2017 LANDMARK
Mission 89 Founded
Co-founded by Lerina Bright, Thomas Kurth, and Yann Coelenbier. Geneva, Switzerland (CHE-420.194.027).
Co-funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.
Co-founded by Lerina Bright, Thomas Kurth, and Yann Coelenbier. Geneva, Switzerland (CHE-420.194.027).
With Save the Dream — workshops for 60 young Internally Displaced Persons.
Prevention campaign launch, Lagos, Nigeria (Dr. May Ikeora).
First investigation into West African footballers trafficked to Asian clubs — novel research area.
65 young migrants from multiple nations. Supported by Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Framework for Safeguarding Children from Trafficking in Sport — first of its kind.
Designed and launched FIFA's module for football agents — global benchmark in ethical recruitment.
Social Inclusion of African Migrant Athletes in Europe — EU-funded project.
'Ending Human Trafficking in Sport – A Playbook for Forward Progress.'
400+ parliamentarians and officials engaged on trafficking through sport.
1,200+ youth directly engaged; 5,000+ community members reached.
100+ CAF Safeguarding Focal Points trained across African football.
Featuring Samuel Eto'o, Prof. Parosha Chandran, Ambassadors Biang, Francis, and Picco.
With IOM and Generation Amazing Foundation (Qatar 2022 legacy).
With IOM and UN Network on Migration.
'Mobilizing against Trafficking in Sport.' With Sovereign Order of Malta, Sierra Leone, Holy See, and 10 nations.
280 participants. With IOM Tanzania and National Sports Council Zanzibar.
With Sierra Leone — INTERPOL, IOM, UNODC, and State Parties.
World's first comprehensive definition and typology of sport trafficking. With Loughborough University & CPA UK.
With Monaco and Qatar. 12 UN member states. Ambassador Picco proposed regular UNGA session.
Sport trafficking formally included in key UN General Assembly resolution.
With IOM and Generation Amazing Foundation.
With Commonwealth Parliamentary Association UK.
Al-Ittihad / Nigeria Women's National Team. Mission 89's first Official Ambassador.
With AUSC and AU Continental Operational Centre for Combating Irregular Migration.
IOM DG Amy Pope and Samuel Eto'o. Co-hosted with Monaco, Qatar, IOM.
Hosted by MEP Hilde Vautmans. Speakers: EU Anti-Trafficking Coordinator Diane Schmitt, EC DG EAC Director Georg Haeusler, Council of Europe GRETA Secretary Petya Nestorova.
First public activation of The Line We Don't Cross Declaration. With AIMS and United Through Sports. Target: 50+ signatory federations.
With Ambassador Gberie (Sierra Leone) and Ambassador Veuthey (Order of Malta).
EU Erasmus+ multilingual toolkit, micro-credentials, and capacity-building workshops completed.
Campaign target: 300 organisational signatories to the United Declaration.