An estimated 12 millions of women, men and children around the world are forced to live in slavery. People are forced to work through the threat or use of violence, they are bought and sold like objects, work for long hours often for little or no pay and are at the mercy of their employers. Slavery takes numerous forms and affects people of all ages, sex and race. CCAT works against the trafficking of people into forced labour.

Croydon Community Against Trafficking (CCAT) originated in 2004 when a group of local residents were confronted with research that had been released by The Poppy Project (funded by the UK government). The report detailed the scale of prostitution and exploitation across London and the connections to the issue of trafficking. The group set about their own research in an effort to either disprove or reinforce this research or find a different situation altogether. Their focus became, and remains today, the issue of Human Trafficking - specifically, woman in Croydon who are forced, against thier will, to work in brothels.

The CCAT exists as a coalition of concerned citizens, faith and community groups who aim to stop the injustice of human trafficking for sexual exploitation within the London Borough of Croydon - one of the biggest 'ports' for human trafficking in the UK. 'We want that to stop and we want the people enslaved by this trade in human life to be brought to justice'
 
In addition to raising awareness within the London Borough of Croydon and its surrounds, CCAT has also influenced policies nationally and locally. Key amongst these are contributing the U.K.'s ratification of the Treaty of Europe Convention on Human Trafficking (through their involvement with the Stop The Traffik Coalition), the U.K. government's tough new measures to reduced demand for trafficked women, and the withdraw of adult adverts from newspapers such as Newsquest. They have also helped to prioritize this issue for the local police and local council in the borough of Croydon. Most recently the work of The CCAT has been written up as a resource tool for communities to take action against trafficking.
 
I am running 2.5 Marathons, in 3 Countries in 3 Months because Traffickers crosses all borders right into our communities- so should our Campaign against Human Trafficking!
The Challenge:

17th March Rome Marathon (Italy)

7th April Croydon Half Marathon (England)

26th May Edinburgh Marathon (Scotland)

 

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