Onechild, Markham, ON

OneChild is the premiere organization inspiring a movement of children and youth leading the action against the global sex trade in children. Founded in 2005 by international children’s rights advocate Cheryl Perera, we believe all children--the world’s largest voiceless minority--must be free from all forms of exploitation and free to positively contribute to matters that affect us. Using the peer-to-peer leadership model, we engage fellow young people, including child survivors of commercial sexual exploitation in a global partnership through public education campaigns, advocacy initiatives and support to rehabilitation and reintegration efforts.