Best Practices
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Women and girls at risk of sexual exploitation and trafficking
„A Penny for your Thoughts“ is an international art project aimed at raising awareness about Human Trafficking within prostitution.
The main concept was to perceive “the thoughts” of the general public towards prostitution.
Posters with phone numbers were posted in several European cities. By dialling the number on the poster, a story of a victim is heard thus making the listener part of the project. The public was able to leave a message “thought” in the voice mail, anonymously.
A short film showed a genuine interaction of people looking for a prostitute and finding out the girl they want to speak with was abused and trafficked.
“A Penny for your Thoughts” was developed in 6 different countries: Belgium, Bulgaria, Ireland, France, Portugal, Romania.
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Refugees and migrants at risk of trafficking
The Most Shocking Second A Day
The campaign was modelled in “one second per day” format, where people chronicle a year of their lives via one-second clips.
A girl’s life is transformed over a year of conflict, concluding with the sentence “Just because it isn’t happening here doesn’t mean it isn’t happening”.
The refugee crisis isn’t just a story on the news – it’s happening here and now. The Syria Crisis was reframed in a Western context, to remind people that the violence in Syria is still very real.
The story of a Syrian girl was brought to the UK, showing in a powerful way how an ordinary girl’s world has fallen apart in just a year.
The dramatic video was posted on YouTube, shared via social media, and has 50 million views.
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Minors at risk of cyber trafficking
Childnet Digital Leaders
“Childnet Digital Leaders” is a youth leadership coaching program enabling young people to teach their peers about online security.
Schools in the UK can subscribe to an entertaining, instructional online platform that empowers and trains children and young people to educate their peers, parents, and teachers about staying safe online.
Groups of Digital Leaders complete training on an interactive, informative, and fun platform. They work through online modules, providing them with the skills they need to train and support their peers.
As the feedback to this project, 81% of teachers have noticed safer online behaviours from pupils as the result of the program, and 95% of teachers said the program has impacted on a whole-school level.
