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Mankind owes to the child the best it has to give. -United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1989.

Mankind owes to the child the best it has to give. -United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1989.

It is true, we do owe our children the “best”, sadly this is not what we give them.  Children across the globe are abused, abandoned, hungry, dying, lost, alone, enslaved.  We can do something about it, yet so often we do not, or we simply do not do our “best”.  One cannot go through life with disregard to the future, one cannot ignore the faces of children in need.  Find your cause, your passion, and act on it today…the children deserve it!

 

Author

Cassandra Clifford

Cassandra Clifford is the Founder and Executive Director of Bridge to Freedom Foundation, which works to enhance and improve the services and opportunities available to survivors of modern slavery. She holds an M.A., International Relations from Dublin City University in Ireland, as well as a B.A., Marketing and A.S., Fashion Merchandise/Marketing from Johnson & Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island.

Cassandra has previously worked in both the corporate and charity sector for various industries and causes, including; Child Trafficking, Learning Disabilities, Publishing, Marketing, Public Relations and Fashion. Currently Cassandra is conducting independent research on the use of rape as a weapon of war, as well as America’s Pimp Culture and its Impact on Modern Slavery. In addition to her many purists Cassandra is also working to develop a series of children’s books.

Cassandra currently resides in the Washington, D.C. metro area, where she also writes for the Examiner, as the DC Human Rights Examiner, and serves as an active leadership member of DC Stop Modern Slavery.


Areas of Focus:
Children's Rights; Human Rights; Conflict