{"id":4544,"date":"2025-09-23T13:50:20","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T13:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samilia.org\/a-penny-for-your-thoughts-campaign-results\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T13:50:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T13:50:20","slug":"a-penny-for-your-thoughts-campaign-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samilia.org\/en\/a-penny-for-your-thoughts-campaign-results\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;A Penny For Your Thoughts&#8221; Campaign: Results"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Tatiana against sexual exploitation. On the occasion of the European Day against Trafficking in Human Beings, the Samilia Foundation, in the presence of Viviane Teitelbaum, presents the results of its campaign against sexual exploitation. <\/h2>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3399 \" src=\"https:\/\/samilia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/DSC06829-1024x574-1-400x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"370\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samilia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/DSC06829-1024x574-1-400x224.jpg 400w, https:\/\/samilia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/DSC06829-1024x574-1-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/samilia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/DSC06829-1024x574-1-600x336.jpg 600w, https:\/\/samilia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/DSC06829-1024x574-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Since September, a striking poster has appeared on the walls of six European cities, including Brussels. A provocative silhouette, a first name, and a phone number are its only elements. Behind the Belgian number, Tatiana, a victim of sexual exploitation, tells her story and invites everyone to leave a comment, \u201ca thought.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p>In Brussels, 39 posters were displayed in metro stations, and two posters were placed in Place Flagey. The image was also used as a Tinder profile and in an ad on 2ememain.be. In summary, we received 2,660 calls and 171 voicemails for our campaign in Brussels. <\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"A penny for your thoughts\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9kB4yX2Gd4M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>60% are messages of encouragement<\/p>\n<p>18% are messages from clients requesting sexual services after learning of Tatiana\u2019s story (who had therefore been sexually exploited).<\/p>\n<p>11% are aggressive and\/or racist messages<\/p>\n<p>11% of the messages questioned the campaign\u2019s objective.<br \/>\nAll campaign results are available on the website. <a href=\"http:\/\/penny.mzwaan.pt\/\">http:\/\/penny.mzwaan.pt\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The rest:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Starting October 30th, 70,000 postcards featuring the campaign image and, on the front, a link <a href=\"http:\/\/penny.mzwaan.pt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">to the campaign website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Some examples of messages received:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p><em>Your story touched me deeply. You did this for the love of your son and for the love of your family. You\u2019ve been through so much, and far too many others are going through the same thing. This story, what we\u2019re experiencing, what these people are going through too, is incredibly difficult. We feel like giving up every day, but we do it out of love for certain people. I commend you. You\u2019ve been so brave, and many people don\u2019t understand. I think it\u2019s a good thing to start this campaign. Because it might help some people understand what others are going through. So I wish you much happiness. May life help you again, and may you find your way back to the right path. I wish you, your son, and your family a happy life.           <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p><em>Honestly, Tatiana, I\u2019m going to be a bit critical. The myth that \u201cprostitutes have kids and get kidnapped\u201d\u2014come on, stop it, stop it. Not us, you earn four times a worker\u2019s salary in an hour. Poor guy, all that for\u2026 You\u2019re just a prostitute. It\u2019s shameful. It\u2019s a shameful and disgusting message. Seriously, there are people who work eight hours a day to make \u20ac50, while you make \u20ac45 in 15 minutes, right?<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p><em>Hey there, you dirty girl, I\u2019d be interested in your services. Could you get back to me? I\u2019m interested in some pretty hardcore services, so if you\u2019re interested, give me a call.  <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p><em>But you shouldn\u2019t have come to Belgium. To do this. You should have asked about the cost of a job in Belgium. Right? There\u2019s social assistance or unemployment benefits to feed your child instead of giving away your cat. Oh yeah, right. Giving away your cat, you have to take responsibility now. (There are jobs, you know, sick leave). You shouldn\u2019t do this, Tatiana. Tatiana, stop it now, stop this nonsense. You have to take your child and go back to your country. You can\u2019t do this. It\u2019s just not done. Come on, Tatiana, come on. We\u2019re going back to our country. Come on, Tatiana.                <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p><em>Good evening, my name is C\u00e9line. I called because I saw this ad on a metro station in the center of Brussels. I was a little shocked. Thinking I was doing the right thing, I took a picture on the metro. I think it was the Yser station; it was today. I was thinking, \u201cI want to check this number to see if people are really going crazy or what.\u201d I didn\u2019t quite understand the whole thing. So that\u2019s why I called, to confirm that it was a prostitution ad, although I had a feeling it might be. Anyway, I\u2019m very happy to know that\u2019s not the case. Really, I\u2019m very happy. Thank you, Tatiana. Goodbye.         <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p><em>So, I came across the article online. I was very moved by your campaign about Tatiana\u2019s story, and I wish you all the best. I think it\u2019s wonderful that you\u2019re helping people the way you are. I know my message will probably go unanswered, of course, since you can\u2019t call everyone. But I wanted to be among those who encourage you, and I think your awareness campaign is fantastic. Thank you so much, have a good day.    <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p><em>Hello Tatiana. Well done for doing this little report on this cell phone. I can only encourage you to flee prostitution because you should know that all the men who offer this are scoundrels, and prostitution is not a job that allows you to live honestly and comfortably. I think you made the right choice by fleeing this profession. I wish you good luck in life with you and your child, and I hope you will have a much happier life than what that scoundrel promised you. My name is Ambre, and I myself was involved in prostitution. I got out, and it allowed me to understand men much better. Know that men in general give me a very negative opinion. That\u2019s all. Goodbye, Tatiana, and see you soon.         <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Thank you to our project partners and to the Wallonia-Brussels Federation<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3927 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/samilia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Logos.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"873\" height=\"621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samilia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Logos.png 873w, https:\/\/samilia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Logos-400x285.png 400w, https:\/\/samilia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Logos-768x546.png 768w, https:\/\/samilia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Logos-600x427.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 873px) 100vw, 873px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tatiana against sexual exploitation. 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