Protect Me Project Annual Report 2025

2025 ANNUAL REPORT #gettherebeforethetrafficker published for public consideration 6.10.2026

CONTENTS: 01 Mission

06 Tools We Use

02 Board - Xochitl

08 Program

03 Where We Work

09 Finances

05 Five Year Comparison

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OUR MISSION

We exist to prevent commercial sexual exploitation in countries of origin.

We do this by building capacity among local volunteers to mobilize in the creation of zero tolerance zones. No to all forms of sexual violence, including prostitution, pornography creation and use, objectification and abuse. Not online. Not in person. No.

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OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS Founder, Executive Director: Carla Marroquín Chief Operational Officer: JoAnn Butrin Chief Financial Officer: Jon Barnett J. Stephen Earle Dave Ellis Larry Henderson Doug Marsh

XOCHITL The image of our organization is Xochitl (so-chil), born to a single mom, living on her grandma’s property miles from the nearest school in rural Nicaragua.

She represents the vulnerable we seek to empower.

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WHERE WE WORK

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at work in the u.s.a.. the caribbean and latin america

sensitive countries

Protect Me Project tools are designed to be used in sensitive countries. They effectively express both compassion and proactive protection. As we begin to relate to friends in these nations we’re excited to adapt what works in new languages and spaces.

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TOOLS WE USE Each of our tools for children has a facilitator’s guide for teaching the material according to developmental stages, in five visits. When only one visit is possible, a flyer is given to the students..

Graphic Novel (2-8 years)

ALL OF OUR TOOLS ADDRESS FOUR CORE ELEMENTS: 1. body awareness 2. emotional intelligence 3. human rights 4. healthy attachment Tools are translated and adapted to fit cultural and ethnic details.

PROTECT ME PROJECT TAKES ADOLESCENCE ADOLESCENCE SERIOUSLY Because recruiters and traffickers understand adolescence to be a vulnerable period in our development, they target our tweens and adolescents. Especially online. For these and other reasons (see the flyer “Brain”) Protect Me Project has prepared thirteen different talks to promote successful adolescence.

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Workbook (9-11 years)

Capacity Building includes textbook “The New Activist” and two phases of “basic training”.

BEFORE SERVING STUDENTS WE FIRST MEET WITH THEIR PARENTS AND TEACHERS

In English we offer Deep Dive courses on human trafficking and asset based community prevention.

Courses in Spanish include these, as well as positive parenting, healthy sexuality and successful adolescence.

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FIVE YEAR COMPARISON We believe prevention occurs when capacity is built among local volunteers who then mobilize with strategic messages, creating ZERO TOLERANCE ZONES. Below, we’re excited to share the work these volunteers have done in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024

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21 22 23 24 25 Persons Trained

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21 22 23 24 225 Event Reports 4

,158 235

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0 Persons Impacted

Data is collected when volunteers submit a mobilization report following each prevention activity.

PROGRAM EVALUATION 100 80

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evaluation: % of approval by program

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Tr ai ni 2ng 8 ye ar 9-o 11 H um ye ld ar an -o ld Ad Tra ffi ol ck es in ce nt g Br ai G n ro om in Bu g lly in g Se Po x rn ting og ra ph y

Experts in the fields of community development, education, psychology and antihuman trafficking reviewed aspects like content, sources, ageappropriateness, design and usability of our programs..

$5,000 + 2.8%

$500-$999 5.7%

OUR DONORS 73% of our donors invested less than $500 during 2025. Five donors gave in excess of $5,000.

Whether a faithful monthly donor, or large one-time investor, the combination is what fuels our mission.

0-$499 87.2%

HOW WE SPEND OUR MONEY As reflected in our budget, we prioritize printed materials which are distributed free of charge in most cases. Our next priority is resourcing our volunteers when they need help to mobilize. It is important to us that all stake holders have opportunity to invest, whether in talent, time or finances, allowing for sustainability.

This year we invested $122,350 in our prevention work. We encourage every volunteer to invest, as well. Together we can “get there before the trafficker”.

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BUDGET 2025

50,000

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Thank you for

INVESTING IN PREVENTION @b4trafficker

@protegeme

415 E. Chestnut Expy. Springfield, MO. 65802 www.protectmeproject.org