Support The “Stop Child Trafficking” Campaign

Since the day our founder Anita Roddick founded The Body Shop, we have always been committed to using our resources to create change in the world. The issue of human trafficking for sexual purposes is the 3rd largest and fastest growing criminal industry in the world, with around 1.8 million children globally falling victim to this trade.

This is a tragedy that happens every day, in every country, in plain sight of ordinary people and the authorities. With our Stop Sex Trafficking of Children & Young People campaign, we are partnering with ECPAT-USA (End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes) and the Somaly Mam Foundation to try and raise awareness about this horrible crime and how you can help bring it to an end in your country and across the world.

To support this cause and the organizations that do work around them, we’re donating 100% of the proceeds of the sales of a few of our products to them. Every purchase you make helps us aid the invaluable work of these groups.

Our Soft Hands Kind Heart Hand Cream gets its incredibly soothing properties from a base of our Community Trade organic Olive Oil. Angelica extract helps to soften and protect with a non-greasy formula that absorbs quickly into the skin. The light citrus fragrance will linger on your skin to remind you that your hands are supporting the positive work of ECPAT-USA. ECPAT is an organization that creates tools and disseminates information to those that are working to combat forced prostitution and trafficking.

Our Bag For Life tote bag is sturdy enough to carry groceries, but stylish enough to be used as a purse. Reusable and versatile, your purchase of this bag will go to support the work of The Somaly Mam Foundation. The Somaly Mam Foundation creates global awareness campaigns, as well as offering resources like rescue & rehabilitation, microfinancing, and providing sustainable employment for people who are survivors of trafficking.

You can help support these organizations while getting a gorgeous gift for yourself or someone you love. And there’s nothing more beautiful than the collaboration of people working together to make the world a better place.

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