2. She returned to her family several times, but kept running away because
she was unhappy at home, Munoz explains. Even when she gave birth to a
baby fathered by her pimp and served a short prison sentence for
prostitution, she felt unable to leave the sex trade. Now, aged 18, she is still
working as a prostitute.
3. Once a girl is introduced to
the life of a prostitute it is
hard for them to leave.
4. WHAT:
The Ho’ōla Nā Pua,
MENTORING
PROGRAM provides
mentoring with
health-centric,
trauma-informed
care and support.
5. WHERE and WHO:
HONOLULU, HAWAII.
Mentors offer support
and advocacy while
serving as positive role
models to program
participants, ages
11-21, known as
mentees.
6. WHY:
“Survivors of sex
trafficking have said that
having even one safe
and trusted adult in their
life was enough to give
them the hope to go on.”
7. WHEN and HOW:
Weekly meetings are
activity-based. Mentors
carefully select activities
that encourage forward-
thinking, self-empowerment,
and prosocial skills.
8. MY SOLUTION
INTRODUCE SEX
TRAFFICKING INTO
SEX EDUCATION
CURRICULUM IN
ELEMENTARY AND
INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL,
INSTEAD OF GIVING THIS
PROGRAM BY NON-PROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS.
9. MY SOLUTION
That way all kids would
know how to recognize
the signs before it
happens to them or
someone they know, and
where they can turn for
help.
