a letter from our founder Benny Yu.
El Pozo de Vida is an NGO fighting to eradicate human trafficking in Mexico and Central America.
We are committed to fight human trafficking through 3 concrete actions:
PREVENTION
INTERVENTION
RESTORATION
We work with the women, children, families, and communities who are most vulnerable to this crime so that they can experience freedom and restoration to rebuild their lives.
El Pozo de Vida was one of four groups chosen to receive the first ever
Medal of Merit for the Defense of Victims,
awarded by Mexico City’s Congress through the Commission of Special Attention for Victims. This award recognizes individuals or organizations that stand out in defense of victims of any crime while promoting and protecting their rights to justice.
providing attention from
Mexico to Panama
(Regional Coalition Against Human Trafficking
and Migrant Smuggling)
We are the only organization in Mexico
that provides technical advice to the
Members of
A global network of international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council and active in crime prevention and criminal justice operating through the United Nation’s Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
We have come this far, but we still have a long way to go.
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