Kim is 8 years old. Tonight she'll be bought for sex — perhaps 20 times before the sun comes up.

The B2F Project

Most kids are lured into sex slavery because they don’t know the deceptive tactics of traffickers. Wherever awareness training takes place, the rate of trafficking plummets. There’s just not enough, nor is it available in the languages of most at-risk kids.

The Born to Fly Project is a strategic 4-stage plan to educate kids, parents, and teachers about the dangers of child trafficking—with the ultimate goal of ending it.

Stage 1: Write a children’s book called Born to Fly, an allegory about the world of child trafficking that teaches kids to make wise choices as they pursue their dreams.

Stage 2: Develop a wordless book based on the Born to Fly storyline and distribute it to kids worldwide. Why wordless? So we don’t have to translate it into hundreds of languages—saving thousands of hours and dollars.

Stage 3: Produce a companion curriculum to teach children the important concepts found in the wordless book, and distribute it to schools, community centers, and NGOs worldwide.

Stage 4: Create multimedia awareness materials including posters, fliers, DVDs, web-based games, etc. to supplement and expand on the B2F message.

The Born to Fly materials can be used for years to come. They have the potential to change the lives of millions of children as we teach them, “You were born to fly—don’t settle for less.” Click here to find out more.

The Results

Completed stage 1
of the B2F Project: children's book.

Completed stage 2: wordless book.

Completed stage 3: companion curriculum.

Currently testing all materials overseas and in US and working on stage 4.

Once testing is complete, we'll distribute the B2F materials to schools and non-profits around the world.

 

Help us reach kids before the traffickers do:

 

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