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(October 1 – December 31) in lieu of the full 2004 Report (available 6/05)
YAP International concludes 2004 with its most successful programmatic year in history. The first major accomplishment was the development of a new user-friendly website that attracted over 32,000 visitors in its first eight months; that is more than twice the visitors the site had in previous years combined. Next, we released our education and outreach program, including seven course curriculum modules on our issue areas, and six PowerPoint modules; teachers in at least nine states and six countries are already using the modules. YAP International also doubled the previous number of its resource papers. In addition, this year we became a member of: the NGO Committee on UNICEF; the North American Consultation to the UN Study on Violence against Children; and, the International Advisory Committee to the Fair Labor Association. All of this, and more, was accomplished in 2004, on the smallest budget in eight years; however, we did have more in-kind contributions of products and services than ever before.
This fourth quarter, in working to achieve our five primary objectives, we:
- Finalized plans for the Child Labor Coalition national survey, U.S. success on ILO 182 press release, promotion strategy to help end exploitive child agricultural labor in the USA, all to improve U.S. laws.
- Developed a page on the YAP-I website listing every major international convention developed in the last century to protect the rights and well-being of children throughout the world.
- Served on the NGO Committee on UNICEF to improve priorities and international norms at the UN.
- Supported an amicus curiae brief regarding a Congressional resolution on child rights worldwide.
- Encouraged progress of the Child Worker Protection Act (Rep. Lantos) and CARE bill (Sen. Harkin).
- Updated child issue summaries, advocacy pages, links lists, and materials for the new website.
- Introduced the new issue resource website to more than 32,000 unique visitors since its launch.
- More than doubled the number of visitors to our website in 2004, than in all past years combined.
- Added new web pages on child trafficking, international child protection conventions, and speaking.
- Developed a series of four new online course curriculum modules that are completed and online.
- Developed eight resource papers that are completed and online, doubling the previous number.
- Provided booklets to Department of State, NGO partners, three embassies, high schools, etc.
- Distributed more than 125 copies of our publications through requests in fourth quarter.
- Sent out two e-Newsletters sharing our new list of publications with 4,000 subscribers.
(expanding our knowledge and educating others)
- Continued serving on the Child Labor Coalition (CLC) and CLC Legislative Committee.
- Continued serving on the Fair Labor Association (FLA) International Advisory Committee.
- Developed the new PowerPoint presentation for the existing module on Modern Child Slavery.
- Developed a new resource paper on the use of education to end exploitive child labor in Nepal.
- Developing a new resource paper on preventing children from working in the global coffee industry.
- Participated in the planning for Phase II of the Children’s World Congress on Child Labor (TBA).
- Participated in the planning of the national child labor strategy against child agricultural labor.
- Provided presentations to the National Young Leaders Conference on child labor.
- Provided a presentation to American University on child labor in the world.
- Continued participation in the U.S. Campaign to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers (CSUCS).
- Developed a new PowerPoint presentation for the existing module on the use of Child Soldiers.
- Developed a new resource paper on the common participation of girl soldiers in conflicts worldwide.
- Developed a new resource paper on the global use of rehabilitation programs for child soldiers.
- Followed-up with several participants from the World Mental Health Conference in New Zealand.
- Participated in meetings of the locally-based Washington Network on Children and Armed Conflict.
- Attended a lecture on the release of the 2004 International Coalition Report on child soldiers.
- Continued participation in U.S. Campaign against the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children.
- Continued participation in the International Initiative against Sexual Trafficking (IIAST) - dormant.
- Developed a new PowerPoint presentation for the module on child commercial sexual exploitation.
- Developed a new resource paper on global child sex tourism and the global sex tourism industry.
- Developed a new resource paper on connections between child trafficking and organized crime.
- Continued participation in the Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Coalition (JJDPC).
- Taught a session to the YAP International interns on the use of juvenile death penalty in the U.S.
- Followed pending youthful offender executions; sharing the web-based Execution Alert Network.
- Gave support to the Juvenile Justice Center’s opening of the National Juvenile Defender Center.
- Participated in the UN Study on Violence against Children, North American Consultation Committee.
- Participated in the UN Study on Violence against Children, Youth Participation Steering Committee.
- Participated in developing the survey draft, focus group plan, and youth convention plan for NACC.
- Developed a new resource paper on the use of detention camps to hold refugee children.
- Developed a new resource paper on the practice of torturing children worldwide.
- Continued serving on the Campaign for U.S. Ratification of the CRC, and its sub-committees.
- Served on the CRC Steering Committee and as the Chairperson of Youth Involvement Committee.
- Completed documents for promotion and advocacy efforts for the Campaign website, opening 1/05.
- Developed and distributed a new curriculum module on the CRC for our website and U.S. Campaign.
- Developed a new PowerPoint presentation for the existing curriculum module on the CRC.
- Provided presentations to the National Young Leaders Conference on the CRC.
- Developed a new course curriculum module on the global Discrimination against the Girl Child.
- Developed a new course curriculum module on Children Infected and/or Affected by HIV/AIDS.
- Developed a new resource paper on the victimization and exploitation of street children worldwide.
- Developed a new PowerPoint presentation for the existing curriculum module on the girl child.
- Developed a new PowerPoint presentation for the existing curriculum module on HIV/AIDS.
- Met with consultants regarding the village program for AIDS orphans in S. Africa.
- Provided a presentation to a visiting group of national youth leaders on the CRC.
- Continued participation in the Global Campaign on Education, U.S. Preparation Committee.
- Developed four new modules: Discrimination against Girl Child, Street Children, HIV/AIDS, and CRC.
- Asked partners to promote curriculum modules, leading to five articles, and twenty participating schools from nine states and six countries, plus many other schools that did not formally contact us.
- Sent two e-Newsletters to our mailing list of 4,500 people, including 1,200 media representatives.
- Continued strengthening our outreach program by providing information to groups and the public.
- Provided feedback to the Congressional Young Leaders Conference on improving their events.
- Assisted in the continuing planning of the 2005 UN Study on VAC Summit to be held in Canada.
- Assisted in planning for a youth delegation for the 2nd Children’s World Congress on Child Labor.
- Assisted in the U.S. preparations for the Global Campaign on Education Day to be held in April.
- Assisted in the continuing planning of the 2006 Summit on the U.S. Ratification of the CRC.
- Attended State Department lecture series events on human rights issues around the world.
- Attended Congressional Human Rights Caucus (CHRC) Meetings and Briefings.
- Served on 15 committees, sub-committees, and advisory groups; contacted them about changes.
- Consulted with 25+ national and international advocacy and direct service youth/hr organizations.
- Participated in a NGO Committee on UNICEF Planning Meeting with UNICEF Officials in New York.
- Served on the International Advisory Committee to the Child Welfare League of America (CWLA).
- Served on the International Advisory Committee to the Fair Labor Association (FLA) - New York.
- Met with three postgraduate students from DC-based universities regarding their dissertations.
- Contacted numerous media partners and provided background on issues of child exploitation.
- Provided information to dozens of individuals who contacted us through e-mail.
- Twice updated our more than 4,000 subscribers on our e-Newsletter list.
- Completed the initial plan for North American surveys and focus groups for the UN Study on VAC.
- Completed the initial plan for Youth Involvement in UN Study on Violence against Children Summit.
- Served as the Youth Involvement Chairperson for the Campaign for the U.S. Ratification of the CRC.
- Participated in planning of Round II of the Children’s World Congress on Child Labor (US Delegates).
- Continued training and working with nine interns to provide real work experience and opportunities.
- Received thank you letters from high school students who used our information for their reports.
- Assisted in developing an after-school program model for high school students on our issues.
- Added to and updated several new components of the website based on requests from visitors.
- Transferred all previous curriculum modules from Adobe PageMaker to new Adobe InDesign files.
- Developed all of our new documents in PDF for use online and to save printing and mailing costs.
- Developed PowerPoint presentations to assist those using our education and outreach materials.
- Computers and server have operated without error since implementation of client-server system.
- Updated all computers with firewall, windows security and anti-virus updates for the 2005 year.
- New software has increased efficiency and decreased previous numerous computer crashes.
- Cleaned all server and paper files to eliminate clutter/improve efficiency; recycled all waste.
- Repaired internet connectivity problems and replaced old hub system with a new switch.
- Prepared organization for upcoming transition, including a new YAP-I handbook folder.
- YAP International has had surplus revenue for each month in the fourth quarter of 2004.
- The YAP-I Board and NYAP are developing a plan to provide YAP-I with past surplus budget dollars.
- The 2003 year had a $44K surplus and the 2004 year is estimated to have a $23K surplus.
- The YAP-I reserve account has increased this year to a new total of $38K in reserve funds; these funds were specifically intended for current YAP-I priorities and can only be as such in the future.
- The Board commended the Executive Director, and recommended the maximum level raise for im.
- The Board requested information regarding in-kind service and small grants to the organization in the 2004 year; total is estimated at $38K+ general; $34K office/utilities; and $80K intern hours.
Jack Healey, Co-Chair
Human Rights Action Center - Washington, DC USA
Mary King, Ph.D. Co-Chair
Global Action, Inc., Washington, DC USA
Cris Revaz, J.D.
Hale and Dorr, Washington, DC USA
Abdul Aziz Said, Ph.D.
American University, Washington, DC USA
Patrice Samara
Triumph Holdings Inc., New York, NY USA
ex-officio:
Mubarak E. Awad, Ph.D.
Founder and President, National Youth Advocate Program - Washington, DC USA
Hilary Beckles
University of the West Indies, Kingstown, JAMAICA
Christine (Spee) Braun, Chairperson
Save the Children, Westport, Connecticut, USA
Manuel Hassassian
Bethlehem University, Bethlehem, WEST BANK
Martin Garate
American Friends Service Committee, PERU
Kathleen McGinnis
Parenting for Peace and Justice Network, St. Louis, Missouri USA
Lilian Peters
American Friends Service Committee, Amman, JORDAN
Youth Advocate Program International (YAP International)
has undergone many changes throughout the past year.
These changes include: a new executive director; an
increase in number and use of interns; two new board
members; expanding our audience from international agencies
and non-governmental partners to include students, teachers,
and the public; developing a new education and outreach
program; adding two new issue areas; and, preparing
for new youth participation initiatives.
We continue to “promote and protect the rights
and well-being of the world’s youth, giving particular
attention to children victimized by conflict, exploitation,
and state and personal violence” through our many
successful efforts. We have also taken new steps in
expanding our reach and programs which has already brought
us praise and recognition leading to invitations to
join committees, advisory boards, and the NGO Committee
on UNICEF.
This year, in working to achieve our five primary objectives,
we:
• Supported the Child Worker Protection Act (Rep.
Lantos) along with the many members of the CLC.
• Followed the progress of the CARE bill (Sen.
Harkin) introduced in the 107th Congress (SB. 869).
• Wrote a letter of support to the Supreme Court
of Missouri to overturn the execution of a youthful
offender, on grounds it violated the 8th Amendment (U.S.
Constitution); campaign was successful.
• Opposed the language of Gang Members Bill (Sen.
Feinstein) along with other child rights groups.
• Signed on to the Amicus Curiae brief for Nanon
McKewn Williams v. the State of Texas. As a result of
the actions of attorneys and signatories, the case will
be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.
• Followed the T-Visa reauthorization guidelines
for the U.S. Attorney General’s Office that we
helped create in 2002. To date, Department of Homeland
Security has granted 450+ T-Visas to trafficking victims
seeking U.S. asylum - Trafficking Victims Protection
Act (2000) and Reauthorization (2003).
• Introduced idea of U.S. Coalition on Youth Justice
to eliminate the death penalty for youth offenders,
and are encouraging the development of a network. The
United States is one of three countries still executing
youth offenders who were under age 18 at the time of
their crime. It is still legal within 16 U.S. states;
three have executed youthful offenders since 2000 -
Texas, Oklahoma, and Virginia.
• Developed report on Juvenile Justice: Arguments
Surrounding the Execution of Youthful Offenders.
• Developed resource paper on the case of former
‘restavek’ in Haiti (modern child labor/slavery).
• Sent booklets requested by UNICEF, ICRC, IFRC,
Members of Congress, CWLA, NYAP, KidsPeace, NGO partners,
Department of State, Department of Labor, Universities,
High Schools, etc.
• Increased sales of publications through Amazon.com,
which is now averaging 50 books per month.
• Preparing summary and research for a new book
on Homelessness and Street Children, focusing on definitions,
causes, case studies, efforts, successes, international
law, and ending the problem.
• Preparing summary and research for a new book
on Refugee and Internally-Displaced Children, focusing
on definitions, case studies, efforts, successes, international
law, and ending the problem.
• Developing a new user-friendly website providing
summaries, advocacy information, news updates, reports,
links, glossary, etc. regarding our issue areas, increasing
the published information shared and greatly expanding
our audience, while dramatically reducing printing and
mailing expenses.
• Initiating dialogue with the United Nations
bookstore in New York to sell our publications.
• Continued participation in the Child Labor Coalition
(CLC), and joined the Children’s World Congress
on Child Labor planning committee. Met with the Coordinator
of the CLC and the Deputy Director of Free the Slaves
to develop new campaign strategies for the Coalition.
• Accepted invitation of the Fair Labor Association
(FLA) to join their international advisory committee
• Attended the Congressional Government Reform
Subcommittee on Human Rights and Wellness hearing on
international slavery and human trafficking.
• Continued participation in the U.S. Campaign
to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers (CSUCS) committee.
Met with Rachel Stohl (U.S. CSUCS Coordinator) to discuss
new strategies for the U.S. Campaign.
• Attended the United Nations/Showtime debut of
a new child soldiers’ film starring Michael Douglas.
• Participated in the International Conference
on Children Affected by Armed Conflict, Valencia, Spain.
• Assisted in the development of the Valencia
Declaration on rehabilitation initiatives, and eliminating
the use of child soldiers worldwide; distributed our
booklets on child soldiers to attendees.
• Designed the new brochure for the U.S. CSUCS
campaign as our contribution to the initiative.
• Held Congressional Briefing with Amnesty International,
Human Rights Watch, and Free the Slaves.
• Presented on the topic of Child Soldiers to
students at American University.
• Continued participation in the International
Initiative Against Sexual Trafficking (IIAST).
• Continued participation in U.S. Campaign Against
the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children.
• Partnered with GEMS and SAGE in hosting the
“Breaking the Silence” Summit (Washington,
DC), to work with survivors of CSEC, provide healing
and hope, meet elected officials, and learn from them
how we can work better to prevent and eliminate CSEC.
• The U.S. Campaign Against CSEC transitioned
from YAP International to Polaris Project (November).
• Presented on CSEC issues to the membership of
the U.S. Campaign Against CSEC.
• Initiated plans with Polaris Project to partner
on course curricula on CSEC and trafficking issues.
• Attended the State Department Office to Combat
and Monitor Trafficking in Persons grant training.
• Attended a State Department meeting on East
European countries success in combating trafficking.
• Participated in Office of Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) videoconference, "Working
Together to Stop the Prostitution of Children".
• Continued participation in the Juvenile Justice
Delinquency Prevention Coalition. Met with Coalition
members to encourage an organized networking strategy
to end the execution of youthful offenders.
• Monitored the pending youthful offender executions,
and coordinated the Execution Alert Network.
• Attended Under Our Wings: “A Global Approach
to Ending Juvenile Injustice” conference (Las
Vegas). Assisted in the drafting of the conference outcome
resolution. Distributed our booklets on juvenile justice
and death penalty resource paper to attendees of the
conference.
• Enhanced our research work on the execution
of youthful offenders.
• Founding member of the U.S. Campaign for the
Ratification of the CRC, and were invited to join the
youth participation; education and research, and ad
hoc grassroots organizing committees.
• Developed new materials and language to illustrate
the purpose and advantages of CRC ratification.
• Discussed CRC ratification development with
Howard Davidson of the American Bar Association.
• Researching and creating summaries/resources
for publications, reports, and curriculum guides.
• Began gathering contact and resource information
for the new user-friendly website.
• Creating a new education curriculum program
to vastly increase awareness and understanding of child
rights issues. All curriculum guides, materials, and
reports will be available - summer 2004.
• Developing summaries and special reports on
each issue area; the reports will be released 2004.
• Creating outreach program to meet and speak
with more groups than ever before - summer 2004.
• Designing a new user-friendly website containing
information and resources on each issue - 2004.
• Developing electronic newsletters to increase
our audience and reduce printing and mailing costs.
• Co-coordinated “Breaking the Silence”
Summit (Washington, DC), to work with survivors of CSEC.
• Co-founded the Campaign for U.S. Ratification
of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).
• Selected a participant of the CWLA Professional
Exchange to India, to be held in January 2004.
• Co-coordinated preparations for the selection,
recruitment, and training of youth delegates who will
attend the Children’s World Congress on Child
Labor on behalf of the United States, in Italy, 2004.
• Served as a resource to U.S. Dept. of Labor’s
Children in the Crossfire Conference on child soldiers.
• Provided advocacy training programs for CWLA
on the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).
• Updated the seven state affiliates of National
Youth Advocate Program on our programs/activities.
• Attended the International Conference on Children
Affected by Armed Conflict in Spain, developing new
relationships with the IRC, ICRC, IFRC, and many other
NGOs working on child soldier issue
• Assisted with the coordination of the Under
Our Wings Conference on the juvenile death penalty.
• Attended 20th Anniversary of the Congressional
Human Rights Caucus with guest, the Dalai Lama.
• Attended meetings of the Congressional Human
Rights Caucus (CHRC), and Refugee Caucus (CRC).
• Attended the film debut of the “Lost Boys
of Sudan”; held by the CHRC and CRC (Washington,
DC).
• Supported the National Consumer’s League
in attending their Annual Trumpeter’s Award Dinner,
honoring U.S. Rep. Tom Lantos and U.S. Senator Jon Corzine
for their protection work.
• Consulted with 30 national and international
direct service and advocacy youth organizations.
• Served on 12 committees, sub-committees, and
advisory groups pertaining to our issue areas.
• Served on the International Advisory Committee
for the Child Welfare League of America (CWLA).
• Invited to join the International Advisory Committee
(IAC) of Fair Labor Association (FLA) - New York.
• Served on the steering committee, and as fiscal
sponsor, of the U.S. Campaign Against the CSEC.
• Selected to attend the State Department Professional
Exchange to India with 12 U.S. NGO leaders.
• Attended a special joint meeting held by the
U.S. CHRC and the Congressional Caucus on Refugees.
• Met with Kailash Satyarthi, founder of Global
March against Child Labor, for project planning (India).
• Developed list of partners, contacts, and resources
to be added to our new website mailing list.
• Invited to apply to the NGO Committee on UNICEF;
the premier U.N. agency on child issues.
• Continued to maintain and update the Execution
Action Alert Network listing pending executions of children
in conflict with the law and the legal challenges to
the verdicts to colleagues and affiliates.
• Interns attended an introductory workshop on
youth advocacy training at American University.
• Invited to recruit, select, and train U.S. youth
delegates to the Children's World Congress in Italy.
• Began development of a new in-school education
program to help youth better understand real world issues,
be able to discuss them well, and start learning to
become their own best advocates.
• Replaced antiquated P2 peer to peer computer
system with a newer client-server network, allowing
YAP International to save time and money, while improving
quality and decreasing staff stress.
• Replaced antiquated software with the help of
TechSoup and DiscounTech (XP2003, Server 2003, Office
XP, etc), to produce higher quality documents, and open
files previously inaccessible.
• Tripled our use of interns to improve productivity/response,
and reduce our operational costs.
• Began developing new user-friendly website for
our resources to save printing and mailing costs.
• Began developing new documents in PDF for use
online and to save printing and mailing costs.
• Began developing PowerPoint presentations for
outreach programs and education materials.
Patrick Schoof, Executive Director
Laura Barnitz, Program Associate
Rebecca Wiegand, Program Coordinator
Heidi Chase, Education and Outreach
Aysha Upchurch, Program Assistant
Barbara Ginsburg, Constituent Services
Aiko Joshi, U.S. Campaign Against CSEC
Danielle Goldberg
Manju Ismael
Anila Jaho
Jennifer Karbowsky
Cully Lundgren
Ian Wiley
Jack Healey, Co-Chair
Human Rights Action Center - Washington, DC USA
Mary King, Ph.D. Co-Chair
Global Action, Inc., Washington, DC USA
Kathleen McGinnis, Secretary
Parenting for Peace and Justice Network, St. Louis,
Missouri USA
Martin Garate
American Friends Service Committee, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
USA
Cris Revaz, J.D.
Hale and Dorr, Washington, DC USA
Abdul Aziz Said, Ph.D.
American University, Washington, DC USA
ex-officio:
Mubarak E. Awad, Ph.D.
Founder and President, National Youth Advocate Program
- Washington, DC USA
Hilary Beckles
University of the West Indies, Kingstown, JAMAICA
Christine (Spee) Braun, Chairperson
Save the Children, Westport, Connecticut, USA
Manuel Hassassian
Bethlehem University, Bethlehem, WEST BANK
Lilian Peters
American Friends Service Committee, Amman, JORDAN
Throughout
2002, Youth Advocate Program International (YAP International)
further strengthened its advocacy and education work
on several global issues regarding children victimized
by conflict, exploitation, and state and personal violence.
Research, writing and the development of a book on the
practice of modern child slavery brought new perspective
in our continuing work on child labor. Preparation for
the UN General Assembly's Special Session on Children
afforded YAP International, and other organizations
advocating for children, a chance to refocus on the
Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and to take
measure of the lives of the world's children today,
in light of that document. YAP International staff have
again served in many roles, including on the steering
committee, and as the fiscal sponsor, of the U.S. Campaign
Against the Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC).
In an effort to end the death penalty for children in
conflict with the law, YAP -I joined a diverse group
of organizations, including human rights advocates,
doctors, lawyers, mental health professionals and many
others. Our work took its form in the following ways…
- Served in moving forward the
ratification by the U.S. Senate of the Optional Protocol
on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict –
and celebrated the ratification at the end of 2002.
- Co-authored (on behalf of 40 colleague organizations)
a letter sent to President Bush and to Secretary of
State Powell that recommended U.S. actions for the UN
General Assembly Special Session on children.
- Participated in the National Conference on Missing
and Exploited Children White House Summit .
- Reviewed the U.S. Attorney General's guidelines
for the new T visas that will be granted for individuals
trafficked into the United States , including children.
- Secured individuals to testify at Senate hearings
on the Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children, Child
Prostitution and Child Pornography – and celebrated
the ratification at the end of 2002.
- Responded to a request by government officials
to draft federal legislation addressing the issue of
the trafficking of children within the United States
.
- Consulted with congressional staff and colleague
organizations on strategies for introducing new legislative
initiatives on modern child slavery in the 2003 legislative
session.
- Presented information on modern child slavery
at a child labor workshop sponsored by Rep.Bernard Sanders
(VT.
- Researched and wrote the book, Stateless Children:
Youth Who Are Without Citizenship
- Researched and wrote the book, Modern Child
Slavery: The Coercion & Exploitation of Youth Worldwide
- Issued a second printing of the children's picture
book, A Right World: Helping Kids Understand the Convention
on the Rights of the Child
- Provided copies of the book, Stateless Children:
Youth Who Are Without Citizenship for conferences in
Uganda and in Eastern Europe at the request of UNICEF.
- Began featuring all of our publications for
sale at Amazon.com in order to make these “hidden”
topics available to a wider audience.
- Hosted and consulted on CSEC with a representative
of the Vatican Office on Trafficking.
- Consulted with staff of the Embassy of Thailand
and a member of the UN Committee on the Rights of the
Child regarding CSEC and CRC issues.
- Met with Uganda 's minister of Gender, Labor
and Social Development regarding birth registrations
and other children's rights issues.
- Presented to an international delegation of
child welfare specialists on the topic of the Convention
on the Rights of the Child at the International Forum
for Child Welfare's World Forum 2002.
- Organized and attended meetings with other child
rights organizations for work in preparation for the
UN Special Session on Children.
- Served on an expert panel at a Department of
Justice conference on prostituted children.
- Spoke to over 600 Mexican and U.S. students
in San Diego organized by World Links.
- Provided key note speaker and presented workshops
at a state-wide conference organized by Child Advocacy
Center, Denver, CO.
- Presented information on CSEC to representatives
of 40 federal agencies.
- Hosted and updated the Execution Action Alert
Network to announce pending executions of children in
conflict with the law to colleagues and affiliates.
- Hosted a quarterly series of meetings on CSEC
in Washington , DC .
- Launched a website for the U.S. Campaign Against
the CSEC
- Addressed a group of 350 high school students
from around the world at the Global Young Leaders
-
Conference about the use of child soldiers.
- Helped to organize a panel and participated
in the Under Our Wings Conference on the juvenile death
penalty.
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|
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2002
|
2001
|
Support
|
|
|
Pledges
from affiliate |
150,000
|
200,000
|
Grant
funding |
6,372
|
9,725
|
Publication
Sales |
3,729
|
4,805
|
Support
income-NYAP |
|
4,966
|
Donations
|
4,445
|
845
|
Interest
|
372
|
65
|
Other
|
2,725
|
9,058
|
Net
assets released from restriction |
49,397
|
16,451
|
Total
Support |
217,040
|
245,915
|
(does not include in-kind rent and utilities) |
|
|
| |
|
|
Expenses |
|
|
Program
Services: |
|
|
Youth
service programs |
180,903
|
135,886
|
Management
and general |
35,439
|
32,302
|
Fundraising
|
7,746
|
26,200
|
Total
Expenses |
224,088
|
194,388
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
Increase(decrease)
in unrestricted net assets |
(7,048)
|
51,527
|
| |
|
|
Temporarily
Restricted Net Assets |
|
|
Released
from restriction |
(49,397)
|
(16,451)
|
Grant
Funding |
43,628
|
43,025
|
Total
Increase in Net Assets |
(5,769)
|
26,574
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
Total
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets |
(12,817)
|
78,101
|
Net
Assets at the Beginning of the Year |
84,000
|
5,899
|
Net
Assets at the End of the Year |
71,183
|
84,000
|
Nancy Nye, Executive Director
Laura Barnitz, Program Associate
Rebecca Wiegand , Program Assistant
Aysha Upchurch, Program Assistant
Barbara Ginsburg, Manager of Constituent Services
Aiko Joshi, U.S. Campaign Against CSEC Coordinator
Aysha Upchurch
Kathryn Bruner
Ilona Carroll
Christine (Spee) Braun, Chairperson
Save the Children - Westport, Connecticut, USA
Kathleen McGinnis, Secretary
Parenting for Peace and Justice Network - St. Louis,
Missouri, USA
Jack Healey, Treasurer
Human Rights Action Center - Washington, DC, USA
Martin Garate
American Friends Service Committee - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
USA
Mary King, Ph.D.
Global Action, Inc. - Washington, DC, USA
Manuel Hassassian
Bethlehem University - Bethlehem, WEST BANK
ex-officio:
Mubarak E. Awad, Ph.D.
Founder and President, National Youth Advocate Program
- Washington, DC, USA
Abdul Aziz Said, Ph.D.
The American University - Washington, DC, USA
Hilary Beckles
University of the West Indies - Kingstown, JAMAICA
Lilian Peters
American Friends Service Committee - Amman, JORDON
Of
the four program activities that Youth Advocate Program
International (YAP International) carries out—education,
publications, advocacy and international programs—advocacy
activities were emphasized in 2001. In all program activities,
efforts were made to maximize electronic and internet
resources. YAP International's list of publications
and resources were made available on its expanded and
revamped web site. Program work continued to benefit
from the outstanding contribution of interns and volunteers.
YAP International's most significant advocacy work was
on the issue of commercial sexual exploitation of children—prostitution,
pornography and trafficking for sexual purposes. YAP
International organized a gathering of agencies that
work with youth who are caught in CSEC. The outgrowth
of that meeting was the launch of the U.S. Campaign
Against CSEC, a project for which YAP International
serves as the fiscal agent and secretariat. YAP International
coordinated the preparation of the U.S. non-governmental
organization (NGO) report on CSEC and represented the
NGO community at the Second World Congress on CSEC in
Japan . Staff members spoke at congressional briefings;
authored a letter that was co-signed by 48 other organizations
encouraging Senate ratification of the Optional Protocol
on the Sale and Trafficking of Children; organized an
advocacy day for direct service providers; and worked
with congressional staff to develop legislation on interstate
trafficking.
In preparation for the UN Conference on Small Arms and
Light Weapons, YAP International was commissioned to
carry out research on the impact of small arms/light
weapons on children in Cambodia, Colombia and Mozambique.
The full case studies were released on YAP International's
web site. Program staff continued to serve on the steering
committee of the U.S. Campaign to Stop the Use of Child
Soldiers and in that capacity advocated for U.S. ratification
of the Optional Protocol on Child Soldiers. Letters
and materials encouraging a ban on the execution of
youthful offenders were distributed to members of the
Senate Judiciary Committee. And YAP International
staff continued to announce via an electronic alert
system pending executions of youthful offenders. A major
research study on youth gangs in the United States and
abroad was released on the program's web site. YAP International
staff participated in the preparatory meetings for the
United Nations General Assembly Special Session on Children
and actively participated in the international Child
Rights Caucus.
Unrestricted Net Assets
Support |
|
Support
from National Youth Advocate Program |
$
204,966 |
Arca
Foundation Grant |
10,000 |
Fund
for Nonviolence Grant |
42,750 |
Fees
for services |
9,058 |
Publication
sales |
4,805 |
Donations
and other income |
910 |
Total
Support |
$
272,489 |
Expenses |
|
Program
services ----------------------------------------
|
$
132,064 |
Management
and general |
31,630 |
Fundraising
|
26,019 |
Total
Expenses |
$
189,713 |
Increase
in Net Assets-----------------------
|
$
82,776 |
Net
Assets at Beginning of Year |
$
5,899 |
Net
assets at End of Year |
$
88,675 |
Spending |
|
Program
Services Spending Percentage by Program Area |
|
28%
|
Advocacy
for International Protections |
4% |
Consultation
with International Organizations |
25%
|
Publications
and Information Dissemination |
43%
|
Outreach,
Education and Training |
Nancy Nye, Executive Director
Laura Barnitz, Program Associate
Barbara Ginsburg, Manager of Constituent Services
Sarah Aird
Amanda Asonganyi
Khadija Bitar
Ilona Carroll
Helen Harnett
Margo Lowenstein
Erin McLean
Nicole Poland
Victoria Sahouri
Punam Shah
Christine (Spee) Braun, Chairperson
Save the Children - Westport, Connecticut, USA
Manuel Hassassian, Vice Chairperson
Bethlehem University - Bethlehem, WEST BANK
Kathleen McGinnis, Secretary
Parenting for Peace and Justice Network - St. Louis,
Missouri, USA
Jack Healey, Treasurer
Human Rights Action Center - Washington, DC, USA
Maria Amihan Abueva
ECPAT International - Quezon City, PHILIPPINES
Hilary Beckles
University of the West Indies - Kingstown, JAMAICA
Martin Garate
American Friends Service Committee - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
USA
Mary King, Ph.D.
Global Action, Inc. - Washington, DC, USA
Ngoy D. Mulunda-Nyanga
All Africa Conference of Churches - Nairobi, KENYA
Florence Peery
Educator - Thorntown, Indiana, USA
Lilian Peters
American Friends Service Committee - Amman, JORDAN
Abdul Aziz Said, Ph.D.
The American University - Washington, DC, USA
Harold Schneiderman
Attorney at Law - Columbus, Ohio, USA
ex-officio:
Mubarak E. Awad, Ph.D.
Executive
Director, National Youth Advocate Program - Washington,
DC, USA
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copyright - Youth Advocate Program International 2003-04
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