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| Project Name: | Anti trafficking Initiative in the Western Balkans phase 2 |
| Project Description: |
The goal of the project is to assist local NGOs and anti-trafficking networks to improve their effectiveness in preventing, raising awareness of and responding to trafficking in Bosnia & Herzegovina (B&H) and Croatia. The two anti-trafficking networks are Petra in Croatia and Ring in B&H. The Petra network consists of 10 member NGOs and Ring network of 28 member NGOs and both networks have as their mission to combat trafficking in human beings with the protection of the victims of trafficking as the number one priority. The project will be linked to an anti-trafficking ASTRA network project in Serbia with the same goal but funded by a different donor. The regional coordination and cooperation between the three networks will continue from phase one as the three networks share the same goals to combat trafficking in human beings, and are faced with similar obstacles and therefore can benefit a lot from learning from each other’s experiences.
This project will enable the networks and member NGOs to exchange information and best practices in order to make their work even more efficient. In particular the project will contribute to further increase the networks’ capacities to monitor governmental anti-trafficking policies and to advocate for a human rights-based approach in all stages of the anti-trafficking work, from the prevention phase to the assistance phase. A human rights based approach to anti-trafficking work means that the needs and the rights of the victims of trafficking at all times are at the centre of any intervention.
The project will be a continuation of the first anti-trafficking project funded by the Oak Foundation and implemented by CARE North West Balkans (NWB) between 2006 and 2008. At the end of this project the networks expressed a need for more opportunities for cross-border cooperation on a smaller scale, meaning that member NGOs who have something to learn from another NGO could conduct study visit to that NGO. During the implementation of the first project it also became clear that member NGOs in rural areas would benefit greatly from knowledge-sharing with similar organizations, in order to fully make use of and contribute to the common work of the networks. |
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