INnocence Atlanta is a group of individuals who have committed themselves to confronting the epidemic of human trafficking in their own backyards, apartments, streets, airports, and hotels. INnocence Atlanta specifically works to raise awareness in the Atlanta community about the realities of sex trafficking and the exploitation of underage children. At INnocence Atlanta, we believe that everyone has a chance to make a difference in the fight to eradicate the commercial sexual exploitation of children.

Many have come to recognize the city of Atlanta as a hub for human trafficking within the US, and the FBI has identified the city as among the top 14 cities in the nation for commercial sexual exploitation of children. Vulnerable individuals are coerced or manipulated into sex slavery in trafficking rings throughout the Atlanta area. The harsh truth remains that every two minutes a child is sold as a sex slave. At young ages, children are victimized and exploited, sold into prostitution and the hands of ruthless pimps and traffickers. INnocence Atlanta partners with other organizations in efforts to curb the growing number of child victims of sex trafficking.

The campaign focuses on educating the community in hopes of inspiring individuals to use their unique talents in the fight against child sex exploitation. By providing the public with the necessary tools, information, and inspiration, INnocence Atlanta has worked relentlessly to ensure that such a horrifying reality can be changed and the precious innocence of our children can remain intact. In the spring of 2011, the Savannah College of Art and Design partnered with INnocence Atlanta to raise over $1000 through benefit performances of The Vagina Monologues, a comical and melancholy theatrical production that celebrates the lives of women. The money they raised was immediately put to use in furthering awareness of violence against women through a new website. By recruiting volunteer writers, photographers, and graphic designers, INnocence Atlanta applied the money directly to the launch cost of a new, interactive website. The site has given women (and men) a place to share their stories, hear the testimonies of those who have survived, and find creative resources for raising awareness. INnocence Atlanta has inspired its community to engage and create a difference, this being just one example of how the cycle of advocacy really works. We encourage you to join our fight to preserve the innocence of children in our community and around the world.