By Sumitra Mishra | Project Leader
Dear Global Givers,
To mark World Day Against Trafficking in Persons on 30 July, the Every8Minutes campaign collaborated with 17 partner organisations across 11 states in India.
More than 10,000 people were reached through the campaign in 11 states in 15 locations. Around 2000 people took a pledge to show their support to fight against child trafficking.
Across the country, children used street plays, dance, songs, held rallies and took part in drawing competitions to spread awareness on the practice of trafficking.
In Delhi, Every8Minutes in partnership with Jamghat, STOP, CHETNA, Kat-Katha and Udayan Care hosted an event at Dilli Haat on 31 July 2016.
The Every8minutes campaign continues to aim to spread awareness about the exploitation and abuse trafficked children face, and get more people to report suspected traffickers and victims to the authorities by dialling 1098, India’s ChildLine number.
The Every8Minutes campaign will hold another national campaign during the 16 days of Activism on Violence Against Women and Girls planned from November 25 to December 10, 2016. We will come back to you again to seek your support during the campaign. Watch out for this space for more information.
Through this campaign, we are trying to highlight the horrors of child trafficking in our neighbourhoods and towns. This can happen to any of our children in our neighbourhood or across the street. Child trafficking is a stark reality we face today as a civilised society.
Here are some of the pledges the public took to support the campaign
“Children are the future, stop child trafficking” Venika
“Stop, because we all count. Save the child” Amrita
“The world will be a happy place if every child is given a happy and a loving childhood” Calvin
Your support is crucial in our fight to end this modern-day slavery. Your support matters to those children who are faced with an eminent risk of being trafficked daily. You are making a difference to one child at a time.
Thank you, Global Givers for your commitment to support the campaign.
With deep gratitude,
iPartner India Team
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