People for Children - Combating Human Trafficking in the AmericasThanks to donors like you, our efforts to combat human trafficking have been successful. Call and Live, the first anti-trafficking regional campaign in the Americas in alliance with IOM and IDB has been deployed in Ecuador, Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica and the Latino Community in DC. We have received over 55,000 relevant phone calls, fostered 60 investigations and saved dozens of lives. With our Public Service Announcements, millions of people today know how to prevent falling prey to this horrific crime. Next year, Mexico, Guatemala and El Salvador will join this unprecedented regional initiative. Visit www.llamayvive.org and check the videos in you tube.
Artwork © launch Latino Community DC – Abril 2008
Gracias a donantes como tú, nuestros esfuerzos para combatir la trata humana han sido exitosos. Llama y Vive, nuestra primera campaña regional contra la trata humana en las Américas an alianza con el BID y OIM, se ha ejecutado en Ecuador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, República Dominicana y la Comunidad Latina de Washington DC. Hemos recibido sobre 55,000 llamadas relevantes, generado sobre 60 investigaciones y salvado una docena de vidas. Con los Anuncios de Servicio Público hemos prevenido que millones de personas sean hoy víctimas de este horripilante crimen. En el 2008 Guatemala, Honduras y El Salvador se unen a nuestra causa. Visita www.llamayvive.org y mira los videos en you tube.
Our regional experience combating human trafficking in the Americas commits us to the well-being of our children in Puerto Rico. In May 2007, we signed a Collaboration Agreement with the University of Puerto Rico (Rio Piedras Campus) and the Protection Project to shed light into the complexities, challenges and consequences that this lucrative and horrible crime has in the lives of this most vulnerable population. The Investigation will be published in 2009. Become an advocate against child exploitation and support this unprecedented initiative. We thank DACO for their support.Nuestra experiencia regional combatiendo la trata humana nos compromete al bienestar de la niñez en Puerto Rico. En mayo del 2007, firmamos un Acuerdo de Colaboración con la Universidad de Puerto Rico - Recinto de Río Piedras- y con el “Protection Project” adscrito a la Universidad de Johns Hopkins para realizar un Estudio Investigativo que arrojará luz sobre las complejidades, retos y consecuencias que este horripilante y lucrativo crimen ocasiona en las vidas de los miembros de las poblaciones más vulnerables del mundo. El mismo publica en el 2009. Conviértete en defensor de la explotación infantil cooperando con esta iniciativa sin precedentes. Agradecemos a DACO por su apoyo.
Angel Saltos, Executive Director to the Ricky Martin Foundation, will participate in the III World Congress Against Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents, to be held in Rio de Janeiro – Brazil, from 25th to 28th November. |
Navega Protegido - Our Online Safety Campaign
Unfortunately, atrocities committed towards children are also rampant online. Convinced that knowledge is the most powerful tool, RMF and Microsoft have responded by launching “Navega Protegido”. This online child safety campaign, which has already launched in Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Bolivia, Panama and Mexico, consists of a website http://www.navegaprotegido.org that provides educational tools to protect children from cyber-crimes.
Visit the website and register your name to receive a newsletter and periodic e-mails from our President, Ricky Martin. In 2009, more countries in Latin America will join us.
Desafortunadamente las atrocidades cometidas contra la niñez son rampantes en el ciberespacio. Convencidos en que el conocimiento es un arma poderosa, lanzamos junto a Microsoft la iniciativa Navega Protegido. Esta campaña cibernética que fue lanzada en Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Bolivia, Panamá y México, consiste en un portal http://www.navegaprotegido.org que provee herramientas para proteger a menores de los peligros en Internet.Visita el portal y regístrate para recibir un boletín de noticias y correos electrónicos de nuestro Presidente Ricky Martin. En el 2009 mas países en Latinoamérica se unen a este esfuerzo.
Initiatives in Puerto Rico
Special Thanks to our Corporate Friends for making 55 children at risk happier during the Fourth Capoeira Summer Camp in Puerto Rico.
Queremos agradecer a nuestros Amigos Corporativos por apoyar el Campamento de Verano de Capoeira en Puerto Rico y regalarles bienestar a 55 menores en alto riesgo.Municipio de San Juan, Anaue Capoeira, Omega Engineering, Ferraiuoli Torres Marchand & Rovira, WW Awards, Sony, Tony Mojena Entertainment, Popular, Malta Polar, Pepsi y Gatorade.
Good Shopping
What if the Ricky Martin Foundation earned a penny every time you searched the Internet? Or how about if a percentage of every purchase you made online went to support our cause? Well, now it can! GoodShop.com is a new Yahoo-powered search engine that donates half its advertising revenue, about a penny per search, to the charities its users designate. Use it just as you would any search engine, get quality search results from Yahoo, and watch the donations add up!
GoodShop.com is a new online shopping mall which donates up to 37 percent of each purchase to your favorite cause! Hundreds of great stores including Amazon, Target, Gap, Best Buy, ebay, Macy's and Barnes & Noble have teamed up with GoodShop and every time you place an order, you’ll be supporting your favorite cause.
Just go to www.goodsearch.com and be sure to enter the Ricky Martin Foundation as the charity you want to support. And, be sure to spread the word!
Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
¡Feliz Día de Acción de Gracias!
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