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Sex trafficking statistics

Children Sold Into Slavery Daily

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Percentage of Children in Costa Rica Sexually Abused or Trafficked

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Costa Rica's Global Ranking as Sex Tourist Destination

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Average Life Span of Child After 1st Abuse

the saving hearts together Promise

We’re On A Mission To Solve The Problem

currently, there are thousands of children caught within the sex trade in Costa Rica.

Saving Hearts Together's mission is to restore the lives of children who have been removed from the sex trade and provide them a holistic, live-in program that meets their physical, emotional, psychological, and educational needs. We want every child who enters our program to leave with a sense of dignity and empowerment, knowing they are loved, valued, and free to choose the trajectory of their future.

Let’s learn more about the PROBLEM

72% of child survivors run away from safe houses

Costa Rica’s current government placements don’t have the facilities to provide for the holistic needs of a sexually abused child. Most of the time these facilities are simply a place to stay.

Inadequate, inefficient & fragmented approaches to victim protection programs

By the time they are 18, survivors have already gone through various jurisdictions, government agencies and facilities. This fragmentation affects their ability to thrive and often leads to their return to sex work.

One of the leading countries in Child Sex Tourism

Costa Rica is a global hub for child sex tourism. Extreme poverty is one of the driving forces. 80% of the sex tourists are from the USA and Europe.

Costa Rica is rated Tier-II in the Trafficking in Persons Report

According to the latest US government report, while there is some improvement in Prevention and Prosecution, Protection of victims is highly neglected. This is the major reason why the country is not showing improvement in its rating for the past 7 years.

Let’s learn more about our SOLUTION

Comprehensive residential program

Our holistic residential program has state of the art in-house facilities for education, life skills, therapy, vocational training and recreation. This gives these survivors much-needed love, support and healing to thrive.

Aftercare rehabilitation program

Turning 18 does not mean a person is ready to face the adult world without support. Our mentors provide guidance, emotional support and temporary financial assistance as needed.

Interest-based vocational and life skills education for survivors

We provide enriching opportunities for children to discover their interests and talents and develop vocational skills that lead to meaningful work.

Advocate, train and support government agencies for running an effective protective program

We work with child protection agency staff to increase their knowledge of evidence- based practices that uphold the dignity and well-being of children rescued from sexual exploitation thereby reducing the risk of retraumatization.