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Demand Reduction via Social Norm Change

By shifting public attitudes and increasing perceived risks for perpetrators, reduce the demand for commercial sex and child exploitation, because decreased demand undermines the economic incentive for trafficking and reduces re-victimization. This strategy targets the root driver of sexual exploitation—demand—by combining public education, perpetrator-focused interventions, and deterrence messaging to transform social norms around sex buying and exploitation. Unlike survivor-centered or law enforcement-led interdiction strategies, this approach emphasizes upstream cultural and behavioral change to prevent exploitation before it occurs, using empathy, awareness, and perceived detection as levers for systemic impact.

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orgs running it
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activities of those orgs
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clusters touched
who runs it

organizations running this strategy · 9

what it looks like in practice

activities of orgs running this strategy

A sample of programmatic activities from the orgs above. These are what the strategy looks like on the ground.

  • After-School Programs ARIZONA ANTI-TRAFFICKING NETWORK
    direct service
    Offers various after-school programs including entrepreneurship, cooking, and clubs to develop students' skills and foster teamwork.
  • CSI Clubhouse ARIZONA ANTI-TRAFFICKING NETWORK
    direct service
    Maintains a "CSI Clubhouse" as a safe, welcoming after-school space for students, furnished by community donations.
  • Collaboration and Capacity Building ARIZONA ANTI-TRAFFICKING NETWORK
    capacity building
    Develops and directs projects to build collaboration, capacity, and awareness of anti-trafficking efforts.
  • Community Education Events ARIZONA ANTI-TRAFFICKING NETWORK
    direct service
    Organizes and participates in events in local communities to provide education and awareness about human trafficking.
  • Community Education and Awareness ARIZONA ANTI-TRAFFICKING NETWORK
    direct service
    Organizes and participates in local community events to provide education and awareness about human trafficking and sexual exploitation, and offers online classes on how to help fight human trafficking.
  • Community Education and Awareness ARIZONA ANTI-TRAFFICKING NETWORK
    direct service
    Organizes and participates in local community events to provide education and awareness about human trafficking and sexual exploitation, and offers online classes on how to help fight human trafficking.
  • Community Pressure Campaign ARIZONA ANTI-TRAFFICKING NETWORK
    advocacy
    Exposes and puts community pressure on property owners of illicit massage parlors through an aggressive letter writing campaign and phone follow-up.
  • Community School Initiative (CSI) Afterschool Program ARIZONA ANTI-TRAFFICKING NETWORK
    direct service
    Operates the Community School Initiative (CSI) Program, an afterschool program for at-risk youth that provides knowledge, life skills, and support through sessions on critical issues like sex trafficking, internet safety, and healthy relationships, held four afternoons each week in a dedicated Clubhouse space.
  • Community School Initiative (CSI) Program ARIZONA ANTI-TRAFFICKING NETWORK
    direct service
    Operates the Community School Initiative (CSI) Program, an afterschool program for at-risk youth focused on providing knowledge, life skills, and support.
  • Community School Initiative (CSI) Program ARIZONA ANTI-TRAFFICKING NETWORK
    direct service
    Operates an afterschool program for at-risk youth, the Community School Initiative (CSI) Program, which provides knowledge, life skills, and support through sessions on critical issues like sex trafficking, internet safety, and healthy relationships, held four afternoons each week in a dedicated Clubhouse space.
  • Community School Initiative (CSI) Program ARIZONA ANTI-TRAFFICKING NETWORK
    direct service
    Operates an afterschool program for at-risk youth, the Community School Initiative (CSI) Program, which provides knowledge, life skills, and support through sessions on critical issues like sex trafficking, internet safety, and healthy relationships, held four afternoons each week in a dedicated Clubhouse space.
  • Critical Issues Sessions ARIZONA ANTI-TRAFFICKING NETWORK
    direct service
    Conducts sessions covering critical issues such as sex trafficking, internet safety, and healthy relationships, providing students with practical tools and building resilience.
  • Disruption of Online Sex Market ARIZONA ANTI-TRAFFICKING NETWORK
    direct service
    Disrupts the online sex market by engaging online sex buyers directly at the point of sale, resulting in over 100,000 disruptions and contributing to arrests and convictions.
  • Diversion Programs Support ARIZONA ANTI-TRAFFICKING NETWORK
    advocacy
    Supports diversion programs for individuals who purchase sex to reduce demand and prevent future exploitation through education and behavioral change.
  • Education on Human Trafficking ARIZONA ANTI-TRAFFICKING NETWORK
    direct service
    Provides education to municipal employees and stakeholders on human trafficking and sexual exploitation.
  • Educational Programs for Men's Groups ARIZONA ANTI-TRAFFICKING NETWORK
    capacity building
    Provides educational programs to men's groups on the causes and solutions for sexual injustice, including commercial sexual exploitation.
  • Illicit Massage Parlor Advocacy ARIZONA ANTI-TRAFFICKING NETWORK
    advocacy
    Exposes and applies community pressure on property owners of illicit massage parlors through an aggressive letter writing campaign and phone follow-up.
  • Illicit Massage Parlor Advocacy ARIZONA ANTI-TRAFFICKING NETWORK
    advocacy
    Exposes and applies community pressure on property owners of illicit massage parlors through letter writing campaigns and phone follow-ups.