Program Successes: Anti-Trafficking

USAID and our partners are committed to stopping trafficking. From 2000 to December 2005, the following was accomplished:

• 296 traffickers arrested.
  
  
• 56 traffickers convicted.
  
  
• 170 trafficking survivors repatriated from different countries.
  
  
• 110 internal trafficking survivors released.
  
  
• Comprehensive database of trafficked persons created with information on all trafficking or attempted trafficking cases known to USAID partners.
  
  
• Counseling and rehabilitation support provided to 248 survivors of trafficking.
  
  
• Community level trafficking awareness campaign launched in 20 districts.
  
  
• More than 30,000 persons, including government officials, participated in road marches to create awareness about trafficking and violence against women.
  
  
• Clearinghouse and resource center established to collect, track, and share information on trafficking.
  
  
• TV spots and a documentary film shown on both national and private television stations.
  
  
• 13 focal sites set up in different districts to collect information and track cases; and
  
  
• Anti-trafficking logo to be used by NGOs in national campaigns developed. (shown below)

    Let's prevent trafficking.
    Let's make our life safe.