Ahh can't even believe darn winter is coming! What happened? I missed summer in a blink! Yikes that is rough! Well, I still hit the pool today and took me 2 hours to warm up. Wind's howling outside. However, despite not being so sure where things are, I felt better today. Calmer. I know that we keep dumbing our campaign down, but after the meeting with GWC and the professor really showing us that our vision was unclear, we're understanding how this could be super confusing.
I've been focusing so much from this belief that abstinence from sex was the solution and forming it around that. When really, at the beginning it was about telling tourists, and possibly 'users' of trafficking to know about it and not then USE the market. Which is sexual exploitation market. HIV, prostitution, Trafficking and even abstinence are all separate campaigns and messages. Therefore even an outside was confused of our vision and purpose. And the strategy and outcomes, audience were scattered. We gotta be focused.
World Cup time, possible 'users' of the sexual exploitation, abstain from sexual exploitation which is the #1 call for trafficking, to fight trafficking, and 'how' by having this acronym as easy teacher in a flyer to hand out to churches/groups to give out info, as well as our video etc. SO, it's looking more like this and it's in prof's hands to rewrite proposal. man oh man
A Abstain from World Pain
“Abstain from world pain” is our goal
*During the 2010 FIFA World Cup help fight human trafficking by abstaining from sexual exploitation (?)
B Be Aware
*2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa is a major event bringing large amounts of people together
*Estimated 500,000 visitors coming to South Africa for event
*Major increase in demand of the sex industry and human trafficking for sexual exploitation
*South Africa has high HIV and AIDS rate and it’s possible the WC would increase the spread
*All schools in South Africa are out for the 5 weeks during the WC
*Poverty, high unemployment and lack of opportunity creates a means for survival
S Sex (Sexual Exploitation) (Industry)
*Define sexual exploitation
*Sex workers and sex tourism are increasing and preparing for event
*Sex workers, human trafficking, child prostitution, violence, crime, police abuse, drugs and HIV/AIDS are all linked in the industry
*South Africa is trying to legalize/decriminalize prostitution as well as drinking out in the public for the WC
*Other countries that have legalized/decriminalize prostitution have seen many harmful effects
*Legalizing prostitution closes access of finding victims who are being trafficked
*South Africa lacks ability to effectively police Sex Industry (?) important or not
T Trafficking
*Definition of Human Trafficking:
* Human Trafficking is a lucrative business, (7-10 billion US dollars annually) and increasing for the World Cup
*27 million slaves exist in the world today
*Purpose for human trafficking: Slave-like labor, prostitution, forced marriage and sale of their body parts
*Most trafficked victims are girls between 5-15 years of age
*Young boys are being recruited by fake agents with 2010 WC promises (camps, training, scouting) and then being sold for sex and labor
*South Africa is on a Tier 2 watch: means a country whose governments do not fully comply with the TVPA’s (The United States’ Trafficking Victims Protection Act), minimum standards, but are making significant efforts to bring themselves into compliance with those standards)
*The cost for rehabilitation of these victims is expensive and has life-long effects
*SA against slavery during apartheid, yet it’s still happening
“For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.” Nelson Mandela
A AIDS (Abolish Slavery or Apartheid not over) ? (put aids in ‘be aware’ category
*South Africa is world’s largest population of people living with HIV (5.7 million)
*Estimated over 1000 people died a day in South Africa from AIDS related death in 2008
*Almost 1 in 3 women aged 25-29 are currently living with HIV
*15 million children have lost one or both parents due to the disease
*Global funding is increasing for the disease but the need is growing even faster - widening the gap
*Multiple sex partners are increasing: Males increased from 9.4% in 2002 to 19.3% in 2008. Females increased from 1/6% to 3/7%
*There is still no cure!
*Average life expectancy in South Africa is estimated 54 years – 10 years less than what it would have been without AIDS
*90% - 95% of HIV is transmitted through sex
I Involves everyone
*All people are directly/indirectly affected by these issues
*All people are solutions to these issues (All people can be aware and prevent)?
N Now
You can:
1) Abstain from sexual exploitation
2) Be an advocate: Buy a wrist band and tell others!
3) Donate towards a safe house for victims (insert pdf)
4) Donate towards ABSTAIN2010 to continue spreading awareness
5) Sign a petition against legalization/decriminalization of prostitution
6) Buy a tshirt
7) Learn more: Visit website (s) hotline (s)
If you have some feedback I would love to hear it. This does however make it more simpler, and easier to focus and piggy back off and with Justice Acts.
My mind haunts me though. Dream big, too big. Then it gets to this stage and I feel like I've really dumbed the dream down, but realistically it seems simpler and clearer and more attainable. Yet dreams. Oh man. If I went after every dream I had everyday I'd be the blackest sheep you ever met. I wanted to basically get in a van yesterday and just go with whatever message we have. Planned on it. Then I thought well perhaps we just end and join up with other ministries. Oh my mind's been wacked. Spent last night chilln with the girls watching Prince and Me, trying to spend what time I have left with Bre. Good ol Cristian was there was well with the girls. So funny, he's great. Especially hearing his English get better, WOW.
Today we worked on acronym, and concepts for preparing to shoot Musa tomorrow. Captain of Santos and Kenya to endorse and use on our adverts. Feel bad not being really professional, however we have cameras, and a 'band' for him to wear. Trying to do what we can with the 'document' being provised, but also letting the team members understand where we're at and why.
Pushing an abstinence campaign, even if we said a faithfulness, not even aimed at within marriage, then argues that faithfulness to whom and then what about those not in relationships?
They're getting the point and feedback is good. We coudlnt' do anything yesterday morning so I had them all over as wel as Bre. Breakfast was great and so was the fellowship.
Grace left me though. Yesterday she went home. Probably 1 of my closest, definitely most adored friend here. And I'm not the only one. This whole base is mourning. It's sad. Her brother is going to Iraq and she really felt called to be home to see him for few weeks, and she didn't get enough money to go back, and so changed her flight and stopped SBS. She's praying to come back, but only if it's what she feels God wants her to do. SO, she's back there and saying hello to the fam for me. Yes Samuel that means you and the Kennedy. It's ok I'll see ya'll in oregon or CO here soon.
Well, super tired, gotta go now cause Daneeka is ready to head home. Mom, Dad, kale, I've neglected talking wtih you, but appreciate your love and emails. Andie, at least holla at cha girl! Love you!
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