How many times have you looked at your child, or your neighbors child and smiled at how cute and innocent they are? Now imagine that child being raped repeatedly, maybe even 20 times a night just for some pervert's pleasure?
There are over a million children a year that are kidnapped and enslaved; bought and sold for sex. After illegal drug sales,human trafficking is the second most profitable criminal activity in the world, and rapidly gaining. It's already #1 in some parts of the world, generating around $31 billion annually. As many as half of all those trafficked worldwide for sex and domestic slavery are children under 18 years of age.
Now think of your child, or your neighbors child, what would you do if someone kidnapped them, and turned their innocence into dollars. This is how these people look at your children, our children.
But there is a way you can help stop Child Trafficking.
Note: The children you see here have not knowingly been trafficked (although many are at risk for it).
Child Trafficking:
- Children shouldn't be sex toys
- What is happening on 9-9-09 and how you can help
- Born2Fly an International Organization
- How much do you know about Child Trafficking?
- Blog on Child Sex Trafficking
- The innocence of Children shouldn't be Sold
- Diane Scimone and her dog Paw Paw playing with Children
- Child Trafficking is a Global Problem
- Teaching Kids Awareness
- Twitter as a Humanitarian Media
- Mark your Calendar
- Are you Angry, Are you going to do something about it?
- Bookmark This Lens
- Books Recommended by Diana Scimone
- Books on Trafficking: Learn More About This Crime
Children shouldn't be sex toys
What can you do to help stop Child Trafficking

What is happening on 9-9-09 and how you can help
I remember trying to get donations for an Organization in Romania that worked with Kids that had AIDS. Many people were not aware that each coin they gave was valuable, as it all adds up. There are many ways to help, and Born2Fly has found a way to help educate children all over the world, from America to Asia, but they need our help.
Join us for a 1-day fundraiser for the Born2Fly Project to stop child sex trafficking: 9,000 people each giving $9 on 9/9/09.
Each year more than a million kids are lured into modern-day slavery where they're raped for profit 30 or 40 times a night-night after night. Some of them are just 4 years old. Many are right in the U.S. If that makes you angry, here's what you can do about it.
Most kids are lured into sex slavery because they don't know the deceptive tactics of traffickers. What if we could warn children and their parents ahead of time? What if we could teach them about the lies traffickers use-and how to stand up against them? The rate of trafficking would drop and millions of kids would never enter the dark world of trafficking.
That's exactly what the Born2Fly Project is all about: educating kids and their parents about the dangers of trafficking, with the ultimate goal of ending it. The centerpiece of B2F is a wordless book that teaches kids to make wise choices-wordless so we don't have to translate it into hundreds of languages. A companion curriculum will reinforce the important concepts in the book.
Born to Fly is at the critical moment. The books and curriculum are nearly complete. We need to print these strategic materials and give them to at-risk kids and parents around the world. The 1-day fundraiser will raise money to do that-and prevent millions of kids from being trafficked. Traffickers think kids are commodities. On 9/9/09, tell kids they're priceless. All it takes is $9.
What you can do:
*Donate: Go to born2fly.org and use the Chip-in widget to donate $9.
*Email: Tell 9 people about 09-09-09 and send them to born2fly.org
*Blog: Post about 09-09-09. Include the logo (above) & Chip-in widget
* Facebook: Talk about 09-09-09; include the logo and Chip-in widget.
*Twitter: Tweet about it. Follow @09_09_09. Add a Twibbon after you've donated.
*Updates: Check Diana Scimone's blog for the latest.
You can get the code for the Chip-in widget on Diana's Blog; copy and paste it onto your blog and Facebook:
Born2Fly an International Organization

How much do you know about Child Trafficking?
Blog on Child Sex Trafficking
Diana Scimone Author, Activist for Children
Diana Scimone, President of the Organization Born2fly works tirelessly trying to help stop Child Sex Trafficking. I found her on Twitter awhile back, and have been impressed with both Diana and the work she and others are doing.
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byDiane Scimone and her dog Paw Paw playing with Children
Child Trafficking is a Global Problem
All Photos of Children Copyrighted and used with permission of Diana Scimone
Teaching Kids Awareness
Educating kids and their parents about the dangers of trafficking, with the ultimate goal of ending it is the goal of Born2Fly.
What is your opinion on Child Trafficking?
Fetching blurbs now... please stand byBefore today I wasn't aware of the problem, but now that I am.....
marymc says:
All our children, world wide need to be protected. Thanks for doing your part. I'll link this lens in my lenses and my blogs and twitter.
Posted August 23, 2009
I was aware of the problem and it makes me feel........
Joanmh says:
They are lowest of the low........traffickers should be given death penalty when caught and proven guilty.....after first suffering castration....better yet, just lop off their genitals since traffickers can be male or female.
Posted September 27, 2009
cjsysreform says:
This is a really important issue. Thanks for spotlighting it here.
Posted August 28, 2009
boutiqueshops says:
It makes me sick that people would abuse children in this worst possible way. Living in Deep South Texas in close proximity to the Mexican border, we are aware of this problem. My sincerest best wishes to Born2Fly for their success ~ Make It Happen! You can do it! Good luck!
Posted August 23, 2009
Twitter as a Humanitarian Media
Learn what's being said about Chid Trafficking on Twitter Follow @DianaScimone
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- TX_Mist
- RT @FBIPressOffice: Kansas Man Sentenced for Attempted Sex Trafficking of a Child: Richard J. Oflyng, of Ottawa, Kansas, was sentenced . ...
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- levihenry
- RT @FBIPressOffice: Kansas Man Sentenced for Attempted Sex Trafficking of a Child: http://bit.ly/8ltwIS
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- gdiepenbrock
- RT @FBIPressOffice: Kansas Man sentenced for Att. Sex Trafficking of a Child: Richard J. Oflyng, of Ottawa -15 yrs. http://bit.ly/8ltwIS
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- apcriminaljust
- RT @FBIPressOffice: Kansas Man Sentenced for Attempted Sex Trafficking of a Child: Richard J. Oflyng, of Ottawa, Kansas, was sentenced . ...
Mark your Calendar
Don't forget to Mark your Calendar for September 9th and Bookmark this site to come back for the Links to Born2Fly
Are you Angry, Are you going to do something about it?
Please leave your comments here about this lens or the Project
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- mysticmama mysticmama Sep 9, 2009 @ 2:08 pm
- Important topic, excellent lens!
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- cjsysreform cjsysreform Aug 28, 2009 @ 1:17 am
- Great work! It's important for people to know that child sex trafficking happens within the United States, not just to children in other nations. Kids are bought and sold right where we live. It's not as common here, but it does happen and it needs to stop.
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- Brookelorren Brookelorren Aug 26, 2009 @ 12:41 pm
- Some people are so sick. Thanks for creating this lens.
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- spirituality spirituality Aug 25, 2009 @ 3:59 am
- :) great lens. Very well done. blessed by a squidangel.
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- KathyMcGraw KathyMcGraw Aug 24, 2009 @ 5:01 pm
- Thank you everyone who has visited this lens. It is indeed a subject that is hard to read, and even harder to think of in our own backyard. But it is here, so hopefully everyone Marks their Calendar, tells their friends to mark theirs, and let's all donate our $9 to help get these materials out to the kids, parents, and Organizations that need them the most.
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