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<title>The Chab Dai study on (Re-­) integration: Researching the life-cycle of survivors of sexual exploitation and trafficking -- mid 2011 report</title>
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	<p>In 2010 Chab Dai (translation “Hands Together”) started a ten-year longitudinal ‘Butterfly’ research study in Cambodia with the aim to understand the re-integration process of children/young people who have experienced sexual exploitation and trafficking. The preliminary phase was conducted during 2010 and the focus was to explain the research to potential After-care shelters and stakeholders working in the field. During this phase a preliminary survey of interested and potential Aftercare shelters was conducted in order to understand their perspective of (re-) integration and how their programs operated. Focus group work with girls from three shelters and later one with boys was conducted in order to develop a quantitative survey instrument for the longitudinal phase. During the first quarter of 2011 MOUs were formalized with nine shelters and the sampling frame for the girls was established. The final sampling frame is now nearly completed with around sixty participants in total. This study will utilize a mixed methods approach conducted every three months and it is expected the participants will be followed until 2020. It is recognized this is a challenging study ethically and logistically so an Advisory reference group of academics in the field local and internationally has been established in order that the researchers can regularly and transparently receive advice and feedback. Initial results of much of the first year surveys will be presented at the conference</p>

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<title>“What About Boys?” The sexual exploitation of boys and young men in Asia</title>
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	<p>Sexual exploitation of boys and young men continues to be an invisible problem with inadequate research to determine the prevalence and outcomes. Where research has been done then the focus has primarily on HIV prevalence and other risk factors including violence is not adequately considered. Why is this? This research looks at two locations in Mumbai, India and Phnom Penh, Cambodia where some base line data has been obtained. Around 50 boys in Phnom Penh and 102 boys in Mumbai were interviewed. The results demonstrate a level of vulnerability that dispels the myth that sexual exploitation of boys is vastly different than girls. Many are doing it because they feel they have no alternative to earn an income and want to provide for their families similar to women and girls. However boys have the added stresses of hiding what they are doing from the very communities that could provide this support. In Mumbai the base line research was followed up following opportunities for the boys to do a training program to see whether an adequately paid job could lead to alternative futures for masseur boys and if not, why not?</p>

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<title>What about boys? An initial exploration of sexually exploited boys in Cambodia</title>
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	<p>Sexual exploitation of children has tended to focus on girls. The majority of organizations and service providers for sexually exploited children cater to the needs of girls. However, boys are also vulnerable to sexual exploitation. Limited research has been done to determine the prevalence of sexual exploitation of boys, but what has been done suggests that the issue is worthy of more attention. This study hopes to provide a baseline of information about young men who are being sexually exploited in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. In gathering and analyzing data about these young men, the researchers hope to promote awareness about the sexual exploitation of boys as well as to develop effective programs to assist them.</p>
<p>In December 2010 and January 2011, surveys were conducted in Phnom Penh at 6 massage parlors employing males and advertising to a male clientele. There were a total of 45 surveys completed by young men employed as masseurs at one of the 6 locations. The survey used was adapted from a similar tool used with male masseurs in India. This survey was determined to be the most efficient and effective way to gain preliminary data in a field that had not previously been researched in Cambodia. Ethical guidelines were followed throughout the research process.</p>
<p><strong>Key Results </strong><br />The results of this study indicate that boys and young men are vulnerable to sexual exploitation. There are a variety of factors that may attribute to a boy’s vulnerability for sexual exploitation. A lack of skills and job training may be a contributing factor to boys’ vulnerability. This study suggests that many of the respondents entered the massage What about boys?: An initial exploration of sexually exploited boys in Cambodia 5 industry because they lacked skills or training to get a different job. The educational levels of the respondents were above average with nearly half of the respondents completing the 11th standard or above. However, this education did not appear to provide them with the skills necessary to gain employment. When asked if they would be interested in alternative employment, even if it paid a lower wage than what they were currently earning, the majority of the respondents said they would consider taking or definitely take an alternative job.</p>
<p>This willingness to pursue other employment could be linked to the majority of respondents acknowledging their shame over working as a masseur. The majority of respondents had not disclosed their employment as a masseur to their villages or communities because they believed their jobs to be shameful and were embarrassed to tell others.</p>
<p>Additionally, the sexual health of respondents was of some concern. Traditionally, attention that has been given to sexual exploitation of boys and young men has focused on providing sexual health education and HIV/AIDS prevention. One-­‐third of the respondents identified some symptoms of illness, which suggests that not enough is being done to educate and support the health of these young men. However, there are other supports that need to be offered to these young men in order for them to be supported holistically.</p>
<p>The respondents were given an opportunity to share about their future goals and plans. The majority expressed a desire to pursue alternative employment. They had goals such as owning a business or working as a hairdresser. Most of the respondents planned to save money in order to achieve their future goals, but they may need additional support in order to gain job skills.</p>
<p><strong>Recommendations </strong><br />Future research needs to be conducted to better understand the issue of sexual exploitation of boys. Understanding the ways in which masseurs are recruited to work in the industry as well as the backgrounds of those working in this industry may provide a basis for developing more effective prevention and support programs for these young men. Assistance programs, such as those provided by First Step, are being developed to assist boys who suffer sexual abuse. Additional research is necessary to determine the types of alternative employment that appeal to these young men and what kind of support is needed for them to pursue these alternatives. Anthropological research into the cultural practices that may make boys vulnerable would be helpful in discovering how boys can be protected from sexual exploitation.</p>
<p>From an organizational perspective, there are several recommendations for promoting the overall health and well-­‐being of sexually exploited boys. The sexual health of these boys is of concern. The research team made contact with a well-­‐known organization, which was partnering with other organizations to provide sexual health education and services to these young men. However, one-­‐third of the respondents acknowledged symptoms of illness, suggesting that more support is needed in this area.</p>
<p>Alternative employment and job skills training programs are needed for these young men. It is essential for organizations to work collaboratively in order to provide training to these young men. It is also important to consider the preferences of these young men. They should be consulted as to their preferences for jobs and should be treated individually with dignity and respect.</p>
<p>Further, it is recommended that greater attention be placed upon the prosecution of perpetrators of sexual exploitation of boys. This is especially true for local Cambodian perpetrators. The majority of perpetrators of sexual exploitation of boys are local Cambodians, yet more attention has been given to the prosecution of foreign perpetrators. In order to protect all children, perpetrators of sexual exploitation, regardless of nationality, must be prosecuted.</p>

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<title>The Butterfly Longitudinal Research Project: The Chab Dai study on (Re-) integration. Researching the lifecycle of sexual exploitation &amp; trafficking in Cambodia: End of Year Progress Report 2010</title>
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	<p>The origin of this longitudinal study on (re-) integration comes out of the Chab Dai coalition. Over the past 10 plus years both within the Chab Dai coalition and in the greater Cambodian context there have been a number of aftercare facilities that have developed as a response to the issue of sexual exploitation and trafficking. Amongst the aftercare facilities there has been a growing desire to find out what becomes of these children in the long term after leaving the shelters. In addition, although some aftercare facilities have carefully followed up participants, others have had fewer resources to do so. One of Chab Dai’s objectives is to carry out specific research studies in order strengthen recommendations at both program, and advocacy levels. This research in part comes out of this mandate.  The Butterfly Research project will be a descriptive longitudinal design and it will use mixed methods from the outset. This research will prospectively follow child and adult survivors of sexual exploitation and trafficking over a number of years, starting from the time they are in aftercare programs.  The purpose is to ‘hear’ from survivors about their lives, understandings, and experiences so that their voices will contribute towards a greater understanding of the complexities of (re-) integration. It is hoped information about what effects and impacts these programs have had in the lives of these children and adults as they experience the (re-) integration process will be better understood from their perspective. It is hoped this information will be useful to program implementers, advocates, donors, policy makers and a more informed public about the issues surrounding sexual exploitation, trafficking and (re-) integration.</p>
<p>Contents<br /> Summary <br />1. What is the background and rationale for this project? <br />2. What are the Goals and Objectives of the project? <br />3. How is the Butterfly research project being designed? <br />4. Phase 1: Preliminary Questionnaire Design <br />5. Phase 1: Preliminary Survey findings <br />6. What was the Focus Groups Discussion Methodology? <br />7. What were the Focus Group Discussion Findings? <br />8. What are the limitations and lessons learned from Phase 1? <br />9. What is our ethical strategy? <br />10. What have been the challenges for organizations involved? <br />11. How was the research presented to stakeholders? <br />12. Where do we go from here? Moving Forward References <br />Appendices <br />Appendix 1: Profiles <br />Appendix 2: Focus Group Discussion process <br />Appendix 3: Research presentation <br />Appendix 4: UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) <br />Appendix 5: Phase 2 Draft Survey Questionnaires <br />Appendix 6: Who are our donors? <br />Appendix 7: Who are our research people and Internet resources?</p>

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<title>Shifting Cambodia Away from its Economic Dependence on Human Trafficking</title>
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	<p>The issue of human trafficking is becoming increasingly complex as more countries and people are absorbed into the chain of this illegal trade. Specifically, the topic of human trafficking of women and young girls in Cambodia is of interest because the country has many socioeconomic factors that contribute to the complexity of the issue. While the rise of women being trafficked in Cambodia cannot be attributed to one or even a handful of reasons, there is strong evidence that points to the rural and urban poverty gap, corrupt government and officials, and tourism as some of the main causes. Over time, human trafficking has become a significant portion of Cambodia’s economy and eradicating it would shake the stability of the country in its current state. Nevertheless, it is necessary to explore and implement possible options to provide Cambodia with a bridge in the economy so that the country may be able to cross over successfully while letting go of human trafficking as an important factor of its economy. Therefore, this paper will explore some ways to alleviate the problem of human trafficking in and through Cambodia by understanding what social movements have already been implemented and also by proposing new methods of intervention. It will argue that through the collaboration between local communities and global powers, as well as the rise of new, more structured social movements, Cambodia’s government can gain the resources needed to stabilize its infrastructure and improve its economic conditions. Lastly, long term goals will also be proposed so that the different and evolving populations within Cambodia may sustain a successful economy in the future.</p>

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<title>A Media Campaign to Increase Awareness and Prevention of Human Trafficking in Asia: Background Strategies and Outcome Evaluation of the MTV EXIT Campaign</title>
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	<p>In 2006, MTV and USAID launched, "MTV EXIT (End Exploitation and Trafficking)," a multi-media, multi-platform awareness and prevention campaign against human trafficking that has reached over 20 million people in 21 countries in the Asia Pacific. This paper describes the campaign background, design and message strategies and the outcome evaluation of the MTV EXIT documentaries, which were developed to build knowledge and influence attitude and behavior of the target audience on human trafficking. Both quantitative and qualitative research methods were employed for the outcome evaluation in six selected countries: China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines and Thailand. Quantitative data was collected before and after documentary exposure through surveys using online access panel while qualitative data was gathered from focus groups. The Mind-Set Barometer, an indicator in which knowledge, attitude and behavior measures were weighted and incorporated into a composite score, was used in quantitative evaluation to measure the effects of campaign exposure. While some variations could be observed, the Mind-Set Barometer scores increased across all sites during the post surveys, showing positive effects of documentary exposure among research participants. The qualitative research provided key insights that the MTV EXIT documentaries had great potential in raising awareness about the issue, but should include stronger call to action to engage audience. This paper calls for the anti-trafficking community to conduct rigorous campaign evaluation to access outcomes, impacts and values of their communication activities. It also advocates that media campaigns can be effective tools in creating awareness and increasing prevention of human trafficking.</p>

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<title>Abstracts of Scheduled Presentations: 2011 Interdisciplinary Conference on Human Trafficking</title>
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	<p>39 abstracts of Scheduled Presentations As of August 15, 2011, for the 2011 Interdisciplinary Conference on Human Trafficking Lincoln, NE: September 29-October 1.</p>
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<title>REINTEGRATION in Aftercare: Theory and Practice -- Developing an instrument to measure success of reintegration of traffic survivors; formulating a philosophy and program of reintegration based on the instrument</title>
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	<p>This research looked at a growing population in the world today - that of children who have been trafficked, rescued, and now back in the community, severely broken. They could be in danger of re-victimization if adequate measures were not taken to protect them. The research aimed to find out what it takes for reintegration to be successful, or for the survivor to be able to resume living in society as an empowered and productive individual with a sense of self-worth and confidence. Using the exploratory research design, Phase I of the research explored the community’s perceptions of successful reintegration. The respondents included 67 children who were traffic survivors, 16 parents, 9 NGOs, 2 government organizations, and 5 government authorities from 11 areas of southern Philippines, which is the back door for trafficking of children to neighbouring countries. The gathered perceptions were content analysed into 62 general categories. These categories of perceptions of successful reintegration served as the basis for Phase 2, which was construction of a tool to measure degree of success of reintegration. Phase 2 also included determining the validity and reliability of the Reintegration Tool. The items of the tool were validated by expert judges. Another group of 55 reintegrated children and their significant other from 11 areas of southern Philippines were administered the constructed tool in order to determine rater reliability. A moderately high rater reliability was demonstrated. The tool or the process used can be used by NGOs as well as government agencies working toward reintegration of their clients and wanting to determine whether their efforts have been effective. Phase 3 is implementing a reintegration program with ten reintegrated girls based on the categories and items of the Reintegration Tool. A case study of one of the girls is presented.</p>
<p>This is a report on: 1. the survey of the relevant populations’ perceived indicators of successful reintegration of traffic survivors; 2. the development of an instrument to measure level of success of reintegration, based on the survey results; 3. the field-testing of the draft instrument with another relevant population to determine its reliability and validity; and 4. initiation of a reintegration philosophy and program based on the indicators in the instrument.</p>
<p>The reintegration program consists of implementing the indicators in the instrument in helping the reintegrated girls of Love146, a US-based NGO that works toward the abolition of child sex exploitation and trafficking and the restoration of the victims. This report includes a case study of one of these girls, wherein the instrument was also used to evaluate the reintegration assistance given her and her family.</p>
<p>The objectives of the work reported here are: <br />1. To find out what the relevant populations perceive as indicators of successful reintegration of traffic survivors ; <br />2. To draft an instrument measuring success of reintegration, based on the gathered perceptions; <br />3. To field-test the instrument in order to establish reliability and validity; and <br />4. To initiate a program of reintegration with reintegrated girls based on the indicators in the instrument, and to evaluate the program using the instrument.</p>

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<title>STATE APPROACHES TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING POLICY IN THE U.S.</title>
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	<p><strong>W</strong><strong>HAT CAN BE DONE TO </strong><strong>I</strong><strong>MPROVE THE </strong><strong>S</strong><strong>TATE </strong><strong>A</strong><strong>PPROACH TO </strong><strong>H</strong><strong>UMAN </strong><strong>T</strong><strong>RAFFICKING</strong><strong>? </strong></p>
<p>1.An effective federal and state human trafficking legal framework;</p>
<p>2.Creating a coordinated, comprehensive community response;<br />–24 hour hotline with has designated POC's for all needs, including shelters, services, etc.;<br />–Strong referral protocols;<br />–Media campaign, awareness raising;<br />–Community and direct outreach;</p>
<p>3.Collaboration across jurisdictional boundaries to:<br />–Identify, assist and protect human trafficking victims;<br />–Investigate human traffickers and the related networks;<br />–Initiate prosecutions from U.S. Attorney’s Offices, State Attorney Generals and County and Local Attorney’s Offices;<br />–Hold human traffickers accountable and suppress their markets.</p>

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<title>A Proposal Leading to an International Court to Combat Trafficking in Human Beings</title>
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	<p>The need to create an international court to combat human trafficking is compelling. Domestic jurisdictions vary in their power to prevent human trafficking. This variance allows human traffickers to take advantage of weak states lacking in enforcement and conviction capabilities. These frail domestic jurisdictions often have porous borders. Efforts and proposals to strengthen domestic systems with a special regard for human trafficking (notably in Central and Eastern Europe) have failed.11 Section II will set forth the consensus as to the definition of human trafficking and a general background of the regional developments and laws of human trafficking. For purposes of this paper, a special focus will be on the sex trade and sexual exploitation of trafficked women and children. Current legal and treaty regimes that concentrate on human trafficking and why such regimes should first develop regionally, by including only a number of neighboring states, will be the focus of Sections III and IV. By breaking a global problem down and putting pressure on a few arenas at a time, a regional court could set the stage for a well-organized international court, if necessary. Cross-jurisdictional record sharing is more likely to occur with border sharing nations that have similar regional interests. This will be the focal point of section V: proposing a novel method to reach global prevention. Before an International Court to Combat Human Trafficking12 is developed, two regional courts, an Eastern European Tribunal and a Southeast Asian Tribunal might be established.13 Attempts at global prevention must first concentrate on the source countries. Any new treaty, tribunal, or court should attempt to harmonize current legal anti-trafficking laws, but also further provide for more plenary enforcement, conviction, and sentencing power using an ad hoc international tribunal. If necessary, these tribunals could lead to an International Court to Combat Human Trafficking</p>

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<title>MIGRATION OF SRI LANKAN WOMEN AS HOUSEMAIDS TO THE MIDDLE EAST</title>
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	<p>More than 1.7 million Sri Lankans now work abroad, and nearly 600,000 are housemaids… In Saudi Arabia, the most common destination, they call Sri Lanka “the country of housemaids.”</p>
<p>Fifteen to 20 percent of the 120,000 (approx) Sri Lankan women who leave each year for the Gulf return prematurely, face abuse, nonpayment of salary, or get drawn into illicit human trafficking schemes or prostitution.</p>
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<title>Evaluating the Success of Market-Based Incentives against Child Labor: the Case of the Harkin- Engel Protocol and GoodWeave</title>
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	<p>Heralded as a success of the anti-slavery movement, the recent phenomena of market-based incentives, appeals to the consumer for direct action in combating human trafficking and child labor. One of the most successful examples of this is Rugmark, a transnational non-profit utilizing the social labeling model to promote fair labor practices in the production of Indian carpets. The organization attempts to extirpate child labor in India’s carpet belt region of Mirzapur and Bhadohi through strategic marketing, labeling of licensed carpets and enforcement of fair labor practices. Utilizing this case study, the research will scrutinize and objectively measure the level of success Rugmark has experienced not only in producing rugs free of child labor, but as well in effectively stymieing the practice of child labor within India’s carpet industry.</p>
<p>In contrast the Harkin- Engel’s Protocol fails to systemically challenge the issue of forced labor within the cocoa industry of the Ivory Coast. Signed in 2001 by the Chocolate Manufacturing Association and World Cocoa Foundation, the Harkin Engel Protocol is a voluntary, non-binding, non-legislative document in response to media reports of forced and child labor in cocoa plantations. Unfortunately, the international agreement has eventuated in meager results in curbing, preventing and eradicating child and forced labor in West Africa.</p>
<p>Popularly touted as a successful strategy in combating trafficking of all forms, the success of consumer- mandated, market based incentives proves complicated, defying the duality of black and white, success or failure. In order to impede child labor it is necessary to evaluate the relative effectiveness of market- based incentivize strategies, in order to discuss the complicity of consumer purchases within the modern day slave trade as well as mobilize consumers to advocate for fair labor standards through their product purchases.</p>

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<title>Men are trafficked too?</title>
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<title>A Survey of Human Trafficking Around the Globe: the Scope, the Reality, and the Gap</title>
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<title>US Anti-Trafficking Program . . . Rearranging Deck Chairs on the Titanic???</title>
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	<p>The significant financial investment that the US government continues to make in its anti-trafficking program should be yielding much greater results by now. Instead, there has not been a considerable increase in victims identified (despite data suggesting this is a significant problem) nor has there been an increase in the number of international trafficking victims that have been granted a T-Visa (despite over ten years in existence). Two years ago at this conference I presented “Which Comes First, the Smuggling or the Trafficking?” At that time, I explained that the Immigration Department of Catholic Charities San Antonio has been identifying more and more clients whom we believe are by definition statutorily eligible to be considered “trafficking” victims yet trafficking “experts” are refusing to certify them. In particular, I described two clients, who were denied certifications- one because she wanted to come to the US (and therefore “consented”) and the other because her case wasn’t “big enough”. Both of these clients recently received their T-visas, vindicating their stories and highlighting the HUGE disconnect between the government’s investment in anti-trafficking programs and what ultimately is being accomplished in this arena. There appears to be a strange “competition” for the trafficking victim as a number but precious few programs that are willing to do the difficult and time-consuming work involved that will actually assist the victim and/or fix this problem… hence, they are essentially rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic. Questions this Power Point Session Will Answer: ? Why is it important to screen clients as possible trafficking victims? ? How do you find a trafficking victim? (tips on interviewing) ? What are your options if you can’t get your client certified as a trafficking victim? ? What can be done to improve the anti-trafficking system for these victims?</p>

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<title>ON COMPREHENSIVE PROSTITUTION REFORM: CRIMINALIZING THE TRAFFICKER AND THE TRICK, BUT NOT THE VICTIM—SWEDEN’S SEXKÖPSLAGEN IN AMERICA</title>
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	<p>In the last decade, the police, the courts, academics, non-governmental organizations, and the general public have increasingly realized that people in industrialized nations around the globe continue to sexually enslave others. This Note posits that the feminist abolitionist goal of eradicating prostitution aligns with an effective fight against sexual exploitation, including sex trafficking. This Note’s purposes follow: 1) examine the Nordic movement to combat sex trafficking through a criminal justice approach of <em>partial </em>decriminalization; 2) advocate that pimping, tricking, and trafficking remain criminalized, and that the United States continue to use public shaming and “john schools” to deter men from buying sex; and 3) advocate that the United States decriminalize the sale of sex, reform the social service system to increase help offered to prostituted individuals, and conduct outreach to facilitate intervention points for prostituted individuals and those at risk for prostitution.</p>

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<title>Social Media for Social Change: We Fight On</title>
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	<p>Anti-trafficking crusader Sunitha Krishnan once said “my biggest challenge is your blocks to accept these victims as your own.” That challenge is the inspiration for this online community. The purpose of redGNAT is to “Reverse Exploitation Daily through a Global Network Against Trafficking”. The purpose is to create an online community of NGOs, counseling providers, pro bono law services and other resources. This part of the online community will be a type of directory (i.e. Petfinder.com) and serve as a collective that increases in value as it increases in participants and content. Ideally, members will organically link together within their own niche specialties and gain strength by interacting and cross-pollinating campaign strategies. In another part of the online community each NGO will be able to nominate a survivor. Each day a survivor will be featured on the front page of the online community with a short video clip telling their story and expressing their primary “need” for reclaiming their life (i.e. securing a work visa, finding housing, getting a job, returning home, etc). Similar to Kiva.org, a survivor will be sponsored and/or connected to the most relevant resources for her next step forward through the latter mentioned collective and the independent members of redGNAT. redGNAT will not be ready for launching by the conference date but we hope to be in beta version. Ideally, the audience will be inspired by the new on-line approaches virtual communities present for on-the-ground approaches in an effort “to accept victims as your own.”</p>

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<title>Conference Program: 2011 Interdisciplinary Conference on Human Trafficking</title>
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	<p><strong>Thursday, September 29</strong><br />Welcome Reception</p>
<p><strong>Friday, September 30</strong><br />Session 1.1 International Trafficking Issues I<br />Session 1.2 Local and Regional Trafficking Issues I<br />Session 1.3 Legislation and Law Enforcement I<br />Session 2.1 Collaboration I<br />Session 2.2 US Teens & Young Adults<br />Session 2.3 Economic & Market Analysis I<br />Plenary Session: Think Globally, Act Locally: Panel on Human Trafficking in Nebraska and the Great Plains<br />Session 3.1 World Trafficking<br />Session 3.2 Collaboration Initiatives<br />Session 3.3 Legislation and Law Enforcement II<br />Session 4.1 International labor Trafficking<br />Session 4.2 Public Action I<br />Session 4.3 Legislation and Law Enforcement III<br />Film: Sex and Money (a documentary on sex trafficking and the sex industry in America)</p>
<p><strong>Saturday, October 1</strong><br />Session 5.1 Community Models I<br />Session 5.2 Public Action II<br />Session 6.1 Community Models II<br />Session 6.2 Theory and Methods<br />Session 7.1 Rehabilitation<br />Session 7.2 India and Sri Lanka<br />Session 8.1 Economic and Market Analysis II<br />Session 8.2 Men and Boys</p>
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<title>Trafficking Risks for Refugees</title>
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	<p>Refugees are at particular risk for human trafficking – a consequence of their vulnerable status, the devastating losses they have experienced, and their precarious life situations until durable solutions become available. According to the United National High Commissioner for Refugees, trafficking risks for refugees are at ever-increasing levels worldwide.</p>
<p>This paper will provide an overview of both the constant and emerging facets of the refugee condition contributing to trafficking risk, and will offer policy and practice recommendations for risk reduction. The perspective offered is that of a national non-profit organization - Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service - which resettles refugees from around the world in forty-five communities across the United States, serves asylum-seekers and other at-risk migrants in detention, and works with smuggled and trafficked migrant children. LIRS is a national faith-based nonprofit organization, founded in 1939, which works to engage communities in service to and advocacy for migrants and refugees. Our primary expertise in the area of refugees and trafficking comes from two decades of experience working with migrant children, the insights we have gained in serving “women at risk”, and our knowledge of the vulnerabilities within refugee populations in the post-resettlement period.</p>

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<title>Chab Dai Charter Assessment Tool: Commitment to Excellence in Protection, Collaboration, Participation, &amp; Transparency</title>
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	<p><strong>TABLE OF CONTENTS</strong><strong>   <br /></strong><strong>Acknowledgements ... </strong>3 <br /> <strong>Definition of Terms … </strong>3<strong>    <br />About Chab Dai Coalition … </strong>4<strong>  </strong></p>
<p><strong>OVERVIEW OF THE CHAB DAI CHARTER</strong>    <strong><br />History of the Chab Dai Charter … </strong>7<strong>    <br />What is the Charter? … </strong>8<strong>    <br />The Vision Behind the Charter … </strong>8<strong>    <br />The Implementation of the Charter … </strong>9<strong>    <br />What are donors saying about the Charter? … </strong>9 <br /> <strong>The Chab Dai Charter – 15 Principles … </strong>10</p>
<p><strong>ABOUT THE CHARTER ASSESSMENT TOOL</strong>    <strong><br />What is the Assessment Tool? … </strong>13<strong>    <br />What are the foundations of the Assessment Tool? … </strong>14<strong>    <br />Why is it important for my organization to complete the Assessment Tool?  … </strong>14   <strong><br />Who should use the Assessment Tool? … </strong>15<strong>    <br />How can the Assessment Tool be implemented in my organization? … </strong>15<strong>    When should my organization use the Assessment Tool? … </strong>16<strong>    <br />What will the Charter Assessment Tool help my organization achieve? … </strong>16<strong>  </strong></p>
<p><strong>HOW TO USE THE CHARTER ASSESSMENT TOOL </strong>    <strong><br />How to Use this Toolkit … </strong>19<strong>    <br />Scoring Definitions … </strong>21<strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>CHARTER ASSESSMENT WORKSHEETS</strong><strong>    </strong><strong><br />1. PROTECTION … </strong>27<strong>    <br />2. COLLABORATION … </strong>41<strong>    <br />3. PARTICIPATION … </strong>53<strong>    <br />4. TRANSPARENCY … </strong>65<strong>  </strong></p>
<p><em>Each collective value has 5 accompanying worksheets:    </em><br />• <em>Assessment Worksheets   <br /></em>• <em>Group Summary Score Sheet   <br /></em>• <em>Improvement Action Planning Worksheet   </em><br />• <em>Improvement Action Plan Year 1 and Year 2   <br /></em>• <em>Available Resource Chart  </em></p>
<p><strong>APPENDIX   <br /></strong><strong>APPENDIX A. Summary of Assessment Indicators … </strong>77<strong>    <br />APPENDIX B. Charter Implementation Process Timeline … </strong>78<strong>    <br />APPENDIX C. Checklist of Items Included in a Staff Policy … </strong>80<strong>   <br />APPENDIX D. Checklist for the Prakas on Minimum Standards of Residential Care for Children (English) … </strong>81<strong>  </strong><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>REFERENCES </strong><strong>… </strong>93<strong> </strong></p>

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<author>Chab Dai Coalition, Phnom Penh, Cambodia</author>


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