Mission 89 has launched the #NotInOurGame Ball Juggle Challenge, an anti-trafficking social media campaign, to engage and sensitize at least 10 million young athletes from all sports and abilities worldwide. This campaign, as well as other...
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The 30th of July marks the United Nations World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. This day was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in its resolution A/RES/68/192 in 2013. The United Nations member states declared that such a day...
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Cameroon stands together with Mission 89 against trafficking of young athletes #Not in Our game On the occasion of the Africa Cup of Nations, Mission 89’s Executive Director, Lerina Bright and Dr. May Ikeora, Senior Advisor (Sports Trafficking...
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Mission 89 begins Collaboration with FECAFOOT (Cameroonian Football Federation) and Interpol Regional Bureau for Central Africa to protect young athletes from sports trafficking On Friday February 4, the president of FECAFOOT, Samuel Eto’o...
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EUROPEAN UNION ANTI TRAFFICKING DAY 2021 Human trafficking is a worldwide problem that has escalated in recent years. Millions of people are trapped in some form of modern-day slavery after ending up in the hands of traffickers every year. Many...
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Sports trafficking is not an unknown phenomenon in Accra where ‘scouts’ sell ‘packages’ to families as the major way for their children to play for big teams in Europe. Growing up, I always heard the stories of promising football players who went...
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Background Incidents of human trafficking and the trafficking of children in particular damage reputations. Hundreds of thousands of children are trafficked for sport every year, despite widespread condemnation. Smuggled across borders, they are...
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The International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP) is celebrated annually on April 6. It is a celebration of the power of sport to drive social change, community development, and to encourage peace, respect and understanding. For...
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Prioritising human rights in sport is the key to a strong, sustainable recovery. The General Assembly of the United Nations proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) on 10 December, 1948. It represents a common standard of...
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