2022 Annual Report
From drafting and passing critical legislative bills to protect children to combatting sexual exploitation in the TX TEKS school curriculum, launching an anti-trafficking campaign for the Qatar FIFA World Cup, our Times Square billboard awareness campaign, & more, we have had a successful year! Check out our full 2022 annual report below!
United Nations Anti-Trafficking Awareness Campaign!
Jaco addressed the United Nations assembly, which led to the launching of an anti-trafficking campaign for the Qatar FIFA World Cup. Mission 89 FIFA and the UN ODC invited Jaco to present to the United Nations at the UN headquarters in NY on Sept. 27. Jaco's speech focused on modern-day methods of trafficking strategies and how to combat trafficking through media and edutainment with a particular call to action to protect each child and fortify the family.
We also addressed the ever-growing problem of trafficking through sport - mainly soccer- and the leadership of Qatar regarding anti-trafficking efforts in the 2022 soccer World Cup. Jaco was invited to address the UK parliament in the latter part of 2022. We formed strong relationships to help us jump leaps and bounds in this effort.
Watch Our Video That Helps Stop Trafficking Through Sport!
Oklahoma State Bills
We drafted and passed two critical bills, HB 3702 and HB 2396, this year that were massive victories in the fight to protect children. Gov. Stitt of Oklahoma signed the bills we drafted, with HB 3702 being the strongest bill in the nation to stop child pornography or obscene materials in classrooms/curriculum and public and private libraries. Additionally, through HB 2396 Oklahoma will train college freshmen on online trafficking and the dangers of grooming. Now HB 3702 is in the process of being instituted in 13 states. See video below!
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SEX Nation Documentary
We completed the production of SEX Nation, our anti-trafficking documentary, releasing January 2023. Join the red carpet Dallas premiere in person. The film will release on a digital streaming platform, and we will have 40 watch parties with safe houses around the country. RSVP to our red carpet premiere below!
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Watchman Warrior Retreat
Launched Watchman Warrior men's retreat, a glorious number of men walked away from sexual immorality to restore their families.
Victory Against Texas State School Board’s Attempt to Sexualize Curriculum!
Victory at the Texas state school board TEKS revision - using the power of media and mobilizing people, stopping the sexualization of school curriculums that will affect 10 million + plus American students over the next decade.
We mobilized parents, organizations, and grassroots efforts for the victory to protect the education of Texas students. The State Board of Education (SBOE) voted to pause the review and revision of the Social Studies standards and the vote to reject Critical Race Theory. This victory comes after almost a year of fighting for accurate and sufficient history standards. It took a bright light shining on the board members to expose that they were slow to react and needed to be held accountable for their oath to office and for improving education. Many drafts for proposals to the Social Studies Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) contained radical content and struck important religious liberty historical facts like our national motto, "In God We Trust." On September 2, the SBOE ultimately rejected the radical drafts by voting to delay the review and revision process until 2025. The SBOE also voted to reject the Critical Race Theory–centered ethnic studies courses and align current history courses with the newly passed anti-Critical Race Theory Law, known as SB 3. Watch the video below that we made that went viral!
CESE South Africa Summit
Jaco was invited to be a keynote speaker at the CESE (Coalition to End Sexual Exploitation) Africa Summit, with 500 delegates from 36 African nations in attendance. We focused on combatting human trafficking by investing in each child and fortifying the family. The best keynote speaker of the 26 speakers award went to Jaco Booyens. The summit focused on drafting new policies and procedures. Numerous international policy initiatives and rescue operations are now in process.
Time Square Billboard Anti-Trafficking Campaign
We had the privilege of launching a campaign in Time Square to raise awareness against trafficking. For this billboard, we collaborated with partner experts across the country to touch on education about trafficking, speaking to trafficking victims, and the importance of children's safety. Check out our billboard in this video!
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Training Utah Law Enforcement
We trained the Utah Counter Human Trafficking task force with Attorney General Sean Reyes.
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Two Successful Sting Operations!
We were a part of 2 successful sting operations. One of which rescued Ukrainian and Balkan women and children found in South Africa.
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Local Rescues
We were involved with 5 local rescues this year and multiple survivor safe-house placements.
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CPAC Dallas 2022
Jaco spoke on the main stage at CPAC Texas 2022 addressing the exploitation of children.
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The Bottom Line Show
We launched The Bottom Line podcast and youtube channel. A show that focuses on subjects such as child exploitation in society and in politics, the direction of culture today in Generation Z, critical legislation and policy taking place in our country, and overall the discussion about the importance of family.
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STOPS WITH US
We launched a Tik Tok campaign to combat pornography in generation Z reaching 5 million viewers.
Taught a New Mexico State University class to the criminal justice department regarding modern methods and tactics used to traffick persons in the United States.
We supported 19 political mid-term election campaigns with information and intelligence regarding policy, child exploitation, the border crisis, and methods to remedy it.
Jaco consulted the top 42 safe houses in America at the Institute for Shelter Care, including Wayne County Medical Society, Safe Passage, Restored Hope, Set Apart Women, and CCCD. Jaco trained on navigating working with a new generation of trafficking survivors, having been groomed and exploited as young as five. We are honored to accept the ambassador role for Institute for Shelter Care.