The Stop the Demand for Trafficking in Women & Children campaign will take place in two phases:

1. The transmission of information and necessary tools to people or organisations that can help contribute to the implementation of this campaign, particularly in the ministries of education, healthcare, human development and policy development.

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2.  The education of youths, particularly adolescent boys, with the purpose of contributing to the development of masculine identity that respects and values all human beings equally and sees sexual exploitation of women and children as unacceptable. This campaign also aims to foster in girls and women a sense of their own dignity and worth and a rejection of the efforts of society to view their bodies as commodities to be bought and sold. In both phases of the campaign, the underlying message will build on positive images of men and women. It will also highlight the danger of legalising prostitution, “one of the root causes of sex trafficking and a gift to pimps, traffickers and all the sex industry.” (Janice Raymond, Coalition Against Trafficking in Women)

The ultimate goal of the campaign is to end the trafficking of women and children by stopping the demand for it.

More than 40 religious, as well as representatives from various organisations, were present at the launch of the campaign. The CRC is a member of CATHII and has been involved in the fight against human trafficking since 2004. To learn more about the campaign and the kit that comes with it, visit the UNANIMA International website: http://www.unanima-international.org/. UNANIMA International is a coalition of 16 religious congregations from 65 different countries.