START FREEDOM - Our Aims
Do you realise that two children are trafficked every minute?
And do you realise that you have the power to help stop it?
START FREEDOM will bring together young people around the world. It will inspire the world’s young people to become advocates for trafficked people and help those at risk
stay safe.
Whether you're a student, teacher, youth leader, club or society member you can be part of START FREEDOM.
Steps to START FREEDOM:
1. July 2009 onwards: SIGN UP!
- Young people, take the lead! Sign up your school / college /club and tell your teachers you want to START FREEDOM!
- Teachers and youth group leaders sign up to gain privileged access to START FREEDOM tool kits, packed with creative lessons and activities to educate and motivate young
people to act
- Whatever age you are and whether you are part of a school or not send a letter asking your local schools to get involved. Follow this link for example letter.
All resources are translated into Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish, Dutch and Hindi.
2. 14 October 2009: START FREEDOM launch film
STOP THE TRAFFIK will broadcast an exciting, exclusive short film in collaboration with the United Nations HQ, New York.
3. The Challenge
The challenge is for young people to creatively express their response to trafficking and take the message into their community. This can be through street theatre,
film, dance, art, writing, photography... you name it, the stage is yours!
4. March 2010: GLOBAL START FREEDOM WEEK
Via the START FREEDOM website, young people over the world will connect, engage and share the varied and creative ways they marked their objection to human trafficking
Half of all trafficking victims are under 18.
We want young people all over the world to:
- THINK about it
- LEARN about it
- HELP STOP IT
Follow this link to find out what you can do