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Shared Hope International (SHI) is a nonprofit, non-governmental organization that exists to prevent sex trafficking and restore and bring justice to women and children who have been victimized through sex trafficking. SHI is part of a worldwide effort to prevent and eradicate sex trafficking and slavery. The organization operates programs in the United States, India, Nepal and Jamaica. Shared Hope leads awareness and training, prevention strategies, restorative care, research, and policy initiatives to mobilize a national network of protection for victims. Shared Hope International was founded in 1998 by former Congresswoman Linda Smith.〔“Smith Fights Against Human Trafficking,” Article in The Seattle Times, by Sarah Anne Wright, March 1, 2003 http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20030301&slug=trafficking01m〕 While still a member of the U.S. Congress, Linda traveled to Falkland Road in Bombay, India, one of the worst brothel districts in the world. The hopeless faces of desperate women and children forced into prostitution compelled her to found Shared Hope International.〔http://www.internationalrelations.house.gov/111/smi102109.pdf Congressional Hearing, House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight October 21, 2009 Testimony of Linda Smith〕 Shared Hope’s early efforts were focused on international sex trafficking. With a grant from the U.S. Department of State, Shared Hope spent three years facilitating meetings between government, law enforcement and the private sector in six countries to encourage protection, prosecution and prevention. Under another grant from the U.S. Department of State, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons the organization conducted a comparative examination of sex trafficking in four distinct countries, Japan, Jamaica, the Netherlands and the United States. The goal was to determine which factors (race, religion, socioeconomic status of citizens, cultural norms, government structure, etc.) contributed to sex trafficking in a country. The results from this DEMAND. report〔http://www.sharedhope.org/files/DEMAND.pdf Demand report〕 and documentary,〔http://www.sharedhope.org/what/enddemand3.asp DEMAND. documentary〕 concluded that demand, those individuals willing to purchase sex, are the driving force behind the market and that child sex trafficking is prevalent in America.〔“Battle Against Child Prostitution,” BBC Caribbean.com, September 4, 2007 http://www.bbc.co.uk/caribbean/news/story/2007/09/070914_sex.shtml〕〔“Sex Trafficking Rampant in Jamaica,” The Jamaica Gleaner, September 27, 2007 http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20070927/lead/lead6.html〕 Under a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Shared Hope conducted further research on child sex trafficking in the U.S. This report to the Department of Justice in 2009, The National Report on Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking, documented these findings in ten U.S. locations and, along with the DEMAND report, Following the DEMAND. report and documentary, Shared Hope began researching the scope and response to child sex trafficking in America, known as Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking (DMST). Shared Hope focused its attention on eleven American locations, including cities in Florida, Texas, Louisiana, and New York,〔“Clearwater Criticized in Study on Sex Trafficking,” The Tampa Tribune, by José Patiño Girona, July 24, 2009 http://suncoastpinellas.tbo.com/content/2009/jul/24/clearwater-criticized-study-child-sex-trafficking/〕 examining the access to and delivery of services for child sex trafficking victims. This research resulted in the publication of The National Report on Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking: America’s Prostituted Children.〔http://www.sharedhope.org/dmst/documents/SHI%20National%20Report_without%20cover.pdf National Report〕〔http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/a-13-2009-07-22-voa4-68819042.html〕〔“Study: Sex Trafficking Victims Need Help,” KMBC- TV, June 16, 2008 http://www.kmbc.com/news/16621906/detail.html〕 The report found at least 100,000 minors are commercially sexually exploited every year and the average age a child is first exploited through prostitution is 13. DEMAND. and The National Report on Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking were entered into the Congressional Record as definitive research on this under-investigated issue. This research initiated Shared Hope's expansion of prevention, restoration and justice programs in the United States, while continuing to provide programs and partnership opportunities to local organizations in foreign countries. == Prevent == Training SHI hosts trainings around the nation for law enforcement, social service providers and child welfare professionals, judges, prosecutors, and community members to identify warning signs of trafficking and employ intervention techniques to assist child trafficking victims. SHI hosts an annual JuST (Juvenile Sex Trafficking) Conference in Washington, D.C. which gathers over 500 professionals and advocates for two days of advanced training on the issue. The organization also offers training videos and workbooks for law enforcement and social service providers. Research〔http://sharedhope.org/what-we-do/prevent/research/〕 Shared Hope has conducted over a dozen research projects including DEMAND. (trafficking markets), The National Report on Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking (trafficking of U.S. minors), field assessments in 14 locations (regional assessments of the access to and delivery of services for trafficked victims), The National Colloquium Report (evaluation of U.S. shelter and services), the Demanding Justice Benchmark Assessment and Demanding Justice Report (evaluation of criminal justice outcomes for buyers), the Protected Innocence Challenge (annual report on state child sex trafficking laws), Traffic Stop (state agency responses to trafficking), and others. Awareness〔http://sharedhope.org/what-we-do/prevent/awareness/〕 Shared Hope has organized "Kids are not for Sale" awareness campaigns in Oregon, Las Vegas, Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Virginia to engage community members in anti-trafficking events and initiatives. Shared Hope created the Pathbreaker Award to elevate the visibility of innovative leadership in the anti-trafficking community. Chosen〔http://www.sharedhope.org/chosen〕 youth sex trafficking prevention resources have been distributed and screened at schools, churches, philanthropic and humanitarian clubs and organizations, among others. In June 2006, Shared Hope International founded The Defenders USA, a coalition of men that are opposed to all forms of commercialized sex. Defenders are committed to ending the demand for sexually explicit material by educating men about the dangers of pornography and refusing to purchase sexual services.〔http://thedefendersusa.org/about.asp Defenders website〕〔http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkI48F5dSso&feature=channel Defenders video〕 Collaboration〔http://sharedhope.org/what-we-do/prevent/collaboration/〕 To build momentum in the international movement against trafficking, Linda Smith founded the War Against Trafficking Alliance (WATA) in January 2001.〔“New Effort Battles Human Trafficking; Targets Luring of Women, Children,” Article in The Washington Times, by Sarah Shiner, February 23, 2003〕 WATA coordinated regional and international efforts necessary to combat sex trafficking and conferences around the world.〔http://www.info.gov.za/issues/humantrafficking/strategy.htm#_ftn1 Statement, Adv. Nolwandle Qaba,Sexual Offences and Community Affairs (SOCA) Unit, National Prosecuting Authority, South Africa〕 In February 2003, WATA co-sponsored its first World Summit with the U.S. Department of State which brought together leaders from 114 nations, all demonstrating a sustained commitment to prosecute trafficking and provide assistance to victims.〔“An Interview with Michelle Clark,” Article from theotherjournal.com, by Andy Barnes, January 12, 2004. http://www.theotherjournal.com/article.php?id=38#〕 In 2005, WATA was invited to participate, along with UNIFEM, in the first ASEAN conference to address child sex tourism in East and Southeast Asia.〔http://www.newswit.com/enews/2005-04-20/1410-unifem-invite-you-to-tackling-demand-for-child/〕 Since 2006 Shared Hope International has partnered with Anti-Trafficking Task Forces in ten U.S. cities with funding from the U.S. Department of Justice to identify and provide services to American victims of DMST.〔http://www.justice.gov/ag/annualreports/tr2006/agreporthumantrafficing2006.pdf Attorney General’s Annual Report to Congress on U.S. Government Activities to Combat Trafficking in Persons Fiscal Year 2006, pg 6〕〔“Report: US Children are Victims of Sex Trafficking,” Saipan Tribune, March 28, 2008 http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?cat=1&newsID=78397〕 Shared Hope partners with Children at Risk, a child's advocacy organization in Houston, to work on eradicating domestic minor sex trafficking in Houston. Shared Hope also collaborates with Brunner, Sex + Money, ECPAT, The Protection Project, Oprah Winfrey Network, Shield Genie, and TRUST Arizona. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shared Hope International」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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