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Stop The Traffik at the World Cup
You can help us make a real difference to the lives of up to 40,000 women who could be trafficked to Germany for sex with punters during the World Cup this summer. STOP THE TRAFFIK and The Salvation Army UK are targeting male football fans to remind them that sex with an unwilling trafficked woman is rape and encouraging them not to use these exploited women. We aim to educate men about this injustice before they make the choice to pay for sex.
Prostitution is legal in designated areas of Germany and as such 400,000 women are already involved in prostitution in the country. However, it is estimated that potentially millions of fans will buy sex while at the World Cup this year, and to accommodate these numbers 40,000 extra prostitutes are expected to be brought into Germany during this time. Members of the EU Parliament have gone on record to state that thousands of them will be there against their will having been trafficked into a situation of sexual exploitation.
The Salvation Army is keen to make football fans travelling to Germany aware that while prostitution may be legal in many parts of Germany, sex with a trafficked woman is rape. Rape is having sex with someone without their consent. Someone can only freely consent to sex if they agree by choice and have the freedom and capacity to make that choice.
STOP THE TRAFFIK and 'The Salvation Army UK join with other organisation's and coalitions to speak out against this injustice. We want to make people travelling to Germany this summer aware that if they choose to go to a brothel, they may be choosing to pay for sex with a trafficked woman.
How you can help STOP THE TRAFFIK
- STOP THE TRAFFIK and The Salvation Army need volunteers to help hand out awareness raising fliers in Manchester, UK at the two England Friendlies and also in Germany. If you live in Manchester or are going to be in Germany during the world cup we would love to hear from you. If you can help us make a difference please contact id@salvationarmy.org.uk with your name, age and contact number. You can also call 020 7367 4777.
- Send the e-flier.
Letting people know about this injustice is one of the best ways to get the message out there. We want to target male football fans who will be travelling to Germany for the World Cup. The Salvation Army will be handing out hundreds of thousands of fliers in Germany, but thousands more will get the message if you help us spread the message by email. Download this e-flier, copy and paste the image into your email and send it to as many people as you can.
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