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AP announces they will no longer use term "child prostitute"
After surviving child sex trafficking, Withelma "T" Ortiz Walker Pettigrew called on the Associated Press to stop using the term “child prostitute” to describe victims. The AP announced in April that it would abandon the term. More
- Human Rights Project for Girls (Rights4Girls)
- 151,201
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U.S. State Department releases strategy to end child marriage
With support from over 156,000 people around the globe, Aberash Bekele and Truth Aid won their campaign calling on the U.S. State Department to release a comprehensive strategy for ending child marriage. More
- Aberash Bekele with Truth Aid
- 156,313
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Wheaties to honor diver Greg Louganis on a box
General Mills announced that they will put legendary diver Greg Louganis on a Wheaties box after more than 43,000 signed Julie Sondgerath's petition. More
- Julie SondgerathChicago, IL
- 43,846
Supporters - Featured inNew York Times
Whole Foods Market joins fight against food waste
Whole Foods Market announced that it will combat food waste by selling "ugly" produce after Jordan and Stefanie met with company executives to discuss their 100,000 signature petition. More
- The @UglyFruitAndVeg Campaign
- 111,620
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Government passes law to help curb acid attack violence
Acid attack survivor Hanifa Nakiryowa led a petition signed by more than 270,000 people, calling for tougher laws to stop acid attack violence in Uganda. More
- Hanifa NakiryowaKampala, Uganda
- 278,958
Supporters - Featured inTakePart
Young voters preserve right to vote in Ohio primary
Student Katy Spittell started a petition signed by nearly 2,000 people, asking the state of Ohio to preserve the right of voters who will turn 18 before Election Day to vote in the state's primary. More
- Katy SpittellColumbus, OH
- 1,736
Supporters - Featured inColumbus Dispatch
AP announces they will no longer use term "child prostitute"
U.S. State Department releases strategy to end child marriage
Wheaties to honor diver Greg Louganis on a box
Whole Foods Market joins fight against food waste
Government passes law to help curb acid attack violence
Young voters preserve right to vote in Ohio primary
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