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Shelter Foundation
art against trafficking in women and exploitation
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Our Goal
Forced prostitution and human trafficking are among the gravest human rights violations of this day and age.
In Europe alone, thousands of women are traded as slaves and forced into prostitution. Many of these women come from economically disadvantaged areas of South-Eastern Europe or Western Africa. The Shelter Foundation has taken upon itself to draw attention to this widely tabooed form of modern-day slavery and to provide unbureaucratic help to the victims.
Art for Shelter
The principle: Art as Thanks
Under the patronage of Richard Serra and Clara Weyergraf-Serra, seventeen artists have generously given graphic prints and photographs (forty copies each) to the Shelter Foundation in support of our work. Moreover, three artists, Lucinda Devlin, Evelyn Hofer and Jan Wawrzyniak have offered works which you may also acquire.
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Günther Uecker chf ≥ 3500,-
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Lee Ufan chf ≥ 2900,-
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Francois Morellet chf ≥ 2900,-
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Mary Heilman chf ≥ 2400,-
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Gotthard Graubner chf ≥ 3300,-
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Holger Mühlenbeck chf ≥ 800,-
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Candida Höfer chf ≥ 2400,-
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Kees de Goede chf ≥ 600,-
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Dirk Reinartz chf ≥ 2800,-
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Evelyn Hofer chf ≥ 9000,-
Projekte
Dortmund Midnight Mission
The Dortmunder Mitternachtsmission (Dortmund Midnight Mission) maintains round-the-clock, direct counseling services to prostitutes, former prostitutes, and trafficking victims.
One World Center Herne
In 1987, One World Center Herne opened as the State of North Rhine-Westphalia’s first specialized counseling center for trafficking victims. Since its inception, a wide range of…
HERA UK
HERA UK is a charity with a mission to empower women survivors of modern slavery and exploitation to achieve a better life, working with academic and business mentors, to gain…
HERA International
Since 2005 the Shelter Foundation has supported “Women to Work”, a program that owes its inception to Lynellen Long (formerly with the IOM). “Women to Work” tries to open doors to…
Shelter in Sarajevo
IOM—Shelter in Sarajevo … Among the very first projects supported by the Shelter Foundation in 2001 were two safe houses in Sarajevo operated by the International Organization for…
Shelter in Bijeljina
LARA—Shelter in Bijeljina … With Shelter’s support, the Bosnian Women’s Rights Organization LARA was able in 2001 to set up a much-needed shelter in Bijeljina in northern Bosnia…