ONECHILD NETWORK & SUPPORT INC.

HOLISTIC APPROACH TO PREVENTION EDUCATION-AS EXPERTS AND LONGEST SERVING NGO WITH 19+ YEARS EXPERIENCE IN COMBATING THE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN (SEC) WE HAD REMARKABLE VICTORIES AND A HIGH DEMAND FOR 'EMPOWERVENTION' - OUR FLAGSHIP PREVENTION EDUCATION PROGRAM. WE PARTNERED WITH THE TORONTO DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD (THE LARGEST IN CANADA) WITH ACCESS RECEIVED TO ALL SCHOOLS AND YORK DISTRICT HALTON AND TORONTO CATHOLIC SCHOOL BOARDS AND DELIVERED SIGNATURE PRESENTATIONS TO 17 000+ GRADES 7-12 STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS IN 69 SCHOOLS THROUGH A HYBRID IN-PERSON AND A VIRTUAL MODEL. RAISED AWARENESS FOSTERED EMPOWERMENT AND BUILT CRUCIAL KNOWLEDGE. RECEIVED OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND REPEAT PRESENTATION REQUESTS. GROWTH AND TESTIMONIALS REINFORCED SUCCESS OF DELIVERY MODELS GAMIFIED LEARNING YOUTH-LED PRESENTATIONS AND RESULTED IN LIFE-CHANGING IMPACT. IMPACT IN KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS - A HIGH PERCENTAGES OF INCREASED KNOWLEDGE AWARENESS AND CONFIDENCE LEVELS TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL TRAFFICKING SITUATIONS AND SIGNIFICANT GROWTH IN UNDERSTANDING WERE REPORTED. EDUCATORS LAUDED THE PROGRAM. AS THE ONLY ORGANIZATION EMPOWERING A MOVEMENT OF RELATABLE YOUTH TO COMBAT SEC THE ENGAGEMENT OF RELATABLE YOUNG PRESENTERS CLOSER IN AGE TO THE AUDIENCE WITH SIMILAR LANGUAGE THOUGHTS IDEAS AND TONE SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED THE STUDENTS FOCUS AND UNDERSTANDING. OVER 90% APPRECIATED THE INTERACTIVE ELEMENTS SUCH AS REAL-WORLD CASE STUDIES AND GAMIFIED ACTIVITIES. EACH SCHOOL REPRESENTED A GATEWAY TO ENTIRE COMMUNITIES AND AMPLIFIED IMPACT. PROFOUND RIPPLE EFFECT - HIGH DEMAND LEADING TO NATIONAL EXPANSION. ACHIEVED OUR GOAL OF SHAPING STUDENTS INTO LEADERS AND CHANGE MAKERS. MANY SCHOOLS HAVE NOW REQUESTED EXPANSION OF EMPOWERVENTION TO GRADES 4-6 AS WELL. YOUTH ADVISORY SQUAD (YAS): AMPLIFYING YOUTH LEADERSHIP/ DRIVING HEART OF EMPOWERVENTION. WE INCREASED THE MEMBERSHIP FROM 15 TO 20. AS PASSIONATE LEADERS - THEY CONTRIBUTED THEIR VOICES PERSPECTIVES AND LIVED EXPERIENCES. ONECHILD PROVIDED EXPERT-LED SPECIALIZED TRAINING AND METICULOUSLY CURATED WORKSHOPS TO EQUIP THEM WITH KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICAL SKILLS - THROUGH SKILL BUILDING SESSIONS - PUBLIC SPEAKING MEDIA ENGAGEMENT AND ACTION PLANNING TO BECOME FRONTLINE ADVOCATES WITHIN SCHOOLS/COMMUNITIES. TOPICS INCLUDED TOXIC MASCULINITY ONLINE EXPLOITATION NAVIGATING INTERNSHIPS AND JOB APPLICATIONS AND GUEST SPEAKER SESSIONS WITH EXPERTS AND SURVIVORS. TRAINED ON DESIGNING OWN CAPSTONE PROJ...

ONECHILD REMAINED AT THE FOREFRONT OF ADDRESSING EMERGING TRENDS. FROM LOCAL TO GLOBAL INITIATIVES AND LOCAL ADVOCACY WE STRENGTHENED OUR MISSION TO FIGHT SEC. EMBRACED NEW CHALLENGES FORGED GROUNDBREAKING PARTNERSHIPS EXPERIENCED TRANSFORMATIVE MOMENTS THAT SOLIDIFIED US AS A GLOBAL LEADER IN COMBATING SEC. COLLABORATIONS - YAS PROVIDED CRUCIAL INSIGHTS INTO IMPACT AND HARMS OF PORNOGRAPHY ON YOUTH AND ON-LINE SAFETY AT A MEETING OF THE CANADIAN ORGANIZATION - DEFEND DIGNITY. ADVOCACY ON A GLOBAL STAGE ONECHILD'S VOICE RESONATED ACROSS NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PLATFORMS. YOUTH ADVOCACY IN MEDIA: YAS ALUMNA '...' SPOKE TO CBC'S THE NATIONAL ABOUT SEXTORTION RISKS STEMMING FROM THE TINDER-OMEGLE STYLE APP WIZ. HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS DAY - PARTNERED WITH ANTI-HT UNIT - PEEL REGION. OUR IMPACTFUL INITIATIVE - 'BEHIND THE SCREENS' CAMPAIGN PRODUCED AND ENRICHED BY CREATIVE INPUT OF YAS SHONE A SPOTLIGHT ON RISKS OF ONLINE EXPLOITATION/SEXTORTION AND FOSTERED HIGH AWARENESS/UNDERSTANDING AMONG YOUTH AND FAMILIES ACROSS ONTARIO THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ANTI-HUMAN SEX TRAFFICKING UNIT OF PEEL REGION. SCREENED FOR 4 WEEKS AT 4 CINEPLEX THEATRES. GARNERED 300 000 IMPRESSIONS. LEAD TO ANOTHER COLLABORATIVE SOCIAL MARKETING CAMPAIGN WITH THEM IN YEAR 2024-2025. VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF CRIME WEEK: THE POWER OF COLLABORATION: WE HOSTED ONECHILD'S FIRST COLLABORATIVE WEBINAR ' FROM HURT TO HEALING - SUPPORTING CHILDREN IMPACTED BY SEC'. ATTRACTED 500+ REGISTRANTS-PROFESSIONALS COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPANTS HIGHLIGHTING THE WIDESPREAD DEMAND FOR RESOURCES AND EDUCATION. ATTENDEES APPRECIATED INTERACTIVE ELEMENTS - Q&A PANEL DISCUSSIONS WHICH PROVIDED PRACTICAL ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS. EXEMPLIFIED TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF COLLABORATION EDUCATION ADVOCACY IN CREATING SAFER COMMUNITIES FOR CHILDREN. YOUTH ADVOCACY IN CREATING SAFER COMMUNITIES FOR CHILDREN. YOUTH ADVOCACY IN POLICY CHANGE: CHERYL PERERA - FOUNDER & PRESIDENT OF ONECHILD AND YAS MEMBERS '...' AND '...'-YOUNGEST PANELISTS AT PUBLIC SAFETY CANADA'S DISCUSSION ON ONLINE HARMS CAPTIVATED AUDIENCES WITH INSIGHTS AND OPENED DOORS FOR FUTURE COLLABORATIONS. ADVANCING GLOBAL DISCUSSIONS AND GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT - CHERYL SERVED AS A PANELIST AT FREE THE SLAVES NORTH AMERICA FORUM IN MIAMI US: ON THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN ANTI-TRAFFICKING WORK. AUDIENCE-WERE REPRESENTATIVES FROM TECH COMPANIES SURVIVOR SUPPORT AGENCIES AND SURVIVOR LEADERS. CHERYL HIGHLIGHTED THE COLLABO...