Founder’s Story
“In 2002, while traveling on a sabbatical I encountered a group of 5 to 7 year old girls in Phnom Penh, Cambodia whom aggressively tried to solicit me for prostitution. One of the girls, about 6 years old, said “I yum yum very good, I no money today, Mama San boxing me (the madam of the brothel will beat me up).” I gave them some money and walked away, but decided that I had to do something about it.
As I started to research this subject I was horrified to realize that around 2 million children (some younger than one) are kidnapped, sold into prostitution and sexually abused worldwide each year. I had heard about underage prostitution before, but I never realized the proportions of the problem. I vowed to do everything in my power to raise global awareness and action to this social problem.
The product of this decision was to create a combination of three films (The K11 Project) exposing this issue and an international grassroots movement to end child slavery and exploitation (RedLight Children) and have spent the past eight years trying to make it happen.” – Founder & Executive Director, Guy Jacobson
Please join my mission by doing at least one of the many ways we suggest on how to get involved on our Take Action page
