Who We Are
Protect Me Project is a registered 501(c)(3) with the mission to prevent commercial sexual exploitation (CSE) in countries of origin. Our goal is to create zero tolerance zones towards all forms of sexual exploitation in local communities through capacity building and mobilization.
Today, Protect Me Project has around 400 trained volunteers working with government agencies, local schools, churches and other NGOs internationally, serving in the USA, Latin America and the Caribbean, and parts of Europe and Asia. Last year our trained volunteers impacted over 276,000 individuals.
We provide age-appropriate tools for the prevention of sexual violence among children ages three through eighteen. Each lesson is fun and engaging, while offering practical truth for healthy conversations between parents and their students.
Our strategy to create zero tolerance zones and achieve the prevention of commercial sexual exploitation starts with:
Preventing sexual abuse of minors
Preventing the consumption of pornography
Preventing risky online behaviors, violence, and the objectification of others
Promoting human dignity and authentic freedom for every student
Service Offered #1
STAFF TRAINING PACKAGE
Investment: Cost of training is waved with signed agreement to purchase student materials at discounted price.
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The training package equips teachers and administrators to create zero tolerance zones within their own educational settings. Participants will be equipped to use one age-appropriate prevention tool in their own classroom. The goal is that teachers will include consistent prevention programming to help create safe zones for students.
What's Included:
4 hours of hands-on, in person training with a Protect Me Project Instructor
Facilitators guide for the selected prevention tool
A copy of the age-appropriate printed materials to be distributed among students per trained participant
Discount on the purchase of student materials to be distributed*
Options for Training:
Prevention of sexual abuse of minors for students preK - 2nd grade
Prevention of sexual abuse of minors 3rd - 5th grade
Prevention of creation and consumption of pornography 6th grade +
Adolescent talks for middle and high school students
*ATTN: Per signed agreement between Protect Me Project and the Educational Institution, before training takes place, the purchase of sufficient materials for students will be arranged for at a discounted cost The cost and quantity of this material will be determined based upon student roster.
Service Offered #2
PREVENTION DAY
PACKAGE
Investment: depends on number of students served.
The prevention “DAY” package is a two step approach where programming is done in one day by a Protect Me Project volunteer team.**
Step 1: Parents for Prevention
Format: In Person or via zoom
Time: 45 minutes
Parents or guardians are ultimately responsible for the well being and safety of their students. This Parents' Talk can be given 1) before the prevention day via zoom or 2) in person, or 3) day-of in the form of an in person assembly with parents. It must be communicated about and scheduled with parents before Protect Me Project can enter classrooms.
Step 2: Student Prevention
Format: In Person
Time: 30 - 45 minutes per session
Students Pre-K through high school will receive fun and informative talks or assemblies regarding related themes. Student Prevention is age-delineated with different materials available for use. These age ranges and possible topics are laid out on the following page
**Note: If a local volunteer team is unavailable, prevention days can be arranged per discussion with a PMP Staff member.
Prevention “DAY” Topics
Separated by Age-Range
PREVENTION DAY
PreK - 2nd Grade
Format: In Person
Time: 30 minutes per session
Each student receives a support flyer to take home.
Specific themes available for 9 -11 y/o: Prevention of Sexual Abuse Bullying & Cyberbullying Grooming
"Together for Prevention" storybook and activity.
Each student receives a support flyer to take home covering the "4 Steps of Prevention."
PREVENTION DAY
3rd - 5th Grades
Format: In Person
Time: 30-40 minutes per session
PREVENTION DAY
Middle & High School
Format: In Person
Time: 45 minutes
Each student receives a support flyer to take home.
Specific themes available for adolescents: Adolescent Brain Prevention of Sexual Abuse CyberBullying Sexting y Sextortion Grooming Porno-Free (Prevent Consumption and Creation of Pornography) Human Trafficking
Service Offered #3
PREVENTION SERIES
PACKAGE
Investment: depends on number of students served.
The prevention “SERIES” package is a multi-day / week prevention plan. When a school cannot invest in the training package, a “series” can be coordinated with a Protect Me Project Volunteer Team.***
Step 1: Parents for Prevention
Format: In Person or via zoom
Time: 45 minutes
The same as the Prevention “DAY” package, the “Parents for Prevention” session must be communicated about and scheduled with parents before Protect Me Project can enter classrooms.
Step 2: Student Prevention
Format: In Person
Time: 30 - 45 minutes per session
Students Pre-K through high school will receive a series of 5 fun and informative talks or assemblies regarding related themes. A PMP volunteer will come 1 day a week for 5 weeks (or each day for a five day school week) to complete the series. Student Prevention is age-delineated with different materials available for use. These age ranges and possible topics are laid out on the following page.
***Note: “SERIES” can only be contracted if a local volunteer team lives within radius and can provide the service, this can not be done by special arrangement with PMP Staff.
Prevention “SERIES” Topics
Separated by Age-Range
PREVENTION SERIES
PreK - 2nd Grade
Format: In Person
Time: 30 minutes per session
"My Personal Safety Workbook" in 5 sessions with games and activities.
Each student receives their copy of the MPSW to take home following the termination of the series.
"Together for Prevention" storybook in 5 sessions with games and activities.
Each student receives a copy of the storybook to take home following the termination of the series.
PREVENTION SERIES
3rd - 5th Grades
Format: In Person
Time: 45 minutes per session
PREVENTION SERIES
Middle & High School
Format: In Person
Time: 45 minutes
The series will include 1) Prevention of Sexual Abuse and 2) Pornography
Consumption The Educational Institutions will complete the series by selecting 3 of the 5 other available topics to be covered:
Adolescent Brain CyberBullying Sexting y Sextortion Grooming Human Trafficking
Investment Cost
Protect Me Project is a 501(c) 3 volunteer driven organization. We are financially sustained through donations of individuals and institutions.
We have waved the cost of both our “TRAINING DAY” and "PREVENTION DAY or SERIES PACKAGES" for public schools at the request of our local volunteers.
We do, however, require each institution purchase one printed tool per student for each Protect Me Project presentation utilized in the classroom.
Suggested Donation For Printed Tools*:
Printed Teacher Guide
Graphic Novel “Together for Prevention”
Workbook “My Personal Safety Workbook”
Flipbook “pornoFREE”
Flyers for Adolescents (various)
Trifold for “Parents for Prevention”
Multiply the cost of each “tool” by the number of teachers, students or parents served and this will provide the cost of prevention for your institution.
*NOTE: Material is provided to institutions at printing cost. Protect Me Project does not up-charge printed materials or profit from their sale to educational institutions.