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"Let us put our minds together and see what life we can make for our children." – Sitting Bull

"Let us put our minds together and see what life we can make for our children." - Sitting Bull

It is a new year, and with this year comes new life, let us make this year the year in which we find sustainable solutions for the multitude of issues that face our children. If we truly put our heads together as an international community we can make a better life for the children born this year and future generations.

Children do not deserve to inherit the faults of those who walked before them, and we have the power with in our hands to ensure a better future for millions of children. We have the power and knowledge to end slavery, child labor, to establish peace in war torn countries, to eliminate disease, to end hunger…we have the power to make a difference. The least we owe our children is that we try, that we work towards the solution and not stand idly by and do nothing as millions upon millions of children needlessly die each year.

 

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