Trafficking in persons is the illegal recruitment, transport, and / or sale of human beings into all forms of forced labor and servitude including sexual exploitation and forced marriage. Of these victims, 80% are female and 50% are children. The occurrence is tragic and unacceptable.

TenThousandMeans was established in 2009 to bring about awareness of this issue through varied artistic involvement and locality support.

TenThousandMeans has partnered with human rights organizations worldwide with proven commitments toward and gains in this arduous fight.

And we fully believe that the strength of our creative community is best exemplified by our actions, with dignity and with humanity, in the interest of our shared and common good. We do this together. We do it today.