COALITION AGAINST TRAFFICKING OF WOMEN

“Being a girl should not be a vulnerability to trafficking or sexual exploitation, but a journey of joy and opportunities to reach her full potential. We are so honored to partner with Amplify Her, a foundation that works towards creating these opportunities for every woman and girl of New York City. We are inspired and grateful to be part of Amplify Her Foundation’s unyielding vision of a world where women and girls not only benefit from systemic change, but drive it. Together, we look forward to continuing our work ensuring equality, safety, and joy for the women and girls of New York City.”
— Taina Bien-Aimé, Executive Director, The Coalition Against Trafficking in Women

MISSION 

The Coalition Against Trafficking in Women is one of the oldest international organizations working to end the trafficking and sexual exploitation of women and girls. They emphatically believe that every woman and girl has a fundamental right to live a life free from discrimination, sexual exploitation, and violence. Through an approach rooted in women’s rights and human rights principles, they advocate for strong laws and policies, raise public awareness and support survivor leadership.

 
 

GRANT PURPOSE & IMPACT

Amplify Her Foundation funding will support an expansion of CATW’s Survivor Leadership Program, to support survivor-led leadership campaigns to end the trafficking and sexual exploitation of women and girls, and to raise public awareness about these human rights violations in New York City for effective change. 

The Survivor Leadership Program helps women and girl survivors transition into leadership and gain confidence in exploring the next phase of their lives. The Program offers opportunities to enter into leadership roles by training survivors in advocacy-related media, communications, research and writing. Their approach is to offer an overview of laws that address sex trafficking and sexual exploitation, highlight the scale of the crisis, and inspire them to create and implement campaigns designed for community engagement, media outreach, and advocacy for systemic change.

This expansion aims to offer a series of six interactive, specialized trainings in traditional and social media communications for sex trade survivors; a workshop where trainees utilize the skills honed during the trainings and produce Public Service Announcement-style (PSA) videos; and the development, production, and distribution of a ten episodes of an original survivor-hosted and produced podcast exploring topics related to survivors journeys from past exploitation to stepping into leadership positions in life and in professional endeavors. All components of these efforts will be led by sex trade survivors who are women of color, drawing from their lived experiences and years of advocacy work in the anti-trafficking space.

With support from the Amplify Her Foundation, the Coalition Against the Trafficking of Women’s expanded Survivor Leadership Program will support and amplify the voices of survivors in every decision-making room and in the media throughout the five boroughs of New York City.