Dear Friend,

As the year draws to a close, the National Center on Sexual Exploitation is grateful for you as a supporter and ally in this fight! Despite the difficulties of dealing with a global pandemic that shut down most of the world, we were still able to accomplish so much this year.

One of our most exciting highlights in 2020 was the official launch of ICOSE, or the International Centre on Sexual Exploitation. Utilizing cutting edge tactics for private and public policy advocacy and building on a decade of coalition-building experience, ICOSE works to bolster the global abolitionist movement. This is just the beginning and we are excited about what ICOSE will be able to accomplish in the years to come.

Here is just a small list of ICOSE’s incredible work so far:

  • ICOSE led the charge in a campaign calling on credit card companies to cut ties with the abusive and exploitative online pornography industry, landing on the front page of BBC News. Child safety and anti-sexual exploitation advocates and organizations from 13 countries sent a joint letter to major credit card and payment processing companies like VISA and MasterCard, requesting them to stop processing payments for the hardcore pornography industry—marking the first international effort to do so. Read the joint international letter here.
  • Our international impact has risen dramatically! In just the few short months since ICOSE’s inception, we have met with over a dozen countries to discuss critical issues such as pornography and trafficking, including Rwanda, Israel, Ukraine, Liberia, Denmark, and the United Kingdom. We’ve also worked with several international organizations and governments to draft critical reports, including a report on the harms of sex buying to the United Nations.
  • ICOSE participated in global protests against PornHub, one of the largest online porn companies, which has been caught hosting videos of sex trafficking, child sexual abuse victims, non-consensually shared images, and extremely racist content.
  • Our virtual CESE Global Summit this year allowed more international collaboration than ever before! With over 22,000 attendees from over 110 countries, there was incredible momentum for the global movement to become more united and active than ever in 2020.

Wherever you are in the world, we know we couldn’t do this work without you! We are grateful for your dedicated work, compassionate giving, and sincere hearts.

Interested in seeing more progress globally? Please consider a donation today to help fund our international projects! Right now your gift of any amount will be DOUBLED with our generous $250,000 matching gift.

Together we are building a movement that will foster a global community truly free from sexual exploitation and abuse.

Best,

Dawn Hawkins

Senior VP and Executive Director

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