Protecting and Empowering Victims of Trafficking (EMPOWER)

Protecting and Empowering Victims of Trafficking (EMPOWER)
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The overall goal of the project is to contribute to Indonesia’s efforts to fight trafficking in persons by strengthening the capacity of the Government and civil society to protect and empower victims of trafficking as well as preventing vulnerable persons from being trafficked. Specifically, the project seeks to: (i) strengthen the capacity of key state and nonstate actors in Indonesia and main countries of destination and transit to protect and empower victims of trafficking (VoT); (ii) empower and protect VoTs through provision of victim assistance; (iii) strengthen capacity of key government agencies to address public as well as individual health risks associated with trafficking in persons; and (iv) prevent trafficking in persons in targeted high-risk villages through awareness raising and capacity building.

The project aims to enhance the capacity of provincial and local authorities, and where appropriate, national authorities as well as non-state actors to combat trafficking in three provinces identified as key source and transit areas: West Java, West Kalimantan, and West Nusa Tenggara. The direct beneficiaries include 500 victims of trafficking (80% women, 20% men, 75% adults, 25% children), 10,000 vulnerable households, 300 law enforcement officers, 300 social service providers, 100 health workers, as well as 15 Government and civil society service providers from different destination countries.

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GFMD 2014-2015 Roundtable 3.1 "International cooperation and responsibility sharing to enhance human development and human security for people forcibly displaced across international borders"

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UN Trust Fund for Human Security, IOM, UNFPA, WHO