International Human Trafficking Institute - IHTI

The mission of the International Human Trafficking Institute is to leverage the collective efforts of private, public, educational, faith-based, and civic organizations to accelerate local, national and global movements to end the trafficking of persons. Most efforts to combat human trafficking focus solely on removing and restoring victims or stopping the traffickers. Our efforts specifically target demand prevention. TRAFFIC-PROOFING VULNERABLE PEOPLE Aligns existing metro-wide resources to address systemic conditions to improve social, educational and economic conditions for youth and their families WHY: Vulnerable people are prime targets for trafficking due to poverty, frail families, and lack of positive adult relationships DEMAND PREVENTION Introduces effective strategies to increase public will to hold buyers accountable for their illegal and harmful acts WHY: "Predators” who buy sex with children are allowed anonymity and minimal punishments, while most local, national, and global anti-trafficking efforts are focused mostly on victims and pimps Deborah Richardson is Executive Director of The International Human Trafficking Institute. She has a 30 year track record in advocacy on women’s rights and economic empowerment for disenfranchised persons. In 2001, Deborah convened a group of women who launched Atlanta’s movement to address child sex trafficking. Their efforts to create awareness on domestic child sex trafficking, change laws, and raise money to open the first safe house in the eastern United States, sparked advocacy efforts that continue today. Deborah is a thought leader who has testified before Congress, worked with more than 30 communities across the United States on planning and executing their human trafficking initiatives, spoken to numerous groups, and written extensively about ending human trafficking. She is the former Executive Vice President and Interim CEO of The Center for Civil and Human Rights.

Website

https://www.ihtinstitute.org/

External link for International Human Trafficking Institute - IHTI

Industry

Non-profit Organizations

Company size

2-10 employees

Headquarters

Atlanta, Georgia

Founded

2014

Specialties

Human Trafficking, Social Justice, Human Rights, Advocacy, Social Change, Labor Trafficking, Sexual Exploitation, Labor Exploitation, Community Movement, ModernSlavery, End Trafficking Demand, and Sexual Trafficking