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What is Rotary's strategy for responding to human trafficking / modern slavery?
What is Rotary's strategy for responding to human trafficking / modern slavery?
The Rotary Action Group Against Slavery (RAGAS) has a strategy document that strongly encourages Rotarians and Rotary clubs to build community partnerships with local stakeholder groups to provide ...
research-based prevention education and training, especially focussing on adolescents in schools.
CAPE: Why focus on awareness raising and education?
CAPE: Why focus on awareness raising and education?
The RAGAS emphasis on Community Awareness and Prevention Education (CAPE) rests on the belief that education is both a key foundation of human trafficking prevention and a form of intervention that is achievable by individual Rotary clubs. This is backed up by numerous anti-trafficking advocates, such as ...
Valerie Ellery points out that "The cost of reaching one student through education is significantly less than the cost of providing services to a child who has been trafficked."
Scotland Grace Pierce of the Human Trafficking Institute makes a case for mandatory human trafficking education in schools, and points to the State Board of Education in Florida as a foundational example.
Research in Kosovo, India, and Nepal all point to the important role of education in preventing HT/MS.
What are Rotary clubs already doing in this space?
What are Rotary clubs already doing in this space?
Many Rotary clubs around the world have undertaken local advocacy about the problem of modern slavery / human trafficking.
Some have hosted one-off seminars by expert speakers.
Others have used their own funds and grants from the Rotary Foundation to run anti-trafficking projects.
You might be inspired with new ideas and encouraged about the impact your own club can have by reading through this list of past and current projects.
If you are involved with a Rotary project related to modern slavery / human trafficking, you can request that we add the project to the list or update existing details by filling in this online form.
Cause-based Rotary clubs
Cause-based Rotary clubs
Although most Rotary clubs are location based, some exist specifically for a single cause. Cause-based clubs often have online meetings and a wider geographical reach.
Community Action Against Human Trafficking (District 5710 in east Kansas, USA)
End Forced Organ Harvesting Rotary Satellite Club (District 5710 in east Kansas, USA)
Rotarians Fighting Human Trafficking (District 5280 in California, USA)
Rotary Club to End Human Trafficking (District 5950 in Minnesota, USA)
The Pacific Northwest Ending Sex Trafficking (District 5030 in Washington state, USA)
Rotary Satellite Club of Greenville to End Human Trafficking (District 5810 in north Texas, USA)
Rotary for Slave Free Communities (satellite club of Ware Rotary Club, District 1260, UK)
Local action groups and task forces
Local action groups and task forces
Prevent Human Trafficking Action Team (District 6000 in Iowa, USA)
Task Force Against Human Trafficking (District 6420 in Illinois, USA)
Rotary Working to End Human Trafficking (District 5960 in Minneapolis, USA)
For other clubs and satellite clubs, search for "trafficking" or "slavery" on the Rotary Club Finder web page.
What grants has RAGAS made for MS/HT projects?
What grants has RAGAS made for MS/HT projects?
RAGAS initiated a Request For Proposal (RFP) opportunity which offered some support for Rotary Club / District CAPE related Projects. Successful applications receive US $1,000 towards their Project. The intention is to provide Project reports and updates to RAGAS members via the RAGAS Newsletter. The desire is to also provide more RFP opportunities in the future.
In what countries could Rotary make the biggest difference?
In what countries could Rotary make the biggest difference?
Rotary has 1.2 million members spread across 45,000 clubs in more than 130 countries. Imagine overlaying a world map of where Rotary clubs exist on top of a map showing how the prevalence of HT/MS is distributed globally. The intersection of significant Rotary presence and high prevalence would show countries where Rotary is most able to make a difference, such as India, the Philippines, and Brazil.
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