The Body Shop

We all know that The Body Shop sells some amazing beauty products to help us enhance our natural beauty and live healthy lives...what some don't know is that The Body Shop is also committed to the environment, and now, to human rights. We are so excited to inform you all about their new (since 2009) global campaign to help fight human trafficking!

As part of their work to support important causes around the world, The Body Shop has recently launched a global campaign to "Stop Sex Trafficking of Children and Young People." They are working alongside ECPAT (End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and the Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes) in a campaign that seeks to raise awareness and funds for victims and others at risk of human trafficking.

SSTCYP was launched in 2009 and has since then gathered support from more than 40 countries worldwide. Part of the campaign includes the launch of their exclusive product, "The Body Shop Soft Hands Kind Heart Hand Cream."

Proceeds from each hand cream are donated to ECPAT and other various organizations that are actively working to support victims and prevent future trafficking cases. It is estimated that sales of SHKH Hand Cream equal ONE EVERY 30 SECONDS. That means more than a staggering 1.5 Million dollars have been raised for anti-trafficking charity. MAJOR PROPS to The Body Shop for this amazing campaign.

How you can be involved :

1. Tell everyone you know about the SSTCYP campaign to help spread the word about the tragedy that is sex-trafficking and what we can do to help STOP it.

2. Buy a bottle of SHKH hand cream! Online or in stores!

3. Send tips of suspected trafficking reports to protect@ecpat.net

4. Visit The Body Shop's campaign webpage to read more details about the campaign and to sign their petition which is being brought to the UN in 2011 to encourage officials to implement stricter trafficking policies and legislation.