People for Children

Since People for Children was launched in 2004 to combat human trafficking, with special emphasis on children’s exploitation, Ricky Martin Foundation has positioned itself among the global community as a respected and influential voice to denounce this abominable crime where 1.2 million children fall victim of this global nightmare, year after year. We serve as catalysts for awareness-raising efforts on the grave issues regarding child exploitation and human trafficking.

For the inaugural campaign "Slaves of a New Era" we partnered with the InterAmerican Development Bank to create various Public Service Announcements featuring Ricky Martin as an advocate of children’s rights. The campaign was disseminated in Latin America to educate people about this modern day slavery.

A year into the campaign, the Ricky Martin Foundation and the Human Health Services Division forged an historical alliance that included a 1-800 bilingual call to action as part of the Public Service Announcements disseminated in television and radio across continental USA and Puerto Rico.

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To further strengthen our fight against human trafficking, last November we partnered with the International Organization for Migration in Latin America and established a 1-800 Colombian number as a prototype model to be follow in the region.

The goal of People for the Children is to syndicate Public Service Announcements, and support other programs geared toward the elimination of sex trafficking, debt bondage, forced labor, and sex slavery. We believe that global campaigns will enable us to combat and monitor the problem of trafficking in persons. Disseminating relevant and timely information, will allow us to influence policy making in the battle against the exploitation of children.

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