End Child Prostitution & Trafficking Organization Celebrates its 20th Anniversary

Nov. 29, 2011 - PRLog -- Well-known non-profit organization ECPAT (End Child Prostitution and Trafficking) will be celebrating its 20th Anniversary on Wednesday November 30th, 2011 from 6pm to 8:30pm at The Institute of International Education in the Edgar J. Kaufman conference room.  Project Girl Collective will perform a special dedication for the cause.
This event is powered by Delta Airlines, Hilton Worldwide, The Body Shop, Wyndham Corporation, Carlson, M&T Bank and Mercury Investment Services. Since it’s founding in 1991, ECPAT-USA has led national efforts to protect children from sex trafficking and child prostitution. The organization has also worked to pass legislation in various states such as New York, Connecticut, Vermont, Illinois, Minnesota and Washington. ECPAT also trains law enforcement, tourism and social services organizations to recognize sexual reports.
All proceeds from the fundraiser will go towards the organization's continual efforts to raise awareness on the issue of child sexual exploitation. In addition to the funding support ECPAT provides to various other organizations in order them to recognize and report such incidents.  For more information on the event please view: http://ecpatusa.org/2011/10/ecpat-usa-turns-20/   


About ECPAT :

ECPAT is a network of organizations and individuals working together to eliminate the commercial sexual exploitation of children around the world. ECPAT was created in 1991 by a group of NGO workers and other concerned individuals in Asia as the campaign to End Child Prostitution in Asian Tourism. By 1996, the sexual exploitation of children had exploded into an international crisis, so ECPAT widened its scope of work beyond sex tourism to encompass child pornography and the trafficking/prostituting of children for sexual purposes within all countries. ECPAT International has 80 groups in over 70 countries, including the U.S.