If you are doing a sporting event, then get sponsored to raise money for STOP THE TRAFFIK. You can set up a fundraising page on Justgiving. Fundraising in this way makes it very easy for charities to reclaim Gift Aid.
7Create a Freedom Wall—a fantastic way of publicising STOP THE TRAFFIK and getting people to sign up! The idea is to put the text of the declaration onto a wall, and provide a means for people to add their support. Be creative—there are lots of different ways you could do this!
8Add a STOP THE TRAFFIK banner to your website or blog. You’ll find the code to use here.
9Print off or buy copies of these posters to put up around your school, college or church to publicise STOP THE TRAFFIK and your event. Check whether you need permission to do this, and make sure you get it before you set off with your blu-tack and posters!
10Buy a 10 foot by 2 foot STOP THE TRAFFIK banner and hang it on the outside of your office, school, community centre etc.
11Use this PowerPoint presentation to explain what STOP THE TRAFFIK is all about to your school, club, church, business or organisation. Get the script of the Powerpoint.You could order copies of the Declaration Card to have for people to sign at the end.
13Freeset is a member of STOP THE TRAFFIK and is working to bring freedom to people who have been trafficked and sexually exploited through prostitution. Each Freeset Bag tells a story of one woman's journey to freedom. Freeset has joined with STOP THE TRAFFIK to produce special jute bags for the campaign and these are available to groups for resale. Freeset are able to offer a special package, which will enable funds to be raised for your specific trafficking project whilst also bringing freedom to women who have been exploited in Calcutta. STOP THE TRAFFIK will also benefit from this and the printed anti-trafficking message will be widely spread creating a win win win situation all round! For more information on this great opportunity, please contact mark@freesetbags.co.uk.
14Blog about STOP THE TRAFFIK and set up a link to our website. You could add our banner to your blog as well.