MTV EXIT (End Exploitation and Trafficking)

The USAID-funded MTV EXIT (End Exploitation and Trafficking) is a global multimedia initiative produced by the MTV EXIT Foundation and supported regionally by USAIDs Regional Development Mission for Asia in Bangkok. The program provides awareness-raising activities for youth and vulnerable populations to prevent human trafficking.

Public awareness activities are a key component of the broader effort to counter trafficking in persons in Asia, and are carried out with partner governments, local non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and civil society.

This initiative operates throughout Asia with the support of USAID, the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), and the international NGO WalkFree. The $8 million public -private collaboration has leveraged $100 million in contributions from other donors.

USAID and AusAID are together awarding a new four-year, Phase IV of the MTV EXIT Asia campaign to raise awareness and prevent human trafficking.

This $11 million agreement will establish a partnership in which USAID will contribute approximately $5.5 million to AusAID for MTV EXIT. Secretary Clinton announced Phase IV during her visit to Australia in November 2012 for the annual Australia-U.S. Ministerial.