Can we do anything to stop child sex slavery?

Yes, we can. Most kids get lured into the dark world of sex slavery because they don’t know the deceptive tactics of traffickers. Someone shows up in a village and offers to educate the girls. “Just sign here,” he tells the parents, who never see their daughters again.

A trafficker offers a teenage girl a job as a model, waitress, or nanny. She has no idea she’ll really be forced into sex slavery. She’ll be threatened, beaten, and raped over and over, night after night, until she dies of AIDS.

How to stop the traffic

Wherever kids receive awareness training, the rate of child sex trafficking plummets. Unfortunately there’s not enough training—nor is it available to kids who are most at risk.

That’s why we’ve launched a global campaign called the B2F Project to create awareness about child trafficking—with the ultimate goal of ending it. Our mission is to educate girls and their parents about the dangers of child sex trafficking through a strategic, far-reaching multimedia campaign. The B2F Project has the potential to reach millions of children no matter what their language or country, nor how remote their villages.

Our goal is not just to prevent kids from being trafficked, but to help them fulfill their dreams. B2F sets kids free to soar so they can dream big dreams and make a difference in the world around them.

The story

Born to Fly International founder and director Diana Scimone is a journalist who has traveled to more than 40 countries including Sudan, Zimbabwe, Thailand, China, and India. In 2003 she founded PawPaw’s Pals, Inc.—now called Born to Fly International—to respond to some of the most critical needs she has seen among the world’s children.

In the past, the non-profit organization has donated tens of thousands of dollars to help tsunami victims in Indonesia, India, Thailand, and Sri Lanka; childen in Vietnam disfigured by land mines; child slaves kidnapped in Sudan; AIDS orphans in Zimbabwe, and many other children around the world who live in tragedy, war, disease, and degradation.

Today Born to Fly International is focused solely on stopping the worldwide pandemic of child sex trafficking.

How you can help

If you want to be part of a sustainable project that has the potential to change millions of lives, we invite you to partner with us on the B2F Project. You can make an immediate contribution on the donate page or contact us for more detailed donor information about the B2F Project.

Endorsements

“Born to Fly International does three great things: It shows our kids a wider world, raises support for kids who have too little, and gives the first contact for our kids to touch those who have so little.”
—Dr. Clive Calver, president, World Relief

“International Crisis Aid’s work takes us to some of the most remote and dangerous places on this planet. Those who suffer the most are children. B2F is an absolutely critical project that will help stop child sex trafficking.”
—Patrick Bradley, president, International Crisis Aid

“Diana Scimone has traveled with us to China and seen first-hand the plight of many of our children. Born to Fly beautifully embodies her passion, giving us a foundation that helps children around the world.”
—David J. Gotts, executive director, International China Concern