Our mission is to assist children who are victims of human trafficking, child pornography and more generally online crimes.
We fight against gender-based violence and help the victims of these crimes through a learned use of technology and a concrete, on-site source of aid.
The objectives of Protection4kids are based on the reintegration of victims into society through the support of various projects active at an international level, including help for adults and minors seeking asylum in refugee camps, who are among the main targets of victims of trafficking.
We collaborate with international organizations because we believe that networking in emergency contexts is the most effective way for coherent and continuous assistance.
We currently carry out, on a periodic basis, humanitarian missions in refugee camps in Greece, Bosnia and along the Balkan Route, where we provide large quantities of basic necessities and emergency aid supplies kindly donated by the local community, together with medical, legal and psychological assistance.
Protection4kids is committed to supporting the CHHORI anti-trafficking centre in Kathmandu on a monthly basis. Chhori is a centre that welcomes girls and young women who are victims of forced prostitution and sex tourism and helps them find an alternative life before being reintegrated into society.
It is a fact that 75% of victims of human trafficking are women and girls, but we at Protection4kids want to underline that there are also male victims of trafficking. In fact, one of our projects is focused on supporting the Mandinary Football Academy in Gambia, which has become a communicative bridge between rural families and the football job "offers" that child footballers receive to ensure that people do not fall victim to scam offers leading to sexual exploitation.
We organise in-company campaigns and projects to raise awareness and provide workshops on gender equality and the elimination of gender stereotypes in the workplace. We organise informative events that aim to create a female empowerment network to achieve authentic gender equality.
It involves the creation of a team that provides, in addition to the qualified IT support needed to combat online crimes, free psychological support for victims and 24/7 legal assistance.
We organise training courses in schools with the aim of raising students' awareness and making them understand that the simple and daily use of digital functions, such as sharing or downloading a file, involves risks. The protection of children who surf the internet must start first and foremost from an awareness of the digital tools they are using and the main risks they may encounter. In addition to the relevant IT knowledge necessary to fight online crimes, this project is also based upon the creation of a Team that provides free psychological support and necessary legal assistance for victims 24 hours a day.
Since 2020, thanks to a collaboration with the Municipality of Castelfranco Veneto, we have been donating basic necessities (such as food, clothing and hygiene items) to families in extremely vulnerable conditions in Castellana.
When a humanitarian crisis occurs, Protection4kids tries to be mindful when coming into contact with people experiencing complex trauma. We actively listen to the community at hand and, in this way, try to better understand their needs and their requests. In 2022, we began supporting the war-affected people of Ukraine through the provision of humanitarian goods. In 2023, we flew to Turkey following the earthquakes to train the staff of a local NGO on the protection of minors in emergency contexts.
