Minga: Speaking and Outreach Program

Minga, the organization, grew from a few kids having a yard sale to a fast-spreading movement of youth, adults, non-profit leaders, businesses, schools, families, and religious communities dedicated to ending the worst form of child exploitation on the planet. We have created a “minga” that reaches across age groups; ethnic-, religious-, and socio-economic divides; and continents. As individuals, we can make a significant dent in this issue; but as a community, we can change the societal norms behind it. After dozens of speeches and many community events, we have had individuals approach us and ask if child prostitution was real. Individuals that would not believe that this was happening in their own country, in their own town. As an entirely youth-run organization, Minga believes that we, as youth, are best able to reach our peers and motivate them to get involved in the fight to end the child sex trade. We seek to educate our peers by involving them in interactive mediums- online, in schools, at workshops and presentations, and in Minga clubs. In order to combat as vast and multifaceted an issue as child sex trafficking and prostitution, we strive to create an equally massive and comprehensive network of youth and adults committed to ending this terrible cycle of exploitation.