Did you know that children are being used and exploited as slaves in every country of the world? Find out how Rotarians and a recently approved Rotarian Action Group are taking action against this extensive, horrific practice, how human trafficking and modern slavery affect us all, and how you and your club can work with other Rotarians and antislavery organizations to protect children from slavery and its consequences.

1. 2014 ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
Rotarians Combating Child Slavery
Breakout Session – June 3, 2014

2. 1st Presentation : Mark Little, Chair, RAG against Child Slavery
(RC Norwich St Edmund, England)
2nd Presentation : Carol Metzker, Author of “Facing the
Monster: How One Person Can Fight
Child Slavery” (One World Rotary E Club,
USA)
Q & A Session : Panelists: Mark Little, Carol Metzker,
Gillina Yudelman (RC of Bay View
Claremont, Australia) and Harry Payne,
Secretary, RAG against Child Slavery (RC
of Burnham on Crouch, England)
Agenda

3. “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice
everywhere”
(Dr Martin Luther King)
Rotarian Action Group Against Child Slavery
“If you are neutral in situations of injustice,
you have chosen the side of the oppressor”
(Archbishop Desmond Tutu)

4. Children are being used as slaves all over the world

5. Enslavement occurs in many commercial & trading activities
For Sale or Hire

6. “No one shall be held in slavery or servitude.
Slavery & the Slave Trade shall be prohibited in all their
forms”
(Article 4 UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights - 1948)

7. RI Board approves Action against Child Slavery
June 2009 - Action Group of Rotarians formed to combat Child Slavery.
March 2010 - 1st Application for RAG status submitted to the RI Board
Jan 2011 - RI Board rejects application
Nov 2012 - 2nd Application for RAG status submitted
Jan 2013 - RI Board approves RAG status
Main aims of the RAG
1. Raise awareness of the existence of slavery.
2. Encourage and help Rotarians to support, promote and work with
anti-slavery groups with programmes, campaigns and projects that
help to protect children from slavery and its consequences.

9. The need to raise awareness…..Why ?

10. R.C. of UNLEY, ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA
RC of Mainz 50 NORD, GERMANY
RC of REIMS ST REMI, FRANCE

11. Initiating Action
Matching Grant Project 2003
1stJointInternational
Anti-SlaveryProject?

14. Nature of Slavery

15. Slavery eliminates the identity of the individual

16. The extent of the problem facing the RAG

17. Cheap and Disposable

18. Cheap and Disposable

19. Cheap and Disposable

20. Boys working in a Brazilian Charcoal Camp

22. Child Slaves in a Cocoa Plantation on the Ivory Coast

23. Working in a carpet factory in Bangladesh

24. Child Slavery in India

25. Huro and Shivji have just been rescued from a carpet factory
after 5 years of servitude

26. Slavery & Violence

27. Case Histories

28. Ashraf showing me
his paintings
30/3/05
Ashraf -11/11/01

29. Reasons for an Action Group
• Global increase in number of child slaves.
• Slavery is illegal and therefore needs to be ended.
• We need to raise awareness and help clubs to take action.
• We need to be reminded of our ethical responsibilities.
• Anti-slavery organizations need our support.
• The time is ripe to end slavery.
• The impetus for action comes from past Rotary leaders.

30. Rotarians Combating Child Slavery
Facing the Monster
of Child Slavery
By Carol Metzker

31. Rotarians Combatting Child Slavery
Thank you for your courage.

32. In the Beginning, 2004

33. Learning How to End Child Slavery
The Greatest Thing I Learned:
Rotarians Can Change Anything.

34. Big or Small, Rotary Projects Make a Difference

35. Sustainable Project: Cows and Bio-Gas Cooking System, India
• Project : 4 cows, shed, vet bills and feed for 1 year, construction of
bio-gas system. Cost: $5,542 US
• Location: Punaranawa Ashram, India, for girls rescued from sex
slavery
• Results: dairy products; extra milk to sell for income; gas for
cooking; fertilizer; means to learn cooking and animal husbandry

36. How Can You Help?
• Know the signs.
• Know who to call.
• Join RACSRAG.
• Help with a project.

37. Know the Signs
• Evidence of being controlled, unable to speak for
themselves, no freedom of movement.
• Evidence of physical abuse – bruises, scars, wounds.
• Fear, disorientation, low self-esteem, depression.
• No documentation.
• May not speak the predominant language.
• Might not identify as a victim.

38. Know Who to Call
Emergency and National Hotline Numbers
• Australia: 131AFP (131237)
• Brazil: 100
• Canada: 613-993-7267
• India: ChildLine - 91 - 022 - 2388 1098
• UK: Salvation Army - 0854 434 9159
• US. - 1-888-3737-888 or send a text to BeFree. For immediate
danger, 9-1-1.
• For more countries, see:
http://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/other/2011/168859.htm

39. Join RACSRAG
www.racsrg.org

40. Support a Project
Build a school!
Free villagers.
Break the cycle of illiteracy, poverty, slavery.

41. Help with a Project! Schools4Freedom
Free a Village! A Three Year Process:
• Undercover grassroots activists enter an enslaved village.
• Motivated by the thought of education for their children,
parents become bold and hopeful.
• A school is built. Kids begin to learn.
• Adults learn rights and vocational skills.
• By three years, villagers are stronger and self-organized
for freedom.

42. Help with a Project! Schools4Freedom
The Cost of a Village’s Freedom - $35,992 (US)
What It Buys:
• Sustainable freedom for 100-300
villagers
• Permanent roof for school
• 2 teachers
• Solar streetlight
• Educational supplies; hot lunches
for children
• Vocational training and education
about rights for adults
• Documentation and video
•

43. Jaya: Proof We Can Change Lives
• Abducted at 16, sold to brothel, escaped before delivery
• Recovered at Punarnawa Ashram - received education
vocational training,
self-esteem
• Became her region’s
first female tailor,
thriving entrepreneur
• Enabled the rescue of
another girl, testified
against trafficker to
put him behind bars

44. Thank you!
Thanks for listening,
Joining us today, and
Committing to take action to
END CHILD SLAVERY!
For questions or to help with Schools4Freedom Project:
echmetzker@aol.com