The A21 Campaign is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, non-governmental organization that works to fight human trafficking, including sexual exploitation and forced slave labor. The campaign was founded by Christine Caine, an international motivational speaker, in 2008. Aiming to "abolish injustice in the 21st century," The A21 Campaign focuses on combatting slavery around the world through educational awareness and prevention, the protection of victims (by providing services such as medical and psychological treatment, as well as legal and vocational assistance for victims of human trafficking in their crisis centers, shelters and transitional homes), the prosecution of traffickers, and various partnerships (including official bodies, community members, other non-governmental organizations and corporations). The A21 Campaign has teams on the ground in Ukraine, Greece, Bulgaria, the United Kingdom, Norway, the United States, South Africa, Thailand, the Netherlands, and Australia.
Of note, A21 founder Christine Caine is featured in a recent chart-topping single "Twenty Seven Million" by recording artist Matt Redman. The song was inspired by The A21 Campaign and was written in light of the estimated 27 million world-wide slaves. The A21 Campaign was also featured on the Global Freedom Report to raise awareness of human trafficking, while A21 representative Phil Hyldgaard was named a 2012 TIP Report Hero by the U.S. Department of State.
The A21 Campaign is a non-governmental organization that works to “abolish injustice in the 21st Century.” Efforts are currently focused on human trafficking and sex slavery in Europe, North America, Asia, Africa and Australia. Greece, a destination country for human trafficking, and other Eastern European countries, including Ukraine and Bulgaria, are countries of origin, and increasingly countries of destination, for victims of trafficking. The United States of America, Great Britain, and Australia are mostly destination countries for trafficking victims, while South Africa and Thailand are both sources and destinations for trafficked human beings. See also human trafficking in Greece, human trafficking in Ukraine, human trafficking in Bulgaria, human trafficking in South Africa, human trafficking in Thailand, human trafficking in the United States, human trafficking in the United Kingdom and human trafficking in Australia.