The Changemakers entrant Coalition Against Trafficking in Women testified at a conference on the impact of the 2010 World Cup on trafficking of women and children. Spokesperson Gunilla Ekberg said prostitution should not be viewed as a legal profession because most women get involved under duress and experience it as a form of violence.

Wynona Ward, founder of "Have Justice, Will Travel" and a featured entrant in the Changemakers "Ending Abuse in Intimate & Family Relations" competition, is highlighted in a new book "Your America, Democracy's Local Heroes," and in a recent video from the PBS program NOW that you can view here

More adults and children are enslaved or trapped as bonded laborers today than at any other period in human history—more than 27 million individuals worldwide. Three of the innovative programs that are fighting to expose, confront, and halt this human exploitation have just been announced winners of the “Ending Global Slavery: Everyday Heroes Leading the Way” international competition

The City of San Francisco has released its Violence Prevention Plan, adopting the "Alive and Free" methodology developed at the Omega Boys Club by Dr. Joe Marshall (a finalist in the Changemakers "Young Men at Risk" collaborative competition) as San Francisco’s overarching violence prevention philosophy.

In the heart of Ecuador’s Amazon region, Amazonian youth can now pursue an academic degree in ecotourism. In Nepal, women are being trained as trekking professionals

Shekhar Kapur, India's top-grossing film-maker and director of the Oscar-winning films “Elizabeth” and “Elizabeth: The Golden Age,” is blogging on Changemakers.net

In association with the Ending Global Slavery competition: check out the videos in MTV's EXIT (End Exploitation and Trafficking) campaign. Get up to speed about this important topic.

UPDATE (June 6, 2008): A select number of entrants will be invited to submit proposals for funding consideration for the US$1 million in additional grants

Representatives of all 14 finalists in the Young Men at Risk: Transforming the Power of a Generation competition gathered with 11 funding organizations