HALF THE SKYSex Trafficking and Intergenerational Prostitution090Additional ResourcesBOOKSN. Kristof, S. WuDunn, Half the Sky:Turning Oppression into Opportunity forWomen Worldwide, New York : Alfred A.Knopf, 2009FILMSHalf The Sky: Turning Oppression IntoOpportunity For Women Worldwide:Filmed in 10 countries, the documentaryfollows Nicholas Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn,and celebrity activists America Ferrera,Diane Lane, Eva Mendes, Meg Ryan,Gabrielle Union, and Olivia Wilde on ajourney to tell the stories of inspiring,courageous individuals. Across the globe,oppression is being confronted, and realmeaningful solutions are being fashionedthrough health care, education, andeconomic empowerment for women andgirls. The linked problems of sex traffickingand forced prostitution, gender-basedviolence, and maternal mortality — whichneedlessly claims one woman every 90seconds — present to us the single mostvital opportunity of our time: the opportunityto make a change. All over the world,women are seizing this opportunity. Visit thewebsite at: www.halftheskymovement.org<strong>ITVS</strong> Women and Girls Lead FilmCollection: Women and Girls Lead offersa collection of films by prominentindependent filmmakers. These films focuson women who are working to transform theirlives, their communities, and the world. Visitthe website to learn more about the filmsand explore our diverse catalogue of educatorresources, lesson plans, and film modules.See www.womenandgirlslead.org formore details.WEBSITESThis is the official website for the Halfthe Sky: Turning Oppression intoOpportunity for Women Worldwide film,book, and movement.www.halftheskymovement.org<strong>ITVS</strong>’s Women and Girls Lead is aninnovative public media campaign designedto celebrate, educate, and activate women,girls, and their allies across the globe toaddress the challenges of the 21st century.womenandgirlslead.orgAFESIP Cambodia was founded bySomaly Mam to care for those victimizedby trafficking and sex slavery. The primaryobjective of AFESIP's work is to securevictims' rights by providing holistic carethrough a victim-centered approach, withthe long-term goals of successful andpermanent rehabilitation and reintegration.www.afesip.orgVoices for Change is a project of theSomaly Mam Foundation “designed togive survivors an opportunity to helpthemselves by helping others, to havetheir voices heard in the courts of law andpublic perception, and to have influenceand impact on effectuating change. It is ourvision that from those who have struggledthrough the pain of slavery will arise a newgeneration of leaders who stand for justiceand free will.”www.somaly.org/survivor-empowermentApne Aap organizes “groups of womenand girls who are at the risk of orare affected by trafficking” into selfempowermentgroups and ensurestheir access to “three fundamentalrights — education, sustainable & dignifiedlivelihood, and legal empowerment” asper their 3L model. They also develop andparticipate in nationwide education andoutreach programs to support victims ofsexual exploitation and end trafficking.www.apneaap.orgNew Light provides shelter, educationalopportunities, recreational facilities, healthcare, and legal aid for the children, girls,and women in Kalighat, one of the oldestred-light districts in the city of Kolkata.www.newlightindia.orgThe International Rescue Committee(IRC) responds to the world’s worsthumanitarian crises and helps people tosurvive and rebuild their lives.www.rescue.orgCARE International is an organizationfighting poverty and injustice in more than70 countries around the world and helping65 million people each year to find routesout of poverty.www.careinternational.orgThe Centre for Development andPopulation Activities (CEDPA) worksthrough local partnerships to give womentools to improve their lives, families, andcommunities. CEDPA’s programs increaseeducational opportunities for girls, ensureaccess to lifesaving reproductive healthand HIV/AIDS information and services,and strengthen good governance andwomen’s leadership in their nations.www.cedpa.org
HALF THE SKYSex Trafficking and Intergenerational Prostitution091Additional Resources (cont.)WEBSITESGirls Educational and Mentoring Services(GEMS) is the only organization in New YorkState specifically designed to serve girlsand young women who have experiencedcommercial sexual exploitation and domestictrafficking and their work has put them onthe forefront of the national movement toend the sexual slavery of women.www.gems-girls.orgECPAT International is a global networkof organizations and individuals workingtogether for the elimination of childprostitution, child pornography, and thetrafficking of children for sexual purposes.www.ecpat.netUNiTE to End Violence against Womenwas launched in 2009 by UN Women toengage people from all walks of life to endgender-based violence in all its forms.endviolence.un.org
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