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REPORT CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION p. 3 2. PROGRESS REPORT FOR YEAR ONE p. 4 A. CAMPAIGN AWARENESS RAISING ACTIVITIES p. 4 B. ANTI‐CHILD TRAFFICKING INITIATIVES SUPPORTED FROM THE SALE OF THE ‘SOFT HANDS KIND HEART HAND CREAM’ p. 7 C. PROGRESS CARDS p. 11 3. FUTURE PLANS: TOWARDS YEAR TWO & THREE p. 12 2
1. INTRODUCTION The ‘Stop Sex Trafficking of Children and Young People Campaign’ launched in partnership between The Body Shop and ECPAT seeks to inspire permanent change to strengthen the protection offered to children and young people and guarantee their rights to be protected from all forms of exploitation, including trafficking for sexual purposes. As a global network operating in over 75 countries working specifically against the commercial sexual exploitation of children, ECPAT International believes that collaboration between the private sector and civil society is crucial in successfully combating such abuses against children. The Body Shop, the original natural and ethical beauty company, has a demonstrated record of commitment of support to many important social and environmental issues. Thus, this unique global partnership demonstrates how a company can use its position in society to take active and powerful steps to contribute towards improving the lives of millions of children worldwide. In line with the vision of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) to strengthen the cooperation between stakeholders to address the world’s challenges and work towards finding solutions, The Body Shop and ECPAT strongly believe that by working together they can make a difference in stopping the trafficking of children for sexual purposes through the implementation of the innovative ‘Stop Sex Trafficking of Children and Young People Campaign.’ Through this three year campaign (2009 – 2011), The Body Shop and ECPAT will aim to provide immediate relief to child victims with funds raised, but also create long‐term changes through awareness raising with the public and by lobbying decision makers to strengthen concerted action against child trafficking for sexual purposes. At the Fifth Annual CGI meeting in September 2009, President Clinton singledout The Body Shop and ECPAT’s campaign to Stop Sex Trafficking of Children and Young People as 'an exemplary approach to addressing a specific global challenge.’ The campaign is guided by the 2008 Rio de Janeiro Declaration and Call for Action to Prevent and Stop Sexual Exploitation of Children (the outcome document of the World Congress III against Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents held in November 2008) which has inspired the three main advocacy goals of the campaign are: 1. Community‐base prevention programmes to stop child trafficking are reaching at‐risk populations; 2. International legal standards for protecting children from trafficking have been incorporated into the national legal framework; and 3. Specialised government services for child victims of trafficking are integrated into national policies. The progress made by states towards fulfilling these goals will be monitored by ECPAT and The Body Shop using an innovative tool, called the ‘Progress Card.’ A Progress Card will be available for each country individually to allow all those interested in the countries’ action to see the specific actions that are being taken at the national level to realize the goals of the campaign. In this way, the Progress Cards will assess a state’s progress and summarise the level of achievement towards twelve indicators that have been selected, as indicative of significant actions and steps that when taken, can contribute to the realisation of the main goals identified in the campaign. As the campaign heads into 2010 the focus will shift more emphasis towards advocacy activities for the three goals, including, national campaign petitions in each country and the further implementation of anti‐child trafficking initiatives and projects funded through the initial sale of the ‘Soft Hands, Kind Heart Hand Cream.’ 3
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