Love146
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Love146 is a U.S. 501(3) non-profit international human rights organization that works toward the abolition of child sex trafficking and exploitation
through advocacy
, prevention, and aftercare.
Love146’s Prevention program is broken up into three global regions, the U.S., Asia, and Europe, working to reduce the risk for children in high traffic areas, strengthen prevention networks, empower youth, and empower advocates.
The Aftercare programs subscribe to the biopsychosocial model
of treatment and care, assessing the biological, psychological, and social aspects of survivors.
, Desirea Rodgers, and Caroline Hahm. Prior to the establishing of Love146, co-founder and president, Rob Morris, worked with Mercy Ships
lnternational. Morris has lectured and taught in over thirty countries on issues of justice
, compassion
, and human rights
.
Love146 became an official Public Charity in March of 2004 under the name of Justice for Children International . In 2007, they changed their name to Love146.
Their Headquarters for advocacy and awareness initiatives is located in New Haven, CT.
The organization is named after a young girl two of the co-founders encountered while undercover in a brothel in Southeast Asia
. The girls were given numbers of identification pinned to their dresses. Observing a group of prostituted children, one girl in particular stood out. Morris explained that she stared at them with a piercing gaze, saying, “There was still fight left in her eyes.” Her number was 146 .
Love146 was named an “Agent of Change” by GQ Magazine, and earned a Myspace
Impact Award for Social Justice
. They have also been spotlighted in Relevant Magazine
. They are supported by bands such as The Wrecking and Paramore
. President of Baume & Mercier North America, Rudy Chavez, and Love146 board member, sent Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist Carolyn Cole
to Southeast Asia to take photos in support of Love146. In 2008, Baume & Mercier hosted an exhibition of her photos in New York City
titled “Into the Light”.
In 2008, 75% of the budget went to programs, 10% to fundraising, and 15% to management and general.
The annual financial reports, audited financials, and 990 forms from previous years can be found on their website.
Its passing has encountered some controversy, where those who oppose the bill say that the charge of prostitution is crucial to getting these children to testify against the pimps.
Exploitation
This article discusses the term exploitation in the meaning of using something in an unjust or cruel manner.- As unjust benefit :In political economy, economics, and sociology, exploitation involves a persistent social relationship in which certain persons are being mistreated or unfairly used for...
through advocacy
Advocacy
Advocacy is a political process by an individual or a large group which normally aims to influence public-policy and resource allocation decisions within political, economic, and social systems and institutions; it may be motivated from moral, ethical or faith principles or simply to protect an...
, prevention, and aftercare.
Love146’s Prevention program is broken up into three global regions, the U.S., Asia, and Europe, working to reduce the risk for children in high traffic areas, strengthen prevention networks, empower youth, and empower advocates.
The Aftercare programs subscribe to the biopsychosocial model
Biopsychosocial model
The biopsychosocial model is a general model or approach that posits that biological, psychological , and social factors, all play a significant role in human functioning in the context of disease or illness...
of treatment and care, assessing the biological, psychological, and social aspects of survivors.
History
Love146 was founded in 2002 by Rob Morris, Lamont HiebertLamont Hiebert
Lamont Hiebert is a recording artist and modern-day abolitionist.He co-founded in 2002 and was the Executive Director from 2002-2006. He currently works as the US Prevention Strategist for Love146 and is on the charity’s Board of Directors ....
, Desirea Rodgers, and Caroline Hahm. Prior to the establishing of Love146, co-founder and president, Rob Morris, worked with Mercy Ships
Mercy Ships
Mercy Ships is an international charity that was founded in 1978 by Don and Deyon Stephens. Mercy Ships currently operates the largest non-governmental hospital ship in the world, providing free health care, community development projects, community health education, mental health programs,...
lnternational. Morris has lectured and taught in over thirty countries on issues of justice
Justice
Justice is a concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, religion, or equity, along with the punishment of the breach of said ethics; justice is the act of being just and/or fair.-Concept of justice:...
, compassion
Compassion
Compassion is a virtue — one in which the emotional capacities of empathy and sympathy are regarded as a part of love itself, and a cornerstone of greater social interconnection and humanism — foundational to the highest principles in philosophy, society, and personhood.There is an aspect of...
, and human rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
.
Love146 became an official Public Charity in March of 2004 under the name of Justice for Children International . In 2007, they changed their name to Love146.
Their Headquarters for advocacy and awareness initiatives is located in New Haven, CT.
The organization is named after a young girl two of the co-founders encountered while undercover in a brothel in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...
. The girls were given numbers of identification pinned to their dresses. Observing a group of prostituted children, one girl in particular stood out. Morris explained that she stared at them with a piercing gaze, saying, “There was still fight left in her eyes.” Her number was 146 .
Love146 was named an “Agent of Change” by GQ Magazine, and earned a Myspace
Myspace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
Impact Award for Social Justice
Social justice
Social justice generally refers to the idea of creating a society or institution that is based on the principles of equality and solidarity, that understands and values human rights, and that recognizes the dignity of every human being. The term and modern concept of "social justice" was coined by...
. They have also been spotlighted in Relevant Magazine
Relevant Magazine
RELEVANT Magazine is a bimonthly magazine providing content on “God, life, and progressive culture”. It is published by RELEVANT Media Group and a circulation of 56,667. Its companion web presence, RELEVANTmagazine.com, launched in 2002 with the email newsletter, 850 Words of RELEVANT...
. They are supported by bands such as The Wrecking and Paramore
Paramore
Paramore is an American rock band from Franklin, Tennessee, formed in 2004. The band consists of lead vocalist Hayley Williams, bassist Jeremy Davis, and guitarist Taylor York...
. President of Baume & Mercier North America, Rudy Chavez, and Love146 board member, sent Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist Carolyn Cole
Carolyn Cole
Carolyn Cole is a staff photographer for the Los Angeles Times. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography in 2004, for her coverage of the siege of Monrovia, the capital of Liberia.-Biography:...
to Southeast Asia to take photos in support of Love146. In 2008, Baume & Mercier hosted an exhibition of her photos in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
titled “Into the Light”.
Programs
- Escape Magazine - pop culture magazine featuring articles that address issues on the vulnerability of young people toward this industry
- Round Home - a safe home for rescued child sex slaves in the Philippines
- Time 4 Girls Program - provides Training for adults who work with at-risk adolescent girls
- Task Forces - groups of community members who meet regularly to generate and carry out their ideas to increase community awareness of sex trafficking
- Partners with anti-trafficking organizations working in NepalNepalNepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
, ThailandThailandThailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
, CambodiaCambodiaCambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
, VietnamVietnamVietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
, IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, and Sri LankaSri LankaSri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
.
Financial Information
Love146 invests in an infrastructure that sustains a growing organization, and more specifically, in well-developed programs to protect and restore children.In 2008, 75% of the budget went to programs, 10% to fundraising, and 15% to management and general.
The annual financial reports, audited financials, and 990 forms from previous years can be found on their website.
Criticism
U.S. advocacy director, Kathy Maskell, has been fighting for a legislation (Safe Harbor for Exploited Children) that would protect children from being prosecuted for the crime of prostitution.Its passing has encountered some controversy, where those who oppose the bill say that the charge of prostitution is crucial to getting these children to testify against the pimps.