Stella's Mission
The Stella application encourages the use of research, the collection of data, and the promotion of community involvement to support efforts within the anti-human trafficking community.
We use research, data, and community engagement to disrupt human trafficking and to help the survivors in their recovery.
What is Stella?
Stella is a new solution to an old problem: pulling together information on human trafficking so efforts can be coordinated.
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Borne out of on-the-ground need, Stella brings together law enforcement, NGOs, SANE Nurses and AI using existing phone platforms.
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Using the Stella app, anyone can easily and quickly document human trafficking using text, picture, audio or video. These notes can be aggregated to find patterns and opportunities. Stella provides law enforcement with the means to build cases and convictions of human traffickers.
Stella Supports and Improves Existing Processes
Stella provides a new set of tools for the entire lifecycle of data management for human trafficking.
How Stella helps in the fight against human trafficking
Improved prosecution and conviction rates via better data
Compliance with international law through increased accountability
Demonstrates an increased effort towards fighting trafficking
The Team
The Stella core team consists of experts in human trafficking, programming, application architecture and user experience design.
Tammy Harris
Ivan Portugal
Josh Buchanan
Where does Stella fit into the Human Trafficking Data landscape?
Polaris
Connects possible human trafficking situations with local law enforcement agents. Keeps data on calls into the hotline.
Thorn: Spotlight
Connects possible human trafficking situations with local law enforcement agents. Keeps data on calls into the hotline.
Stella
Connects possible human trafficking situations with local law enforcement agents. Keeps data on calls into the hotline.
THE URSUS INSTITUTE
338 SOUTH SHARON AMITY ROAD #21
CHARLOTTE, NC 28211​
P: (704) 519-790