Preparation Outline

Persuasive Speech
Alisha Groome
Spring 2015
Sex Trafficking in the Philippines
Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience about the need to donate to International
Justice Mission in order to help reduce sex trafficking in the Philippines.
Central Idea:
Briefly explain sex trafficking in the Philippines, and explain the
need to donate to the non-profit organization International Justice Mission through fund
raising.
Introduction
I.

II.
III.
IV.

Today, I will be discussing sex trafficking within the Philippines, but more
importantly, the actions we can take to help end it by fundraising and donating to
International Justice Mission.
Many of us as students think there is nothing we can do to help since we dont
have a lot of money laying around, but there is!
We can help by fund raising, and donating that money to nonprofit organizations
working in the Philippines.
First, I will discuss the history and causes of sex trafficking in the Philippines, and
then I will discuss the importance fundraising and donating to International
Justice Mission.

(Internal Preview: First, lets briefly discuss the history and causes of sex trafficking in
the Philippines.)
Body
I.

Sex trafficking in the Philippines has been around for over a century, and the
biggest issues that force this corruption to continue are still at large today.
A. The first indication of large-scale prostitution in the Philippines was back in
the early 1900s.
1. According to Wendy Lee in 1991, foreign military bases stationed in
the Philippines sparked what is now a huge trade across the country.
2. The same source explains that military men would visit the
Philippines for the services of prostitutes, only normalizing these
actions until it became a huge part of the countrys tourism.

3. Today, according to Samarsinghe and Burton in 2007, the lack of

awareness in at-risk communities of the trafficking industry is a huge
issue.
4. Sadly, this lack of awareness was sparked by years of normalizing the
sex trade into the Philippines culture.
B. Another cause that forces sex trafficking to continue is the corruption of the
Philippine government.
1. According to Andrew Guth in 2009, corrupt law enforcers are a huge
part of the issue concerning the deep roots that the sex trade has.
2. Gary Haugen, the founder of International Justice Mission, explains in
his 2009 book that many of those oppressing victims through the sex
trade are wearing uniforms of official authority and power.
3. Local government must take a stand against unjust people in law
enforcement positions with no respect for humanity or the law.
C. The sex trade has been built on victims of immense poverty, who are
manipulated into the sex trade since they have nowhere else to turn.
1. Maria Clariza states in a 2007 University of Hawaii thesis that victims
of poverty have a much higher risk of being trafficked.
2. When poverty is ignored, the issue only continues to grow and feed
corruption.
3. According to Haugen and Boutros in a 2010 journal, the poor are not
being helped because there is not much of a justice system to even
protect them, which only enables more lawlessness.
4. This endless cycle must be dealt with, but there are ways to empower
the Philippine government through the support of those who are
already helping there.
(Transition: Now that we have touched on the history and causes of sex trafficking in the
Philippines, lets discuss the importance of fundraising and donating to International
Justice Mission.)
II.

International Justice Mission, or IJM, is a nonprofit organization with Christian

values that works in the Philippines and all over the globe to rescue human
trafficking and slavery victims through rescue missions, strengthening of justice
systems, the sharing of the Gospel, and much more.
A. It is no secret that we as college students are short on cash, but we can
contribute our time in order to fight sex trafficking in the Philippines.
1. IJM makes it extremely easy to organize a fundraiser, and also gives
other options on how to raise money.
2. According to ijm.org, they even offer different categories on their
website that you can choose to donate to, for example, fighting sex

trafficking in South East Asia, or simply aiding in rescuing families

in slavery situations.
3. This shows the sensitivity and care that IJM has towards every
penny we as donors give.
B. IJM is different from many nonprofits, which is why donating to them is so
worthwhile.
1. Unlike many nonprofits, IJM focuses on improving law
enforcement, along with planning missions to rescue victims.
2. While they put a lot of effort into rehabilitating victims, they cannot
rehabilitate sex trafficking victims if they are not rescued in the first
place.
3. According to Donna Hughes in 2005, prostitution is the fourth
largest source of Gross National Product for the Philippines, only
re-iterating the action that must be taken to reform the law there.
4. IJM understands the need for change, which is why they put so
much effort into creating better justice systems there.
C. The best argument when promoting an organization like IJM is explaining
their past successes, but also the amount of honesty and integrity they have.
1. According to a 2011 IJM results summary, IJMs work from Project
Lantern, a law enforcement based project executed in Cebu, the
Philippines, created a 79% reduction in the availability of minors for
sex after 4 years of working there.
2. According to Jones, Schlagen, and Bucoy in a 2010 IJM research
journal, Project Lantern was funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation.
3. Although, ijm.org states that only 12% of their funding comes from
foundations like the one mentioned.
4. Since it is apparent that the work they do is successful even with
tight budgets to manage, it is also important to point out how
transparent they are when it comes to financial honesty.
5. IJM lists all their financial reports on their website, which is easily
accessible to the public from ijm.org.
D. It takes a lot of funding to successfully do what IJM is doing, and everything
that IJM plans as well as provides costs an exponential amount of money.
1. To show you just how much different expenditures cost, here are
some figures from ijm.org.
2. An aftercare package for a rescued victim is $30, access to medical
care for a victim is $222, a month of investigations is $1,200, and
one rescue operation is $4,500.
3. These numbers represent the life change we can create with just one
fundraiser or donation.

Conclusion
I.

II.

III.

IV.

To summarize, today I have discussed sex trafficking in the Philippines, and

the importance of fund raising and donating in order to support International
Justice Mission.
In order to reduce an injustice like sex trafficking, action must be taken by us,
the next generation, not only to financially raise support, but simply raise
awareness.
Even by donating a small portion of our time to raising money for IJM, we
can make an impact in ending sex trafficking in the Philippines and all over
the globe.
You can find more specific information on how to fundraise for IJM at
ijm.org. Thank you for your time and attention.
Any Questions?

Reference List
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Haugen, G., & Boutros, V. (2010, June). And justice for all: Enforcing human rights for
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Haugen, G. A. (2009). Good news about injustice: A witness of courage in a hurting
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Hughes, D. M. (2005). The demand for victims of sex trafficking. Women's Studies
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International Justice Mission. (2015). In Ijm.org. Retrieved from https://www.ijm.org/
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