Dr. Geoffrey Pawson
With profound sadness we announce the passing of Dr. Geoffrey Pawson on January 30, 2012. Husband to Barbara for 50 years; Father to Jane (David) Loblaw, Gord (Lori) Pawson, David Pawson, and Kate (Scott) Langen. He was an extremely proud Granddad to Rachel, Sydney and Chloe Langen and Demira and Darian Pawson. Brother to David (Doreen) Pawson and Lloyd (Angie) Pawson; brother-in-law to Roger & Vicki Hardage and Ann & Jim Stevens; and their families. Geoff is the founder of the Ranch Ehrlo Society and former Ehrlo Community Services. He was only 27 years of age when he opened the first group home with 6 youth. The agency has grown to currently serving 250 youth and families across Saskatchewan and Canada. There have been thousands of graduates of the program, many of whom continued to maintain contact. He received many honours throughout his career such as the Order of Canada in 2000, the Saskatchewan Order of Merit in 2001, the Family Service Canada Award in 2003, and an Honourary Doctorate of Law from the University of Regina in 2005. Geoff was an inspirational leader who had a tremendous impact at the local, provincial, national and international level for his unwavering commitment to youth. He had a gifted ability to create change, overcome obstacles, and challenge the status quo. He was a master problem-solver and visionary who was respected by his colleagues, employees, community, friends and family. Although Geoff will be profoundly missed, he has left a remarkable legacy. His mission and vision will live on at Ranch Ehrlo, as he laid a solid foundation to continue to improve upon meeting the needs and filling gaps for the most vulnerable members of our society. He truly left the world a better place. Donations can be made in Geoff's honor to the Dr. Geoffrey Pawson Education Scholarship. The purpose of this scholarship is to enable present and/or former residents of the Ranch Ehrlo Society and other deserving individuals to continue with Post-secondary and apprenticeship training. The focus is to improve the likelihood of long-term and continuous employment in the future of the recipients. A Memorial will be held on Friday February 17, 2012 at 7 pm at the Radisson Plaza Hotel Saskatchewan in the Grand Ballroom. An online book of condolences can be accessed at www.Ehrlo.com, as well as www.Facebook.com/RanchEhrlo. This is a wonderful way for the family to stay connected as they have yet to be able to return from Tucson AZ.
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Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC)
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) Social Development – Child protection around the world.
Captive Daughters – strives to bring public attention to the forced prostitution of girls and adolescent females with the intention of eliminating sex trafficking.
Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (United States) - CEOS prosecutes violations of federal law related to producing, distributing, receiving, or possessing child pornography, transporting women or children interstate for the purpose of engaging in criminal sexual activity, traveling interstate or internationally to sexually abuse children, and international parental kidnapping.
Childnet International (UK) - Childnet International’s mission is to work in partnership with others around the world to help make the Internet a great and safe place for children.
Cybertip.ca - Canada's national tip line for reporting the online sexual exploitation of children. It is a centralized web portal for receiving and addressing reports from the public regarding child pornography, luring, child sex tourism, and children who are exploited through prostitution. Cybertip.ca also provides the public with information, referrals and other resources to help Canadians keep their children safe while on the Internet.
Innocent Images National Initiative (FBI) - Working within the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Cyber Crimes Program, the Innocent Images National Initiative (IINI) has a mission to identify, investigate, and prosecute sexual offenders who use the Internet to sexually exploit children; to develop a presence of law enforcement officers on the Internet with the intent of creating a deterrent effect; and finally, to identify and rescue children being exploited.
International Centre to Combat Exploitation of Children - ICCEC’s goal is to stop the commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) around the world.
Justice Canada – Facts sheets and information on child abuse and the sexual abuse and exploitation of children and youth.
National Child Exploitation Coordination Centre - The National Child Exploitation Coordination Centre (NCECC), an integral part of Canada’s National Police Services, was created to help protect children from online sexual exploitation.
Stop Sex With Kids - The Stop Sex with Kids campaign is part of the Manitoba Strategy to address child sexual exploitation.
World Congress Against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children - The Congresses (Stockholm in 1996 and Yokohama in 2001) were co-sponsored by the government of the host country, UNICEF, ECPAT International and the NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child. This site is an archive of materials produced for both events.
