The A21 Campaign Explained

Type:Non-profit
INGO
Headquarters:Costa Mesa, California, United States
Services:Combating human trafficking, slavery and bonded labor, involuntary domestic servitude, and child soldiery
Leader Title:CEO
Leader Name:Nick Caine
The A21 Campaign
Founded:
Australia
Founder:Christine Caine
Location:Australia, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Denmark, Greece, Norway, South Africa, Spain, Thailand, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, the United States

The A21 Campaign (commonly referred to as "A21") is a global 501(c)(3) non-profit, non-governmental organization that works to fight human trafficking, including sexual exploitation and trafficking, forced slave labor, bonded labor, involuntary domestic servitude, and child soldiery.[1] [2] [3] [4] The organization was founded by Christine Caine, an international motivational speaker, in 2008.[5] One aim of A21's Campaign says, "We exist to abolish slavery everywhere. And with your help, we will."[6] their focuses are on combatting slavery around the world through educational awareness and prevention, the protection of survivors, the prosecution of traffickers, and various partnerships. The A21 Campaign has branches in the Australia, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Denmark, Greece, Norway, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Thailand, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, the United States and more.[7]

History

Christine Caine, a leader from Hillsong Church, founded The A21 Campaign organization in 2008 after she discovered what she believes to be insufficient action taken against human trafficking.[8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] Her husband, Nick Caine, is the organization's director.[14]

Work

The A21 Campaign develops global programs and initiatives to inform the general public about human trafficking, as well as encouraging the public to fight against trafficking in their own way. The A21 Campaign is one of few international organizations addressing the human trafficking problem in Europe. Recent UN findings show that the former Soviet Union, as well as other countries in Central and Eastern Europe, have replaced Asia as the main source of women trafficked to Western Europe. In addition, Western Europe contains many of the highest-ranking destination countries in the Human Trafficking Citation Index.

According to their mission statement, The A21 Campaign works towards:

Their efforts are focused in and supported by teams in Greece, Ukraine, Australia, US, Bulgaria, United Kingdom, Norway, South Africa, Thailand, and Spain, where trafficking is most active. Greece, a destination country for human trafficking, and other Eastern European countries, including Ukraine and Bulgaria, are countries of origin, and increasingly countries of destination, for victims of trafficking. The United States of America, Great Britain, and Australia are destination countries for trafficking victims, while South Africa and Thailand are both sources and destinations for trafficking victims.

Funding

The A21 Campaign is a non-profit, non-governmental organization.[16] The organization is funded through donations from individuals, faith-based organizations, businesses and other partnerships. One partner of The A21 Campaign is the Row for Freedom team. This all-female UK team rowed across the Atlantic Ocean, following an old slave trade route from the Canary Islands to Barbados, and crossed over 2,600 miles in a record-setting 45 days to raise awareness and funding for The A21 Campaign.[17] [18]

Recognition

The A21 Campaign was referenced in both the 2011 and the 2012 publications of the United States Department of State publication of the Trafficking in Persons Report.[19] [20]

The A21 Campaign partnered with recording artist Matt Redman and LZ7 to release a single titled Twenty Seven Million. The song was inspired by The A21 Campaign and was aimed at raising global awareness and was released on February 27 of 2012, in recognition of the estimated 27 million slaves throughout the world today.[21] [22] [23] The A21 Campaign was also featured on the Global Freedom Report to raise awareness of human trafficking, while A21 representative Phil Hyldgaard was named a 2012 TIP Report Hero by the U.S. Department of State.[24]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A21 Raises Awareness for Human Trafficking in the New Year. Smith. Brittany. 2012-01-17. www.christianpost.com. en. 2018-01-04.
  2. Web site: A21. A21. en. 2018-01-04.
  3. News: Christine Caine Tells Youth: Take Risks for the Kingdom. Skinner. Melissa. 2014-02-04. Charisma News. 2018-01-04. Liberty University News Service. en-US.
  4. Web site: Christine Caine: Hillsong Church, The A21 Campaign. Short. Gail Allyn. 2010-07-21. www.outreachmagazine.com. en-US. 2018-01-04.
  5. News: Abolishing sex slavery by helping one girl at a time. Kavanagh. Jim. 2011-06-16. The CNN Freedom Project: Ending Modern-Day Slavery. 2018-01-04. CNN. en.
  6. Web site: A21 A21 . 2024-02-20 . www.a21.org.
  7. Web site: Where We Work A21. A21. en. 2018-01-04.
  8. Web site: Trafficking in Persons Report 2013. Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons. www.state.gov. U.S. Department of State > Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights. en-US. 2018-01-04.
  9. Book: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Global Report on Trafficking in Persons 2012. 2013-01-24. 9789210558969. Vienna. 862980449. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
  10. Web site: UN agency calls for better monitoring to combat human trafficking in Europe. United Nations News Service. 2009-10-16. UN News Centre. en. 2018-01-04.
  11. Web site: Barriers to Effective Human Trafficking Enforcement. Iselin. Brian. November 2002. unodc.un.or.th. Honolulu, HI. https://web.archive.org/web/20060218165701/http://www.unodc.un.or.th/factsheet/Barriers.pdf. 2006-02-18. dead. The Human Rights Challenge of Globalization in Asia-Pacific US: Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children; Honolulu, November 13–15, 2002.
  12. News: Christine Caine: Abused but Not Defeated. Althoff. Allison J.. 2013-07-01. Today's Christian Woman. 2018-01-04. en.
  13. Web site: Christine Caine at Orange Code: God Doesn't Believe in Expiration Dates. Smith. Brittany. 2012-01-16. www.christianpost.com. en. 2018-01-04.
  14. News: Nick Caine, anti-trafficking campaigner. Amelia. Abplanalp. 2015-10-06. Evangelical Alliance. 2018-01-05. en.
  15. Web site: A21. A21. en. 2018-01-05.
  16. Web site: The A21 Campaign Inc - GuideStar Profile. www.guidestar.org. en. 2018-01-05.
  17. News: Naked rowers break Atlantic record. Macguire. Eoghan. 2012-02-16. CNN. 2018-01-05.
  18. Web site: Row For Freedom. 2016-10-18. rowforfreedom.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20161018093314/http://www.rowforfreedom.com/. 2016-10-18. dead.
  19. Web site: Trafficking in Persons Report 2011. Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons. www.state.gov. U.S. Department of State > Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights. en-US. 2018-01-04.
  20. Web site: Trafficking in Persons Report 2012. Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons. www.state.gov. U.S. Department of State > Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20120622185254/http://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/2012/. 2012-06-22. dead. 2018-01-04.
  21. Web site: Matt Redman, LZ7's 'Twenty Seven Million' to Awaken Church on Human Trafficking. Sun. Eryn. 2012-03-09. www.christianpost.com. en. 2018-01-05.
  22. Web site: Matt Redman & LZ7: Twenty Seven Million reasons to buy their song - Matt Redman. Cummings. Tony. 2012-03-04. www.crossrhythms.co.uk. 2018-01-05.
  23. News: Matt Redman & LZ7's Lindz West Perform '27 Million' Single At Passion 2012 Conference. 2012-01-04. louderthanthemusic.com. 2018-01-05.
  24. Web site: The Global Freedom Report. 2012-11-27. www.americafreedomreport.com. 2018-01-05.

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