Costa Rica's current government placements rarely have the facilities to provide for the holistic development of a sexually abused child. Most of the time they are simply a place to stay.

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72% is the runaway rate of child survivors from safe houses

By the time they are 18, survivors have already gone through various jurisdictions, government agencies and facilities. This fragmentation affects their ability to thrive and often leads to their return to sex work.

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Inadequate, inefficient & fragmented approaches to victim protection programs

Costa Rica is a global hub for child sex tourism. Extreme poverty is one of the driving forces. 80% of the sex tourists are from the USA and Europe.

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One of the leading countries in Child Sex Tourism

 According to the latest US government report, while there is some improvement in Prevention and Prosecution, Protection of victims is highly neglected. This is the major reason why the country is not showing improvement in its rating for the past 7 years.

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Costa Rica is rated Tier-II in the Trafficking in Persons Report

Our holistic residential program has state of the art inhouse facilities for education, life skills, therapy, vocational training and recreation.

This gives these survivours much-needed love, support and healing to thrive. 

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Comprehensive residential program

Turning 18 does not mean a person is ready to face the adult world without support. Our mentors provide guidance, emotional support and temporary financial assistance as needed

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 Aftercare rehabilitation 

program

We provide enriching opportunities for children to discover their interests and talents and develop vocational skills that lead to meaningful work.

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Interest-based vocational and life skills education for survivors 

We work with child protection agency staff to increase their knowledge of evidence- based practices that uphold the dignity and wellbeing of children rescued from sexual exploitation thereby reducing the risk of retraumatization.

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Advocate, train and support government agencies for running an effective protective 

program