In seperate resolutions, President Barack Obama and the United States Congress congratulated the Institute for Trafficked, Exploited & Missing Persons, and its founder Patrick Atkinson, as well as The GOD'S CHILD Project, the parent international non-denominational charity founded by Atkinson in 1991, for twenty years of outstanding service to the world's poor. To read the Congressional resolution, click here now.
Click Here Now to learn about "The Dream Maker"; author Monica Hannan's riveting biography of ITEMP founder Patrick Atkinson, and his life, work, and battles against war, prostitution, and poverty to set the children free.
Click Here Now to learn more about the ITEMP-organized and administered 1st Guatemalan Congress on Trafficked Persons.
The Institute for Trafficked, Exploited & Missing Persons is a "program without borders" of the non-denominational international charity, The GOD'S CHILD Project. To learn more about this humanitarian effort, Click Here Now.
Visit the Public Presentations page to learn more about scheduling a professional ITEMP speaker to come talk to your school, community or church group about the horrors of poverty, human trafficking, and contemporary slavery. Or contact us at 701-255-7956 or Director@ITEMP.org
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Save the Date!!!
Sunday, February 26th 2012 5pm-9pm, Dakota Jazz Club, 1010 Nicollet, Minneapolis
Dance to the sounds of two Minnesota legends:
2011 Emmy award winning Nachito Herrera & Allison Scott
Enjoy an event to remember ~ Latin American delicacies, ethnic drinks and sample wine & drinks from Central and South America while raising awareness and funds for survivors of human trafficking!
Warm up the dead of winter with the hottest ticket in town!
There will be performances by Latin Jazz pianist Nachito Herrera and his 11 person band:
And Soulful Rock by Alison Scott:
See you there!
Poverty Causes Human Trafficking, New Analysis Proves
Poverty is a root cause of international human trafficking, according to analysis conducted by the Institute for Trafficked, Exploited & Missing Persons (ITEMP). This conclusive information was released by ITEMP to raise awareness of the link between poverty and modern day slavery.
A long-speculated theory in the anti-human trafficking community, poverty’s link to international human trafficking patterns was previously supported only by anecdotal evidence.
For the first time, ITEMP can statistically demonstrate poverty’s connection to international human trafficking. By comparing gross domestic product information with source/destination information provided in the State Department’s 2009 Trafficking in Persons report, ITEMP personnel discovered a strong correlation between a country’s per capita GDP and their odds of being a source or destination country for international human trafficking.
Every $1000 increase in a country’s GDP makes the country nearly 10 percent more likely to be a destination for international human trafficking victims.
Likewise, every reduction of $1000 in a country’s GDP makes the country 12 percent more likely to be a source for international human trafficking victims.
“By finding the roots of the problem, we can begin to look for permanent solutions,” ITEMP Director of Operations Charles Moore said.
About the Institute for Trafficked, Exploited, & Missing Persons: Founded in 2001 by Patrick Atkinson, ITEMP focuses on trafficking in persons and child labor. Working with The GOD’S CHILD Project in Antigua, Guatemala, ITEMP works with an estimated 6 percent of the Project’s children who qualify as human trafficking victims- typically through forced child labor. ITEMP also rescues and rehabilitates children and adults not already participating in The GOD’S CHILD Project. In addition to rescue and rehabilitation efforts, ITEMP aims to heighten public awareness of global human trafficking. www.ITEMP.org
Minor Sex Trafficking Arrests Steadily Increase In California
Arrests of American children who are victims of sex trafficking in California has increased an average of 6 percent annually since 1995, according to a new analysis released by the Institute for Trafficked, Exploited, and Missing Persons (ITEMP).
ITEMP hopes to raise awareness about human trafficking as an important domestic issue by releasing this report.
“Although human trafficking has no borders, Americans are generally unaware that modern day slavery exists in their own communities,” ITEMP Founder and International Executive Director Patrick Atkinson said.
The analysis also reveals that California also has about four times more arrests of child sex trafficking victims than the next closest states.
Using FBI arrest data, ITEMP personnel discovered that California has an average increase of 23 arrests each year of domestic minor sex trafficking victims.
Following the passage of federal human trafficking laws in 2000, children who were previously considered juvenile delinquents are now considered sex trafficking victims. However, many states still considered minor sex workers as perpetrators of a crime, not as victims of one.
“Despite laws calling these children what they really are—victims—California is continuing to treat them as criminals,” ITEMP Director of Operations Charles Moore said. “Worse, they are doing it at an ever-increasing rate.”
About the Institute for Trafficked, Exploited, & Missing Persons: Founded in 2001 by Patrick Atkinson, ITEMP focuses on trafficking in persons and child labor. Working with The GOD’S CHILD Project in Minneapolis, ITEMP works with an estimated 6 percent of the Project’s children who qualify as human trafficking victims- typically through forced child labor. ITEMP also rescues and rehabilitates children and adults not already participating in The GOD’S CHILD Project. In addition to rescue and rehabilitation efforts, ITEMP aims to heighten public awareness of global human trafficking. www.ITEMP.org
Photo by Taylor Aubin
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