Children

Around the world millions up on millions of girls continue to remain marginalized. September 24th, International Girl Child Day, looks to bring light to the issues and awareness to the plight of girls across the globe. The fight for equality is far from new, and while historical battles have been fought and won across the […]

September is Washington D.C.’s Human Trafficking Awareness Month, the event which was established thanks to the efforts of the DC Task Force on Human Trafficking. The Task Force was established in 2004 with the DC police department and the DC US Attorney’s office. Since the establishment of the Task Force, membership has grown to over […]

This month Free the Slaves, the United States oldest anti-slavery/abolitionist organization launched the Freedom Awards, honoring those who have struggled for freedom and won, those who fight in the name of those who have been silenced by the chains of slavery, those who never look back and face hardship as if it were only a […]

In Haiti the term Restavek, a Creole word derived from the French "rester avec", meaning "to stay with" or "to remain with", is deeply rooted in the countries history. While sending your children away to work as a domestic may be deeply rooted in the impoverished countries history, however the modern reality is that some […]

“The child must know that he is a miracle, that since the beginning of the world there hasn't been, and until the end of the world there will not be, another child like him.”  – Pablo Casals (Spanish cellist and conductor 1876-1973) Children are our world's irreplaceable miracles; each one possesses the potential to change […]

Over the last week news of investigations into China's latest manufacturing scandal has made headlines and once again shaken parents. Shocked consumers are no longer outraged by toxic toys, but toxic infant formula! The scandal first broke last week as China detained 19 as Toxic Formula Sickens Hundreds of Infants on Monday in connection with […]

Child marriage is not one of a mere social and gender discrimination issue, but also a global health problem. Child marriages lead to early pregnancies, which leave girls at high risk for death in childbirth, complications, and low birth weights. What is the global cost of child marriages? According to a new World Vision report, […]

“Free the child's potential, and you will transform him into the world”  -Maria Montessori (Italian physician and educator, 1870-1952) Giving children freedom of expression and the freedom to pursue their own interests is the greatest gift we can give our children and our future.  Sadly this gift is all too often unseen around the globe, […]

Today began like any other day for me and so many others, as in an early morning fog craving a cup of coffee I boarded the metro praying for a seat.  My prayers were answered and I put on my headset and tucked into my magazine.  Then I could faintly hear an announcement…something about the […]

Starting this month, secondary school students will learn about Britain’s involvement in the slave trade and in the abolition of the trade in their history classes. According to activist, having children study the slave trade will help to combat modern slavery. As an abolitionist myself I am ecstatic to hear that the UK will be […]

Over the last year I have received a number of e-mails from children and young adults, asking me what they, or their groups, can do to help other children across the world. Therefore I am writing this post just for you, and for all the other young people out there who want to find more […]

People ask me all the time about why ‘my cause’ is modern slavery when there are so many other causes to choose from. Funny enough last night a group of fellow abolitionists' and I had the same discussion about how to promote the cause in a city full of worthy causes, many whose numbers cry […]