2. Project description (background and justification)
UNODC is the custodian of the UN Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children. This protocol supplements the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime. Launched in 1999, UNODC's Global Programme Against Trafficking in Human Beings (GPAT) assists Member States in their efforts to combat trafficking in persons. At present, over 30 global technical cooperation projects in various stages of implementation are being administered by the GPAT.
3. Strategy
The UNODC Regional Office for South Asia (ROSA) is administering global project (GLO/R32) on Building Non-Governmental Support Structures for Victims of Human Trafficking and Violent Crimes. Given the fact that NGOs are contributing in an important way to the global fight against trafficking alongside with governmental initiatives, the rationale of this project was to support some of these NGOs in this challenging endeavour.
This project therefore assists the victims of violence (particularly vulnerable groups such as children and women) by providing them - through NGOs - shelter, rehabilitation and training facilities during their recovery period. The project also carries out anti-trafficking programmes.
Presently, 15 NGOs, carrying out 19 different projects to support victims of trafficking, are being funded and monitored by UNODC ROSA. Eight of the NGOs and 12 of their projects are located in India. The remaining projects are in Pakistan, Ukraine, Uganda, South Africa, Mexico, Thailand and Indonesia.
In India, projects are being carried out by the following NGOs.
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Prayas: Two projects. One on juvenile justice, including state level consultations to work out an action plan to tackle the problem of human trafficking especially among juveniles in the project states. The second is aimed at setting up short-stay homes.
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Delhi, Bihar, Gujarat
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Human Rights Law Network: Two projects. Both located in Delhi and aimed at raising awareness on human trafficking as well as increasing access to justice for women. One key area of intervention strategy is through the courts.
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Delhi (both projects)
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BETI Foundation: A project for preventing trafficking in the Indo-Nepal border of Uttar Pradesh. The target group for the project is adolescent girls and young women.
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Uttar Pradesh
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Manav Seva: A project supporting a short-stay home for victims of human trafficking along the Indo-Nepal border of Uttar Pradesh.
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Uttar Pradesh
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Bhoruka: A project providing empowerment to local communities and law enforcement agencies to maintain vigilance over individuals crossing the border and also to run two short-stay homes for victims of trafficking.
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West Bengal, Bihar
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SANLAAP: Two projects. One is located in the state of West Bengal and aims to establish crisis intervention centres for women victims of violence in three places: two in Kolkata and in the district "South 24 Parganas". The second project is a baseline survey on child marriages in 9 districts of West Bengal.
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West Bengal
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Impulse: Two projects. One aims to assist the state government in developing realistic implementation plan on combating trafficking of children, targeting specific departments, and building up networking). The second is aimed at developing a training manual for law enforcement officers in the North East of India.
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North Eastern States
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Catholic Relief Services: A project aimed at rescue and rehabilitation of women and children that have been trafficked for commercial sexual exploitation.
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Andhra Pradesh (Hyderabad)
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The NGOs located outside of India are:
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South African Network for Trauma Service Providers: A project to provide an emergency response for torture survivors fleeing neighbouring countries.
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South Africa
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Centre for Domestic Violence Prevention: The project proposes establishing a community-based response to domestic violence through capacity-building for community advocates, police and the setting-up of community watch groups etc.
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Uganda
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Citizens Commission for Human Development: The project proposes support for victims of violence through the establishment of District Support Centers and other activities to minimize violence against women.
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Pakistan
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Casa Alianza Mexico: The project supports rescue and rehabilitation work for street children who have been victims of violent crime.
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Mexico
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Foundation: The project strengthens the capacities of victim support personnel working in government settings and policemen. It also supports the running of homes for such victims.
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Thailand
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Center for Study of Child and Protection: The project will establish Drop in Centres in Northern Sumatra for child victims of trafficking for prostitution.
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Indonesia
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Public Movement: 'Faith, Hope, Love' The project supports assisting women from southern regions of Ukraine and Moldova who are victims of trafficking.
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Ukraine
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The NGOs were selected by a panel of external experts to receive UNODC grants based on their commitment to develop practical initiatives to assist victims of violent crime and to execute anti-trafficking programmes. These efforts complement UNODC's anti-human trafficking activities by directly addressing the needs of victims.
Some of these NGOs are carrying out projects on the prevention of trafficking in borders and source areas through short stay homes and counseling and repatriation. Some participate in rescues, provide rescue homes to the victims and also an entire rehabilitation process, some are into legal advocacy, training of law enforcement officers and development of training manuals etc. These NGOs cover the entire area of the three R's i.e. rescue, rehabilitation and reintegration, thus contributing significantly to the fight against trafficking.
4. Immediate objectives, outputs and activities
Main Objective
To create and strengthen support structures for victims of violent crimes.
Immediate objective 1
Establish a funding mechanism for the creation and strengthening of support structures for victims of violent crimes.
Output 1
Mechanism for project selection process.
Activities:
- Distribute a standard application form.
- Establish a selection and assessment panel.
- Draw up a shortlist of candidates to provide a detailed project proposal and select ten pilot projects.
Output
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Improved support structures for victims of violent crime though nineteen pilot projects.
Activities:
- Give grants to 19 NGOs or other organizations to implement the selected pilot projects.
- Monitor the implementation of the projects.
- Hire an independent external expert for evaluation of the project and drafting of an evaluation report.
Immediate objective 2
Secure continuous funding for initiatives on creation and strengthening of support structures for victims of violent crimes.
Output 1
Proposal for Phase II in order to create support structures for victims of violent crime.
Activities:
- Draft a proposal for funding and execution of new projects.
5. Counterpart, institutional setting and implementation arrangements
The project is being executed by UNODC. One Project Coordinator and one support staff have been hired in New Delhi to provide support and follow-up in the selection process and the administration of the funding arrangements with the selected organizations. The overall coordination of the project activities, the monitoring of the implementation of the project activities, as well as ensuring the required level of reporting is also being done out of UNODC ROSA. |
