One of our principal directives is to raise global awareness and consciousness regarding the abuse, and suffering of many children throughout the world. We carefully select causes often hidden behind the veil of ignorance and complacency. Our foundation diligently searches for and partners with like-minded non-profit organizations at home and abroad, assisting in the fight to help suffering children, in any given context.
Our commitment to raise their standard of living is solid!
But this requires a firm shift beyond simple theory, pulling together different practical strands through systematic, evidence-based research, ultimately leading us to a path of sustainable social and economic growth for these organizations and the children served by them.
The Stella Link Children Foundation is committed to raising public awareness. It is imperative that we educate the public about sordid, egregious crimes against children and humanity. In addition to educating the public, we also promote the dedicated work and goals of the Cambodian Women’s Crisis Center.
The Stella Link Children Foundation has developed a documentary production program to create a revenue generating business for our organization, and to compliment and support our awareness campaign.
Video has become one of the most powerful mediums to convey messages regarding social consciousness and social justice. Using video, we can shed light on overlooked issues into the living rooms and theaters of people throughout the world. Our documentaries serve as a catalyst for change and social progress.
Current Projects:
• Cambodian Women’s Crisis Center (CWCC) Documentary
• Child Sex Slavery and Trafficking Documentary
We partner with caring organizations working to narrow the achievement and education gap for the underserved children of developing nations. Most of the children are former victims of egregious crimes including child sex slavery, child soldiering, homelessness, and trafficking for forced begging, waste scavenging, salt production, brick making, and quarrying. Our services provide access to scalable education programs and financial, material, and technological resources, so that partnering organizations and the children they serve can continue the everyday struggle of healing, learning and upward mobility.
An estimated 8.4 million children are in slavery, trafficking, debt bondage, forced recruitment for armed conflict, prostitution, pornography, and other illicit activities. Despite having been in existence for centuries, child trafficking has only emerged in recent years as an issue of global concern, due to the worldwide collaboration to join hands in fighting this heinous crime. Legal dictums suggest that trafficking of human beings is perceived to be more than a crime it is a serious violation of human rights, children’s rights, labor rights, and basic fundamental freedoms.
Child trafficking has become a massive multi-billion dollar industry. Women and children are basic commodities caught in the complex web of organized crime and exploitation. They are usually sold several times over, transferring from one pimp to another.
Violence is not always the motive for trafficking children. Poverty and the thirst for greed and money play a role. Victims are tricked, deceived, forced, sold by parents, or otherwise coerced into situations later inescapable. Each year, an estimated 14,500 to 17,500 foreign nationals are trafficked into the United States. But children are also trafficked within the U.S. without grabbing much attention from the public. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the number of American citizens trafficked each year is even higher, with an estimated 200,000 American children at risk for trafficking into the sex industry.
The largest number of people trafficked into the U.S. comes from East Asia and the Pacific (5,000 to 7,000 victims). Next up is Latin America, Europe and Eurasia, ranging anywhere from 3,500 to 5,500 victims.
Stemming the tides of child exploitation is everyone’s business. Stand up and fight!