Is there a realistic chance of controlling child trafficking?
Yes. If the countries involved act together and give more priority to the fight against child trafficking than before. Some of the campaign activities are aimed at making the governments more aware of this responsibility. Prevention plays an important role in the fight against child trafficking. Families at risk must be warned and informed. Most of these families live in extreme poverty or under very difficult conditions and have no idea of what awaits them coercion, rape, and unpaid labor. Therefore, in addition to supporting the victims, terre des hommes stresses on the importance of informing people in its campaign. However, it is also clear that ultimately, child trafficking is always the result of an unequal distribution of wealth. Only a determined fight against poverty can eliminate the root cause of child trafficking.
