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The Project to End Human Trafficking (PEHT) is a non-profit organization that was founded in 2004 as part of the anti-slavery movement. The initial goal of the founders was not to begin an organization, but simply to offer educational lectures about human trafficking. They quickly found that the need for information about slavery was great and they consulted with similar groups, such as Free the Slaves, to determine the best way to move forward with their work. Today, PEHT engages in anti-trafficking coalition building, educational outreach, direct service to victims, and collaboration with other national and international organizations in the global fight against human trafficking.
Mission Statement
The mission of the Project to End Human Trafficking is to work toward the elimination of trafficking in persons, especially women and children trafficked for the purpose of sexual exploitation. Activities through which the mission is actualized include:
- Educating the general public, both in the United States and abroad, on the regional, national, and international scope of trafficking, forced labor, and in particular sexual exploitation
- Conducting research pertaining specifically to the trafficking of women and children including documenting specific cases, contributing causes, regional public policy, and the psychosocial implications of trafficking.
- Advocating for the provision of mental health services and other psychosocial reintegration support for victims of trafficking.
- Collaborating with organizations working to eradicate human trafficking, including non-governmental organizations, governmental agencies, and grassroots advocacy groups.
Education
Prevention Projects
Mission Statement
Education
The Project to End Human Trafficking is dedicated to raising awareness about human trafficking in an effort to pull slavery out from the shadows and into the public eye. Through education, we hope that more people will become inspired to take action against this atrocious issue.
The Project provides prevention education lectures locally, nationally, and internationally that address topics in human trafficking such as culture, globalism, sex tourism, and victim identification. An important component of the education lectures is the provision of information about how individuals and organizations can participate in the anti-slavery movement.
Are you interested in activism in support of ending trafficking and slavery? Check out our volunteer opportunities!
Prevention Projects
Mission Statement
Education
Prevention Projects
The Project to End Human Trafficking is dedicated to working collaboratively with organizations in regions of the world where individuals are at increased risk of being trafficked. Currently we are working in both Costa Rica and Zambia with the objective of preventing human trafficking before it starts.
Costa Rica
The Project to End Human Trafficking is developing a Prevention Project in Costa Rica in collaboration with social service agencies in and around San Jose. PEHT will travel to Costa Rica throughout the spring and summer of 2006 to meet with representatives of agencies that are working to raise awareness about the risk of sex trafficking and sex tourism. Target groups for this project are women and children.
*Check back for upcoming information on our collaboration with Costa Rica!*
Zambia
The Project to End Human Trafficking is developing a Prevention Project in Zambia. Through collaborative efforts with five Zambian social service organizations, steps are being taken to raise awareness in rural areas regarding the risk of human trafficking. Evans Lombe from the African Agency for Humanitarian Aid has been serving as a consultant on the development of this project.
Our goal is to provide social service organizations with anti-trafficking materials including workshop tools and educative pamphlets to raise awareness of the existence of modern-slavery. An additional objective of our work in Zambia is to facilitate community building among those organizations uniquely situated to play a role in lowering the risk of the trafficking of Zambian citizens.
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