Inside the International Fight Against Child Exploitation and Sex Trafficking

Ready to improve your own journey!? Head over to Skool and check out the Journey to Purpose community for only $27/monthOn this episode of the Journey to Purpose Podcast, Jake Ostler — founder of the International Protection Alliance — pulls back the curtain on the global fight against child exploitation and sex trafficking, and the grassroots work happening in communities right now.Jake shares the harrowing scale of the problem and what it looks like at street level, drawing on his direct work with survivors of sexual violence and trafficking. He explains how traffickers identify and exploit vulnerability, the critical (and often misunderstood) role of law enforcement, and why education remains one of the most powerful tools in prevention. Jake also speaks candidly about his own path into this work, and why sustainable self-care is essential for anyone working on the front lines of trauma and exploitation.Key Topics• The scale of child exploitation and sex trafficking: what the global data reveals — and what's happening in local communities• How traffickers operate: the vulnerabilities they target and the grooming tactics used to gain control• Law enforcement's role: the realities, limitations, and progress being made in combating trafficking• Education as prevention: why honest, age-appropriate conversations about sexual violence are essential• Sustaining the work: the importance of self-care and resilience for professionals in high-trauma fieldsAbout Jake OstlerJake Ostler is the founder of the International Protection Alliance, an organisation dedicated to combating sexual violence and trafficking. With experience working directly alongside survivors and law enforcement agencies, Jake is a prominent voice in global child protection efforts, advocating for education, community awareness, and survivor-centred approaches to ending exploitation.Journey to Purpose is a personal transformation podcast featuring real conversations about mindset, trauma recovery, self-worth, spiritual awakening, resilience, and finding your life’s purpose. New episodes every week. 🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Of0Na1qWovS8Aw2X2FU8M 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philippa.bagley/ 🌐 Website: https://philippabagley.com/ Subscribe and leave a review — it helps others find the show.About your hostPippa Bagley is a clinical hypnotherapist specialising in burnout and sleep, and the host of Journey to Purpose. Based in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, she is passionate about helping people reconnect with what truly matters — and build lives and careers that feel genuinely sustainable. Pippa is also studying for an MSc in the Neuroscience and Psychology of Mental Health at King’s College London. Find out more at philippabagley.com