DR Congo - Helping Child Soldiers Reintegrate
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, USAID supported an NGO working to reintegrate girls and boys abducted or
coerced into joining the armed forces.
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Mozambique - New Law Targets Trafficking
USAID partnered with an NGO network and the Ministry of Justice in Mozambique to draft anti-trafficking in
persons legislation and support citizens' advocacy efforts for its approval and passage. In April 2008, the National Assembly of Mozambique unanimously passed the legislation.
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Vietnam - Stopping Trafficking Before It Starts
Since 2005, USAID has worked to prevent trafficking of girls and women in the Mekong Delta by improving their life options.
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South Asia - Fighting Trafficking Across Borders
Between 2000 and 2006, USAID supported the South Asia Regional Initiative/Equity Support Project (SARI/Equity) in its
efforts to build and strengthen local capacity to address trafficking and violence against women in South Asian countries.
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Kyrgyzstan - Helping Migrant Workers
"Thanks to the information and contacts gained with the assistance of USAID programs, we can effectively help Kyrgyz labor migrants work legally in Kazakhstan and Russia," said the director of the Nookat Civil Society Support Center.
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Nepal - Combating Trafficking In Nepal
By participating in USAID's non-formal education literacy class and anti-trafficking training, women and girls are able to recognize the signs of trafficking overtures and protect themselves. |
Benin - Community Action for Girls' Education (CAGE)
Ms Debora Houndessegan went from a career in child trafficking to championing women's rights, by empowering women and girls in her community through the efforts of the USAID-funded CAGE project.
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Albania - Protecting Women's Legal Rights
Albania has passed critical laws in support of women's legal rights in recent years, including a new family code and anti-trafficking legislation. But it remains one of the few countries in Eastern Europe without legal protections for victims of domestic violence. The few laws that do exist to protect women are inadequately enforced due to poor judicial administration and lack of awareness of domestic violence across the legal profession.
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Thailand - Teaming Up Against Traffickers
USAID is supporting the Chiang Mai Model, a five-year activity that brings together law enforcement, social welfare and judicial professionals in workshops that help them gain a broader perspective on trafficking. As a result of USAID assistance, more than 25 trafficking victims have testified against suspected traffickers |
Brazil - Helping Trafficking Victims Rebuild Lives
"We work to ensure that children and adolescents do not become victims again. They are referred to proper service providers without revealing their identities
in order to prevent stigmatization," said Luciana Tuma, a staff member of the USAID-funded Sentinela project.
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Ukraine - Trafficking Awareness Saves Lives
Halyna had just returned from a seminar about human trafficking held by Chayka, a local organization in Rivne, Ukraine, when her sister Lena called. Halyna had not heard from her in months - not since Lena had taken a job in Portugal. Halyna was relieved, but afraid of what the long silence may have meant. |
Ukraine - Trafficking Victim Rebuilds Life at Home
Through its local partner, USAID helped Trafficking victim, Lena, reintegrate into society after surviving the horrors of sexual slavery. Lena received medical and psychological care, as well as training in accounting. Today, Lena is successfully employed, married, and expecting a baby.
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Thailand - Raising Awareness of Trafficking
With support from USAID, Thai prosecutor, Sakchai Assaynirarad, formed the Chiang Mai Model, a five-year activity that offers a full curriculum of courses on trafficking to law enforcement, social welfare and judicial professionals. |
Thailand - Agencies Cooperate to End Trafficking
By September 2006, 540 people, including 300 prosecutors, will have been comprehensively trained in laws and techniques to combat trafficking and ensure the rights of victims. |
Albania - Trafficked Children Get a Fresh Start
Tjeter Vizion, a USAID-supported organization, helps trafficked children start living a normal life. Some are reunited with their families. Those who have suffered trauma are placed under the organization's legal custody.
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Philippines - Stopping Trafficking, Saving Lives
One woman saved herself from trafficking when she recognized the illegal recruitment practices from a USAID funded awareness-raising exercise she had attended.
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Albania - Soap Opera Teaches Life Lessons
The radio soap opera, "Pine Street", is broadcast across Albania to raise public awareness about trafficking of unsuspecting girls and young women into a life of prostitution. |
Ukraine - Hotline Protects Woman from Traffickers
Chayka, a USAID supported NGO, offers an advice hotline to people who are considering going abroad on how to protect themselves. The Ukrainian organization is part of a counter-trafficking network financed by USAID.
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Child Marriage
