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Established in 2004, The Grey Man is an Australian registered charity (CH1673) and an international organisation dedicated to eradicating the trafficking and exploitation of children. Based in Brisbane, Australia our activities are focused on the countries of South East Asia.
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Our main role is the rescue of children from traffickers. However, early on we realised that rescuing children was not enough. Once they enter sex work they can become socialised to their life there and it becomes difficult to convince them that they deserve something better. Many of them will be physically or psychologically damaged and face the prospect of death from AIDS. We realised that we needed to stop them from entering the sex trade in the first place.
Therefore, in tandem with our rescue work, we began a prevention program where we support educational infrastructure projects in the ethnic minority villages (a major source of trafficked children). We have found that the best way to prevent trafficking is to provide funds for education and family assistance but to link this assistance to a child's progression in school. Presently we support three villages in Thailand with various projects.
We hope you will browse this site to learn more about how The Grey Man and its dedicated volunteers are working to stop the trafficking of children.
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First event for 2010 in Melbourne - Saturday 27 March from 8 pm to 1 am
This extraordinary music concert will be presented by young, talented and famous singers, performances by songwriters Vu Vinh Huy and Dang Tho, a special dance with Ngoc Yen, famous band The Blue and special international guest and MC, Thuy Dong from Asia Entertainment, USA.
Tickets $30 - click here for further information and bookings
Newcastle to Ayers Rock Bike/Run Challenge 2010
In August 2010, a core of our Newcastle people will ride bikes from Newcastle to Ayers Rock to support The Grey Man. This journey will take them 25 days, covering 2880 kilometres. The ride will not only raise awareness but produce substantial funding to expand our anti-trafficking and prevention programs. Planning and training is already underway, with the participants, who are all Police officers from the Lake Macquarie Command in New South Wales, getting some serious k’s under their belts. Senior Constable Joe Clancy, the organiser of the event said, "There is going to be a lot of pain on this trip, but it cannot even remotely compare to the hardship that young kids suffer at the hands of traffickers. Grey Man volunteers place themselves in harms way to fight traffickers, and so far have rescued over 100 women and children. With more funding and support, so many more could be saved."
HOW YOU CAN HELP ...
Currently, the team are looking for seven identical mountain bikes plus spares for the event. If anyone can assist them with donations of equipment, money or sponsorship, please email Joe Clancy at
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or The Grey Man at
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. You can donate cash through our website www.thegreyman.org . We will keep you updated on our adventurer’s progress. Many thanks for your support.
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CONTACT INFO UPDATE & FEEDBACK + MINI SURVEY
Our wonderful new database is now in place which will help us keep in contact with our friends, sponsors and others who share our passion to fight child trafficking. You can now register/update your contact details, provide us with feedback on fundraising events of interest to you and let us know if you're interested in volunteering.
Click here to register/update/provide feedback.
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