Screening and Panel at NYU Cantor Center
Through first-person testimony filmed in Nepal, Volunteers Needed The Film powerfully reveals The Orphan Trap - the cycle of orphanage trafficking and voluntourism where well-meaning volunteers and donors create demand that funds a multi-billion-dollar industry that commodifies children.
Of the 5,000,000 children living in orphanages it's estimated that a full 80% have at least one living parent. This film shows how the desire to help often separates children from their families.
The screening, brought to you in partnership with Freedom United, on October 28 at the Cantor Film Centre, NYC, will be followed by a Q&A with the Director Barak Laub, Dr Katharine Thompson, founder of the Amani Foundation in Tanzania, and Gina de la Chesnaye, founder of The Nachan Project in Uganda.
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University of Stony Brook Screening and Panel
Through first-person testimony filmed in Nepal, Volunteers Needed The Film powerfully reveals The Orphan Trap - the cycle of orphanage trafficking and voluntourism where well-meaning volunteers and donors create demand that funds a multi-billion-dollar industry that commodifies children.
Of the 5,000,000 children living in orphanages it's estimated that a full 80% have at least one living parent. This film shows how the desire to help often separates children from their families.
Join us for a screening of Volunteers Needed, followed by a Q&A panel with director Barak Laub and socioecology scientist Dr. Kate Thompson. At Stony Brook University. Located at the Stony Brook University Ballroom.
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Rising Voices, Film Series
We are honored to be the first film featured by Rising Worldwide in their Rising Voices Film Series. Click View Event below for more information and to join us for this important evening where we work to protect the most vulnerable.
Webinar with Freedom United
The month of April is Child Abuse Prevention Month in the United States, so we have partnered with Freedom United to push forward with a petition to help stop domestically funded child trafficking.
By signing this petition, you will gain exclusive access via a shared password to your inbox to watch the film Volunteers Needed, only for the month of April. Also, join an exciting online event on April 30, 2025 to hear from the film’s director, Barak Laub, along with experts in child protection and anti-trafficking advocacy.
Sign the petition: https://www.freedomunited.org/advocate/end-orphanage-trafficking-us/
Check your inbox (and junk folder) for the password to watch this award-winning and unreleased documentary
Watch the film using the password sent to you here: https://vimeo.com/781351247
Reserve your spot to join the discussion online on April 30, 2025: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_t7pmCjNUQUW9L2ZBrjZUXg#/registration
Poppy Jasper Film Festival
Our film will be screening on Thursday April 10th at 12pm at CURA in Morgan Hill, CA. Please join us at 17395 Monterey Road, Morgan Hill
Public Screening of Volunteers Needed
There will be an intimate screening of Volunteers Needed The Film at The Creperie Cafe in Seaside, CA followed by a Q&A session with the Filmmakers. This will be an open screening for the public. Come and watch the film and learn more about Orphanage Voluntourism and how you can help stop domestically funded child trafficking.
Presentation for Carmel Rotarians
On Wednesday, August 7th we will be doing a private presentation for Carmel Rotarians, if you are interested in attending please contact us directly for an invitation. This will not be a viewing of Volunteers Needed The Film but an in-depth explanation of the mechanics involved in Orphanage Voluntourism, how it leads to child trafficking, and the needs for legislation around this issue.
Lighthouse Screening
Join us for a local screening of Volunteers Needed, sponsored by the Monterey Kiwanis, learn about the multibillion dollar industry of Voluntourism and how you can help stop domestically funded child trafficking.