Freedom for the Weekend: Ricky Martin Foundation

by Amanda Kloer · 2010-01-01 13:00:00 UTC
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Well, it's Friday afternoon, and that means the weekend is almost here! W00t! Perhaps you're reading this blog because you're bored at work or school and you're thinking about what you want to do this weekend. How about spending part of your weekend fighting slavery? Each week I'll profile a different anti-trafficking nonprofit who you can connect with to help free slaves and prevent slavery around the world. So, spend a couple hours this weekend getting to know this nonprofit through their website, and then get involved!

This Week's Profile: Ricky Martin Foundation

The Bottom Line: The Ricky Martin Foundation advocates for the well being of children around the globe in critical areas such as social justice, education and health. As advocates of this most vulnerable population, they defend children’s rights and pursue an alliance with other sectors of society to influence adequate policy making that will secure children the right to be children.

What They Do: They have a number of different programs, which primarily focus on child trafficking. They conduct public awareness initiatives in a number of countries, including the U.S. and Puerto Rico. The Ricky Martin Foundation understands child trafficking as part of a broader spectrum of children's rights issues.

What Can I Do?: You can support their work by becoming a watchdog for missing children or a member of their network. You can also donate to support their awareness and educational work.

Why They Rock: Like their founder's music, Ricky Martin Foundation works in both Spanish and English. As a result, they've created some awesome bilingual awareness campaigns in areas where people speak both Spanish and English.

So now that you've got some basic information on Ricky Martin Foundation, visit their website this weekend and get involved. And on Monday morning when everyone else is talking about sleeping in and watching tv over the weekend, you can say, "What did I do this weekend? Oh, just the usual -- abolition of slavery."

Do you have a favorite nonprofit you'd like to see featured here?  If so, let me know!

Photo credit: isabel bolinn

Amanda Kloer is a Change.org Editor and has been a full-time abolitionist in several capacities for seven years. Follow her on Twitter @endhumantraffic
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