Launched by Grassroots.org, Faces of Change is a series of videos that highlight how individuals are contributing to change in their communities. Our latest video is from:
Rebecca Kantar is a founder of Minga, a youth-run not-for-profit organization working to empower youth to take action against the child sex trade. Since 2007, Rebecca has been directing Minga. Minga has raised over $80,000 and has educated thousands of teens, preventing them from becoming involved in the sex trade as victims or abusers. Next year, Rebecca will move to Minga’s Board of Directors as she attends Harvard University.
Beyond Minga, Rebecca serves as a youth advisor to Ashoka’s Youth Venture and to Do Something. Her interest in human trafficking led Rebecca to work with Harvard students and faculty to organize Destination Freedom, an annual academic conference on modern-day slavery. For her leadership, Rebecca was awarded the TIME Magazine and Bentley University Tomorrow25 Award, the Seven Days Across America “Most Encouraging Teen” Award, and the Cornell University Junior Book Award.
For more information, please visit Minga Group's website
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