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Shared Hope International - A global activist in a worldwide effort to prevent and eradicate the marketplaces of sexual exploitation through a three pronged approach of prevention, intervention and restoration. Founded in 1998 by former Congresswoman Linda Smith, Shared Hope International operates seven homes of hope, providing long term shelter and restorative care to those who are survivors of sex trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation. In addition, SHI has partnered with nongovernmental organizations worldwide in 14 countries in order to strengthen laws that prosecute perpetrators and provide services to victims of sex trafficking.
www.sharedhope.org
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ECPAT-USA (End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes-USA) - A network of organizations and individuals working together for the elimination of child prostitution, child pornography and trafficking of children for sexual purposes. It seeks to encourage the world community to ensure that children everywhere enjoy their fundamental rights free from all forms of commercial sexual exploitation.
www.ecpatusa.org
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The Protection Project - A human rights research institute based at the Foreign Policy Institute at The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, DC. Founded in 1994 to address the issue of trafficking in persons as a human rights violation, The Protection Project focuses on the promotion of human rights values throughout the world. Of particular importance to The Protection Project is the protection of human security, especially women's and children's rights; fostering of civil society and nongovernmental organizations development through capacity building and coalition building; enhancement of the rule of law by encouraging citizen participation in the political process; advancement of human rights education; and elimination of trafficking in persons.
www.protectionproject.org
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