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CONTENTSPREFACE iv

FOREWORD v

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS vi

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS vii

KEY DEFINITIONS xi

1.0 HUMAN TRAFFICKING 01

1.1 Introduction 01

1.2 Overview of Human Trafficking in Ghana 01

1.3 National Efforts to Fight Human Trafficking 02

1.4 Methodology for Developing the National Plan of Action 03

1.5 Outline of the National Plan of Action 04

1.6 Goal and Objectives of the National Plan of Action 05

2.0 Monitoring and Evaluation Framework1 07

2.1 Introduction 07

2.2 Monitoring & Evaluation 07

3.0 GHANA NATIONAL PLAN OF ACTION FOR THE ELIMINATION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING: 2017- 2021 10

PROTECTION 18

PARTNERSHIP 26

4.0 BUDGET SUMMARY 30

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PREFACE

Globally, UNICEF is committed to the protection of children from violence, exploitation and abuse. One of such abuses is child trafficking, where UNICEF works with governments, civil society and development partners to address the underlying causes that often make children susceptible to being trafficked.

UNICEF Ghana is equally committed to this global agenda and to supporting the Government of Ghana in the protection of children, in all forms as well as in the elimination of human trafficking more widely and in line with the UN’s sustainable development goals (SDGs). For over a decade, UNICEF has been providing support to government in these areas; supporting the development and implementation of key national child-related policies, which seek to protect vulnerable children and although gains have been made, challenges persist and the anti-human trafficking response has been insufficient. Most notably in the areas of providing adequate care and shelter to victims and the failure to prosecute trafficking offenders, which, crucially sends a strong message of deterrence to others.

It is therefore the expectation that this National Plan of Action for the elimination of human trafficking in Ghana will, over the next five years address these concerns whilst overall, significantly reducing the scale of trafficking and most importantly addressing the underlying social challenges that often comprise of the push and pull factors that make children especially vulnerable to being trafficked.

UNICEF wishes to express its gratitude to the consultant for the development of the plan and to stakeholders for their specialist inputs. We are also grateful to the Government of Ghana, particularly the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection for their ardent commitment to the protection of children and the elimination of human trafficking in Ghana. We are confident that our collaborative effort will manifest in the successful implementation of this plan.



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FOREWORD

Human trafficking and its related crimes constitute some of the gravest human rights violations of our times. It is a crime that causes enormous physical and physiological damage to victims and their families, undermines national cohesion and erodes developmental gains.

Despite the significant efforts made, human trafficking in Ghana still persists and addressing it must be achieved within a collaborative framework amongst the relevant agencies. Part of thisframework requires an appropriate understanding of the problem and a clear, coordinated commitment to addressing its root causes.

Thus, the development of this Plan of Action was premised on the active participation and consultation of key stakeholders and it represents a consensus of their views of how to comprehensively combat human trafficking in Ghana. Though trafficking in persons cannot be eliminated within five years, it is our belief that by staying true to the strategies outlined in this plan, we will make significant gains in reducing the incidence of trafficking whilst simultaneously providing enhanced care to victims and sufficient punishment to offenders.

Ghana is committed to a future where the human rights of all our people are upheld and valued equally, and where no individual is a victim of human trafficking. To this end, the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, with support from UNICEF is pleased to present the National Plan of Actionfor the Elimination ofHuman Trafficking in Ghana 2017-2021. The Government of Ghana along with all stakeholders is committed to the successful implementation of this plan.

Hon. Otiko Afisa Djaba,Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection Accra, June 2017


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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The Government of Ghana would like to express its profound appreciation to UNICEF Ghana for their continued support towards our anti-human trafficking response and for facilitating and guiding the whole process of developing the Plan of Action.

We are also most grateful to the Canadian High Commission in Accra and the Government and the people of Canada for their support, contributions, and commitment to combat the issues of abuse, violence and exploitation of children in Ghana

The Government would also like to acknowledge the contribution of the Ministry of Interior- made up of, the Ghana Police Service, Ghana Immigration Service, the Economic and Organized Crime Office, The Ministry of Justice and Attorney General, The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice, the National Commission on Civic Education, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), International Labour Organization(ILO) the Government of the United States of America, Free the Slaves, Partners in Community Development, Challenging Heights, Right to Be Free, Don Bosco Child Protection Centre, SEWA Foundation, Friends of the Nation, International Justice Mission(IJM) and International Needs Ghana for the development of this National Plan of Action, as well as the continued support of all partners and stakeholders committed to the elimination of human trafficking in Ghana.

The Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection. Hon. Otiko Afisah Djaba whose efforts and inspiring drive ensured that the Human Trafficking National Plan of Action was completed on schedule, we are indeed grateful.

Mention is made of the Chief Director, Kwesi Armo-Himbson whose efforts and technical advice ensured that the Secretariat came up with an impeccable documentation for the finalization of the Human Trafficking National Plan of Action.

The team from the Human Trafficking Secretariat- Victoria Natsu and Abena Annobea Asare deserve commendation for their tireless efforts at ensuring that all processes were successfully under taken to achieve these results.

Finally, the Government of Ghana would like to thank the consultant, Dr. Raymond A. Atugba, and his research team led by Laila Ayesha Biyira, of Law and Development Associates, for putting this plan together.



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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

AG Attorney General’s Department

CFWP Child and Family Welfare Policy

CLU Child Labour Unit

CPC Child Protection Compact

CSOs Civil Society Organisations

DSW Department of Social Welfare

EOCO Economic and Organised Crime Office

FBOs Faith Based Organisations

GES Ghana Education Service

GIS Ghana Immigration Service

GoG Government of Ghana

GPS Ghana Police Service

HTMB Human Trafficking Management Board

HTS Human Trafficking Secretariat

ILO International Labour Organisation

IOM International Organisation for Migration

MASLOC Microfinance and Small Loans Centre

M&E Monitoring and Evaluation

MCTA Ministry of Chieftaincy and Traditional Affairs

MDAs Ministries, Departments and Agencies

MoE Ministry of Education

MELR Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations

MMDAs Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies

MoFA Ministry of Food and Agriculture

MoF Ministry of Finance

MoFARI Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration

MoGCSP Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection

MoH Ministry of Health

MINTER Ministry of Interior

MoJ Ministry of Justice

MLGRD Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development

MoRD Ministry of Railways Development


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MoT Ministry of Tourism

MoTI Ministry of Trade and Industry

MoU Memorandum of Understanding

NBSSI National Board for Small Scale Industries

NCCE National Commission for Civic Education

NDPC National Development Planning Commission

NGOs Non-Governmental Organisations

NHC National House of Chiefs

NMC National Media Commission

NPA National Plan of Action

NS National Security

SADA Savannah Accelerated Development Authority

SOPs Standard Operating Procedures

TIP Trafficking in Persons

TVPA Trafficking Victims Protection Act

TWG Technical Working Group

UNHCR United Nations High Commission for Refugees

UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund

UNODC United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

UAE United Arab Emirates

U.S. United States

WFCL Worst Forms of Child Labour



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KEY DEFINITIONS

Child: Any person below the age of 18 years (Source: 1992 Constitution, Children’s Act 1998)

Child Labour: Work that deprives children of their childhood, potential, dignity, and that which is harmful to physical and mental development. It refers to work that deprives them of the opportunity to attend school, makes them leave school prematurely, or requires them to attempt to combine school attendance with excessively long and heavy work (Source: ILO).

Child Sex Trafficking: When a child (under 18 years of age) is recruited, enticed, harboured, transported, provided, obtained, patronised, solicited, or maintained to perform a commercial sex act, proving force, fraud, or coercion is not necessary for the offense to be characterised as human trafficking (Source: United States Department of State).

Domestic Servitude: is a special category of labour trafficking, which includes maids, servants, housekeepers, child-care givers, those caring for the elderly, the ill, and the infirm. In many instances, some of these duties may overlap (Source: ILO).

Fosterage: is the practice of providing a nurturing and safe environment for somebody else’s child in your own home where he/she is unable to live with their birth family (Source: Fosterline).

Human Trafficking or Trafficking in Persons: is the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring, trading or receipt of persons for the purpose of exploitation within and across national borders by: use of threats, force or

other forms of coercion, abduction, fraud, deception, the abuse of power or exploitation of vulnerability, or giving or receiving payments and benefits to achieve consent. Exploitation includes at the minimum: induced prostitution and other forms of sexual exploitation; forced labour or services; slavery or practices similar to slavery; servitude or the removal of organs; or the placement for sale, bonded placement, temporary placement, placement as service where exploitation by someone else is the motivating factor (Source: Human Trafficking Act, 2005, Act 694 as amended by Human Trafficking Act, 2009, Act 785)

National Plan of Action: against trafficking in human beings is an essential tool for the sharing of responsibilities and coordination of action of anti-trafficking stakeholders such as governmental bodies, civil society, international organisations, etc. in a holistic approach. It should outline responsibilities and time lines for each activity assigned, contain a budget, and include monitoring and evaluation criteria (Source: International Centre for Migration Policy Development).

Sex Trafficking: is when an adult or child engages in a commercial sex act, such as prostitution, as the result of force, threats of force, fraud, coercion or any combination of such means. Sex trafficking also may occur within debt bondage, as individuals are compelled to continue in prostitution through the use of unlawful “debt,” purportedly incurred through their transportation, recruitment, or even their “sale” – which exploiters insist they must pay off before they can be free (Source: United States Department of State).


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Worst Forms of Child Labour: all forms of slavery or practices similar to slavery, such as the sale and trafficking of children, debt bondage and serfdom, as well as forced or compulsory labour, including forced or compulsory recruitment of children for use in armed conflict; the use, procuring or offering of a child for prostitution, for the production of pornography or for pornographic performances;

the use, procurement or offering of a child for illicit activities, in particular for the production and trafficking of drugs as defined in relevant international treaties; and work which, by its nature or the circumstances in which it is carried out, is likely to harm the health, safety or morals of children, such harmful work to be determined by national authorities (Source: ILO C182).

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1.0 HUMAN TRAFFICKING

1.1 Introduction

Human trafficking or trafficking in persons (TIP) is modern-day slavery. It is an unpardonable crime and a grave violation of human rights. Though figures vary, it is estimated that every year, millions of men, women and children are trafficked in countries around the world. The demand for cheap labour, sexual services and certain criminal activities are among the root causes of trafficking, while poverty, the absence of economic opportunities, and social attitudes and norms are other contributing factors (Source: UNODC, United States Department of Homeland Security).

Human trafficking affects the physical, psychological and emotional development of victims, hinders a nation’s development, undermines human resource development and promotes criminal conduct and corruption (Source: UNODC).

Recognising this, in 2001, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) put together an initial plan of action to tackle trafficking in persons, which outlines the most urgent actions to be taken by ECOWAS member states between 2002 – 2003, with a special focus on criminal justice responses. Similarly, in 2010, the United Nations (UN) launched its global plan of action to fight human trafficking, urging Governments worldwide to take coordinated and consistent measures to defeat the practice. Additionally, the UN’s 2016 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), specifically target 8.7, called for nations to, “take immediate and effective measures to eradicate

forced labour, end modern slavery and human trafficking and secure the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labour, including recruitment and use of child soldiers, and by 2025 end child labour in all its forms.”

1.2 Overview of Human Trafficking in Ghana

Ghana is no exception to the global challenge of TIP, as it continues to be a source, transit and destination country for human trafficking, The exploitation of Ghanaians, particularly children, within the country is more prevalent than the transnational trafficking. Ghanaian boys and girls are subjected to being trafficked into forced labour, such as in fishing, domestic service, street hawking, begging, portering, artisanal gold mining, quarrying, herding, and agriculture. Ghanaian girls, and to a lesser extent boys, are also subjected to sex trafficking. Sex trafficking exists nation-wide but is most prevalent in the Volta Region and is growing in the oil-producing Western Region (Source: Ghana: Trafficking in Persons Report 2016, United States Department of State).

A baseline study conducted by an NGO, “Free the Slaves” in 20 communities in the Volta and Central Regions in August 2016, indicates that some communities act as both the source and destination for trafficking. Across all 20 communities, 35.2% of households consisted of children who had been subjected to trafficking and exploited primarily in the fishing industry (18%), and domestic servitude (10%), with few reports of early and forced marriage (1%). The


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incidence rates across communities varied widely, with some communities indicating that every household reported a past or present incidence of trafficking. In over 20% of the households surveyed, more than one child had been trafficked.

There is also widespread prevalence of kayayei (female head porters) in urban areas, migrating from the three regions in Northern Ghana, who remain at risk to sex trafficking and forced labour. Similarly, issues of irregular migration, exploitative and illegal trafficking networks and the exploitation of young Ghanaian men and women in the Gulf States are increasing trends. Ghanaian women and children are recruited and sent to the Middle East, West Africa, and Europe for forced labour and sex trafficking. Licensed and unlicensed recruitment agencies recruit young Ghanaian women for domestic service or hospitality industry jobs in Gulf countries. After their return, many of them report being deceived, overworked, starved, abused, molested, and/or forced into prostitution. Ghanaian men were also recruited under false pretences to go to the Middle East where they were subjected to domestic servitude and forced prostitution (Source: Ghana: Trafficking in Persons Report 2016, United States Department of State).

Women and girls migrating from Vietnam, China, and neighbouring West African countries are subjected to sex trafficking in Ghana. Citizens from West African countries are subjected to forced labour in Ghana in agriculture or domestic service. Ghana is a transit point for West Africans subjected to sex trafficking in Europe, especially in Italy and Germany (Source: Ghana: Trafficking in Persons Report 2016, United States Department of State).

1.3 National Efforts to Fight Human Trafficking

To address the challenges of trafficking, the Government of Ghana (GoG) has taken steps in implementing key policies, legislation, and programmes to address the needs of victims and to punish perpetrators. These measures seek

to address the root causes of trafficking and to provide an inclusive approach for tackling human trafficking in Ghana. One of these initiatives is the enactment of the Human Trafficking Act, 2005 (Act 694), which provides a legal framework for combatting human trafficking by seeking to prevent and suppress trafficking, punish persons complicit and initiate interventions to promote the protection and welfare of victims.

Subsequent to this was the establishment of the Human Trafficking Secretariat (HTS), which is managed by a thirteen-member management board. The overall goal of the Secretariat is to provide sensitisation to the public, to reduce overall instances of trafficking and to create a conducive environment for the acceleration of national development by eliminating TIP, which serves to impede development gains.

Other initiatives include the establishment of the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) of the Ghana Police Service, which conducts investigations into allegations of human trafficking and seeks to prosecute offenders, as well as the establishment of the Anti- Human Smuggling and Trafficking in Persons Unit (AHSTIP) of the Ghana Immigration Service; an operational unit set up to investigate and arrest human trafficking and smuggling offenders, while also building the capacity of immigration officials to detect cases of trafficking and smuggling.

More recently, in June 2015, the Government of Ghana and the Government of the United States of America signed the Child Protection Compact (CPC) Partnership; a four-year joint initiative aimed at addressing child trafficking in Ghana by strengthening the government’s capacity to identify child trafficking cases, care for and reintegrate victims, effectively investigate and prosecute traffickers, and prevent trafficking from occurring (Source: Westat 2016 Baseline Assessment of the Child Protection Compact Partnership).



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Also in 2015, the Human Trafficking Prohibition Regulations were passed as a measure to aid the effective implementation of the Human Trafficking Act. In November 2016, Ghana and La Cote d’Ivoire signed an agreement to establish a formal basis of co-operation between the two countries in the fight against cross-border child trafficking and the worst forms of child labour (WFCL). Whilst Cote d’Ivoire has signed such agreements with other neighbouring countries, it remains the first of its kind for Ghana.

The GoG has enhanced its endeavours to meet the minimum requirements as stipulated in the United States Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) (2000): Minimum Standards for the Elimination of Trafficking in Persons. Recent measures include: supporting efforts to increase criminal prosecutions, illustrated by two human trafficking convictions at the beginning of 2017; the donation of a number of vehicles to the police Anti-Human Trafficking Unit to provide support and ease some of their logistical challenges, to more effectively aid their work; additionally, as a measure to provide enhanced care and support to victims, an equipped facility has been designated as a victims shelter; furthermore, on-going training is being delivered to state prosecutors and judges on the appropriate implementation of the Anti-Trafficking Act, as well as training courses for investigators and prosecutors on recognising TIP and appropriately handling cases; and for the first time, this year, the Ministry of Finance has provided a budget-line for anti-human trafficking activities, including resourcing the human trafficking fund, to be accessed by eligible victims.

Likewise, there are a number of NGOs and international organisations positively working in the fight against human trafficking. Free the Slaves, Partners in Community Development, International Needs Ghana, Sewa Foundation, International Justice Mission, Challenging Heights, IOM and ILO are just a few of the organisations working in this area, particularly in the prevention, rescue, care, shelter and rehabilitation of victims.

Despite these efforts, TIP still persists and victim rescue and care remain inadequate, whilst perpetrator accountability and convictions remain low. To counter these challenges, in November 2016, the GoG, with the assistance of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) engaged a national consultant to develop a coordinated and comprehensive National Plan of Action to effectively tackle human trafficking in Ghana.

1.4 Methodology for Developing the National Plan of Action

The development of this plan was based on a number of activities. First, was the review of the existing zero draft NPA, which contained some fundamental information, facts and figures that was useful in laying the foundation for the development of this plan. However, the zero draft remained incomplete and lacked sufficient detail in many areas, including how Ghana will prioritise, coordinate and implement the four “Ps” Prevention, Protection, Prosecution and Partnership. It is these gaps among others that this final NPA has sought to address.

Second, was the undertaking of extensive desk research garnered from the numerous studies conducted and reports written on human trafficking in Ghana over recent years, including a 2016-baseline study funded by the US government, on the Assessment of the Child Protection Compact Partnership (CPC) agreement signed between the Government of Ghana and the United States. Some of the key findings from this study include: weak information sharing among institutions from the national level down to the regional and district levels on human trafficking; poor data collection and dissemination; poor inter-agency and intra-agency coordination, information sharing and reporting mechanisms; inadequate care and shelter provided for rescued victims, particularly, the insufficient number of psychologists and counselors trained in victim trauma. Thus, it was the recommendations from these studies and reports that were judiciously extracted and compiled to provide the baseline that was used to inform the plan’s objectives.


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Further, a critical element of the desk review involved ensuring the plan was sufficiently aligned to and reflected the objectives and targets of a number of strategic documents such as Ghana’s National Child and Family Welfare Policy (CFWP), Ghana’s laws on human trafficking, the cooperation agreement signed between Ghana and La Cote d’Ivoire to fight child trafficking, the Child Protection Compact (CPC) agreement and the United States Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) (2000): Minimum Standards for the Elimination of Trafficking in Persons, amongst others.

Parallel to the desk research was the undertaking of a deeply consultative process, engaging in various bilateral meetings and trainings (trainings provided by IOM and the US Government for Ghana’s law enforcement agencies on the screening and identification of trafficked victims) with key stakeholders across the human trafficking chain, to gain a deeper understanding of their challenges and to capture their recommendations for reaching and sustaining targets. In this regard, eliciting stakeholder contributions was essential to ensuring their involvement in the process and to seek their full commitment to implementing the plan once completed.

Some of the key institutions and organisations that were consulted are listed below:

� Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection

� Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations

� Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development

� Department of Social Welfare

� Krachi West District Assembly

� Ghana Police Service

� Ghana Immigration Service

� Human Trafficking Secretariat

� United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

� International Organisation for Migration (IOM)

� United States of America Embassy in Ghana

� United States Department of State, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons

� Free the Slaves

� Partners in Community Development (PACODEP)

� International Needs Ghana (INGH)

� Friends of the Nation (FoN)

In February 2017, the consultant undertook fieldwork to key trafficking locations. The purpose of this exercise was to test and adequately assess the strategies and objectives outlined in this plan. Following the aforesaid, the draft plan was completed and a national stakeholders consultation held in March 2017. The objective of the stakeholders consultation was to present the plan to stakeholders working on the ground in various capacities to combat TIP and to provide care and assistance to victims. In presenting this plan, stakeholders were provided with a key opportunity to provide inputs; sharing their expert knowledge, which also, and critically helped to enforce a sense of national ownership. Most importantly, during this exercise, stakeholders were able to validate the plan. The result, is this National Plan of Action, which has incorporated the comments and amendments suggested by stakeholders during the consultation phase.

1.5 Outline of the National Plan of Action

The GoG recognises that TIP cannot be easily eradicated, and a detailed plan with timelines and defined areas of responsibility are necessary to combat this crime. It is within this context that the NPA has set out strategic outcomes and implementation plans to combat TIP over the next five years.



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The key goals of this National Plan of Action are to strengthen Ghana’s capabilities along the holistic “4 P’s” strategy, in the:

1. Prevention of TIP;

2. Protection of TIP victims;

3. Prosecution of TIP offenders; and

4. Partnerships with stakeholders to combat TIP.

Central to this process is strengthening the identification, screening and enforcement procedures against cases of suspected trafficking. This can be done by using the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) developed by IOM, on identification and screening and also by raising the awareness of trafficking indicators and tightening anti-trafficking procedures and data collection methods amongst key law enforcement agencies. Through the setting up of new processes, victims of trafficking would be provided enhanced access to medical assistance and protection measures. The GoG also intends to increase dialogue with foreign governments to strengthen mutual cooperation in enforcement against perpetrators and providing increased care to victims. NGOs will also be engaged as key players in raising the awareness of TIP and delivering assistance to victims. Finally, Ghana hopes to become an active participant in the African regional dialogue on combating TIP to coordinate and strengthen regional responses. Below is a brief synopsis of what each “p” seeks to achieve:

1. Prevention: is the overarching theme that runs throughout the five-year lifespan of the plan. It is believed that by following the appropriate strategies and targeted interventions outlined, the government can effectively and progressively reduce the incidence of TIP. Chief amongst this is to gradually eliminate the push and pull factors, which constitute the root cause of trafficking, including expanding social protection to care for at risk communities. This will also go a long way in preventing the re-trafficking of victims. To compliment these efforts the government will commit to implementing

a coordinated campaign strategy to deepen the awareness and understanding of trafficking, in schools, communities and in families perceived to be at risk.

2. Protection: the plan recognises that providing enhanced care and protection to victims is the combined responsibility of a number of agencies and stakeholders. Victim care is a central theme of the plan and includes the rescue of victims and runs through to providing adequate privacy, security, health and psychosocial support during the investigation, trial and rehabilitation stages.

3. Prosecution: to counter the challenges experienced hitherto relating to the prosecution of traffickers, the plan provides for the prioritisation of trafficking cases by establishing procedures and systems at the Attorney General’s Department to expeditiously try such cases. Parallel to this is the continued training of judges and prosecutors to effectively implement the Human Trafficking Act for the effective prosecution of cases.

4. Partnership: is a fundamental principle of the plan, as increased cooperation and coordination amongst key government ministries departments and agencies (MDAs), civil society, NGOs, the private sector, and foreign governments and UN agencies will be central to achieving the plans objectives. Similarly, improved mechanisms for communication, data collection and dissemination will prove crucial in the fight against TIP.

1.6 Goal and Objectives of the National Plan of Action

The immediate and long-term goal of the GoG is to fully commit to implementing this National Plan of Action and in doing so, respond to human trafficking in a manner that is comprehensive, coordinated, effective, timely and consistent with international standards.


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The objective is that by committing to the strategies outlined in this plan, by 2021, there will have been significant gains made in reducing the incidence of human trafficking, whilst simultaneously providing increased care to victims and enhanced perpetrator accountability.

The specific objectives outlined in the plan are:

Prevention:Objective 1: Increase public awareness and facilitate a deeper understanding of human trafficking issues

Objective 2: Develop and implement systematic procedures for proactively identifying persons at risk of being trafficked

Objective 3: Enhance social protection for high-risk communities

Objective 4: Eliminate push and pull factors of trafficking

Objective 5: Enhance identification of human trafficking networks

Objective 6: Prevent the re-trafficking of victims

Protection:Objective 1: Coordinate inter-agency action to support victims of trafficking through an established referral system

Objective 2: Ensure provision of comprehensive care to victims of trafficking

Objective 3: Develop livelihood opportunities for rescued victims of trafficking

Prosecution:Objective 1: Provide training to prosecutors and judges on the appropriate implementation of anti-trafficking laws

Objective 2: Ensure Attorney General’s Department prosecutors receive robust human trafficking case dockets, review them faster, and monitor the prosecution of human trafficking cases

Objective 3: Review the human trafficking laws to meet new demands

Partnership:Objective 1: Improve data collection and information sharing amongst key stakeholders

Objective 2: Increase coordination among line ministries for enhanced budgetary prioritisation and monitoring to deliver on the NPA

Objective 3: Increase coordination and joint monitoring between key ministries, departments, agencies, and other stakeholders

Objective 4: Increase cooperation amongst regional and international actors in the fight against cross-border trafficking

Critical to addressing human trafficking in Ghana is the availability and sustainability of a progressively increasing source of funds. This plan has provided the GoG with an indicative budget and the hope is that timely funds will be annually released to the lead Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP) and also to all other implementing MDAs and MMDAs to make effective the coordinated effort to incorporate this five-year plan into their annual work plans.



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2.0 Monitoring and Evaluation Framework1

2.1 Introduction

This section is designed to serve as a guide, in the formulation1and execution of a monitoring and evaluation blueprint that will support the implementation and performance measurement of the National Plan of Action for the elimination of human trafficking in Ghana. Its contents consist of a series of recommendations that, when followed, can lead to a highly successful implementation of the plan.

2.2 Monitoring & Evaluation

This monitoring and evaluation (M&E) plan should be initiated by the highest level within the national anti-trafficking response, in this case the lead Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection and should ideally be executed immediately after the NPA has been drawn-up and before implementation starts or alongside implementation.

This NPA is a five-year plan, spanning the period between 2017-2021. It is expected that from this plan, the MoGCSP and other collaborating ministries and agencies will develop their annual work plans. It is strongly advised that these annual work plans stay true to the objectives and strategies in the wider five-year plan, although, after the first quarterly monitoring reports, the plan can be revised for possible changes in responsibilities; the activities may also be changed or augmented if necessary.

1 The framework draws extensively from the International Centre for Policy Migration’s Monitoring and Evaluation Handbook 2010.

Each annual work plan should include the following:

1. Monitoring Meetings:

Meetings are not only an internal communication tool, but also key opportunities to gather and analyse information for monitoring purposes. In turn, monitoring results will need to be fed into management meetings so that decisions are based on robust evidence. The following meetings are therefore recommended:

a) Briefing/inception meetings: e.g. team meetings before events to plan for the activity, and debriefings shortly after the activity takes place should be recorded in writing. A reporting tool could be developed and could be part of the documents submitted for reporting purposes

a) Regular team meetings: are meetings at short intervals (e.g. bi-monthly) with lead members of the NPA implementation team, to review recent actions, outcomes and any key changes in the context. Team meetings should be action-oriented and conclude with agreements on action, recorded as “action points”. At each meeting, action points from previous meetings can be reviewed to verify progress.

a) Quarterly reviews: usually review progress towards objectives every three months. In addition to key issues raised at team meetings, they may contain


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an evaluative element – i.e. to assess whether the activities over the past quarter were effective and efficient. In this regard, the NPA should be subjected to quarterly reviews to assess progress, targets and challenges; with effective remedial action taken.

2. Annual Progress Review

It is recommended that an Annual Progress Review (APR) be conducted. The purpose of this is to assess progress made against the NPA’s outputs, in setting out what the plan sought to achieve and how well it has met its objectives. The report will cover a twelve-month period and will provide a narrative, results-based and financial findings on the progress made in achieving the objectives outlined within the plan. Also note that in the year where there will be a mid-term review, it will not be necessary to conduct an annual review.

3. Mid-term Review

A review is often referred to as an evaluation. However, in the case of this NPA against TIP, a review refers to looking at the overall plan and analysing whether the goals, outputs and planned activities to reach the objectives are still valid. The review is thus, not so much related to the actual overall achievements of the action plan but rather related to ensure a possible adaptation of the plan to newly emerging trends, facts or changes that have occurred in the general framework of the anti-trafficking response. Thus, the purpose of a review is to ultimately enable the national anti-trafficking response to adequately react to and adjust to new developments in trafficking in persons. It is recommended that an external evaluating team conduct a mid-term review at the end of year two, to determine the need for any course-corrective action.

A successful review, must deal with the following issues:

a) What are the general developments in the area of TIP?

b) Are the envisioned results in the action plan still relevant when taking into account the general developments in trafficking?

c) Were all the necessary areas covered within the NPA (prevention, protection and prosecution and partnership)?

Based on what the NPA set out to do, what results have been achieved?

a) General assessment and description: What results have been attained, what is the impact?

b) Which outcomes have been achieved and to what extent (against the baselines established)?

c) Which outputs have been produced and how have they been used to achieve the outcomes and results?

What have been contributing / impeding factors for the implementation of the NPA and the attainment of the results?

a) What are important lessons learned (content, implementation and imple-mentation structures, resources)?

b) Should the NPA in its present form be adapted or changed?

Finally, a review report has to be developed with the discussions and conclusions of these issues, disseminated and made publicly available.



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4. End of Plan Evaluation

An end of plan evaluation will be crucial in determining the overall success of the NPA. The criteria for assessing the evaluation must include the following pertinent questions:

a) Relevance: is the NPA relevant (consistent with the national framework and policies, relevant to the beneficiaries etc.)?

a) Effectiveness: to which extent were the intended outcomes, results and outputs achieved?

a) Efficiency: were resources cost-effectively put to use while implementing the NPA in relation to the achieved results?

a) Impact: what has been the impact of the NPA interventions? How would TIP have been impacted without NPA interventions? Were the intended or unintended effects produced directly or in- directly by an intervention?

a) Sustainability: will the benefits of the achievements of the NPA remain and continue on a long-term basis? How sustainable are the achievements of the NPA?

The results of the evaluation, recommendations and lessons learned will be used to feed into the development of a new plan of action or any other planned action in the area of the anti-trafficking response. It is recommended to have a participatory workshop at the end of the evaluation to share and discuss the findings and to undertake a joint analysis of critical questions.


10

3.0 GHANA NATIONAL PLAN OF ACTIONFOR THE ELIMINATION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING: 2017- 2021

NATIONAL PLAN O

F ACTION

FOR THE ELIM

INATION O

F HUMAN




11

PREV

ENT

ION

Obj

ecti

ve 1

: Inc

reas

e pu

blic

aw

aren

ess

and

faci

litat

e a

deep

er u

nder

stan

ding

of h

uman

tra

ffick

ing

issu

es

Stra

tegi

esA

ctiv

itie

sO

utco

mes

/Out

puts

Lead

Age

ncy

Col

labo

rati

onIn

dica

tive

B

udge

t ($)

Tim

e A

llott

ed

1. E

stab

lish

and

impl

emen

t a

coor

dina

ted

publ

ic c

ampa

ign

stra

tegy

on

hum

an tr

affic

king

is

sues

in G

hana

, esp

ecia

lly

in h

igh

risk

com

mun

ities

, us

ing

dist

rict l

evel

pro

tect

ion

com

mit

tees

and

oth

er

effe

ctiv

e ag

ents

.

1. C

oord

inat

e th

e de

velo

pmen

t of

an

effe

ctiv

e cr

oss-

sect

or

com

mun

icat

ion

stra

tegy

and

en

gage

men

t pla

n fo

r eff

ectiv

e co

untr

y un

ders

tand

ing

of

the

caus

es, n

atur

e, a

nd

cons

eque

nces

of h

uman

tr

affic

king

, inc

ludi

ng th

e m

atte

rs c

over

ed in

this

NPA

.

1. N

atio

nal c

ross

-sec

tor

com

mun

icat

ion

stra

tegy

es

tabl

ishe

d.

MoG

CSP

MEL

R, N

CC

E, G

IS,

GPS

, DSW

, NH

C,

FBO

s, C

SOs,

N

GO

s, C

omm

unity

D

evel

opm

ent

36,3

52,0

14

36 m

onth

s

2. D

evel

op a

nd im

plem

ent

med

ia to

ols,

usi

ng p

rint,

br

oadc

ast,

new

med

ia,

billb

oard

s, d

ram

as,

docu

men

tarie

s, fi

lms,

in

Engl

ish

and

loca

l dia

lect

s, to

ra

ise

grea

ter a

war

enes

s of

hu

man

traf

ficki

ng a

nd h

ow to

re

spon

d to

it.

1. T

arge

ted

incr

ease

in a

nd

impr

ovem

ent o

f med

ia to

ols

atta

ined

.

2. T

arge

ted

reci

pien

ts in

hig

h-ris

k co

mm

uniti

es re

ache

d.

3. T

arge

ted

incr

ease

in h

uman

tr

affic

king

cas

es th

at g

et

repo

rted

att

aine

d.

3. T

o cu

lmin

ate

the

awar

enes

s ca

mpa

ign,

con

vene

a n

atio

nal

sym

posi

um o

n th

e el

imin

atio

n of

hum

an tr

affic

king

to in

clud

e al

l sta

keho

lder

s.

1. N

atio

nal s

ympo

sium

co

nven

ed.

MoG

CSP

NC

CE,

Med

ia,

MEL

R, M

CTA

, NH

C,

FBO

s, C

LU, D

SW,

CSO

s, N

GO

s2.

Hum

an tr

affic

king

am

bass

ador

s co

ncep

t act

ive.

2. P

rovi

de ta

rget

ed tr

aini

ngs

and

sens

itisa

tion

to

stak

ehol

ders

on

all f

orm

s of

hum

an tr

affic

king

: chi

ld,

sex,

cro

ss-b

orde

r, m

igra

nt

wor

kers

, etc

.

1. D

evel

op tr

aini

ng m

ater

ials

an

d fa

cilit

ate

rout

ine

trai

ning

an

d se

nsiti

satio

n ac

tiviti

es fo

r st

akeh

olde

rs a

t the

nat

iona

l, di

stric

t, a

nd c

omm

unity

leve

ls.

1. R

equi

site

trai

ning

mat

eria

ls

deve

lope

d.

MoG

CSP

MEL

R, D

SW, N

CC

E,

NG

Os

2. N

umbe

r and

qua

lity

of tr

aini

ng

and

sens

itisa

tion

activ

ities

fa

cilit

ated

in e

ach

dist

rict o

f G

hana

incr

ease

d an

d im

prov

ed.

3. N

umbe

r and

qua

lity

of re

ader

-fr

iend

ly m

ater

ials

(sim

plifi

ed in

lo

cal l

angu

ages

and

with

pic

toria

l ill

ustr

atio

ns) d

istr

ibut

ed.


12

Obj

ecti

ve 2

: Dev

elop

and

impl

emen

t sys

tem

atic

pro

cedu

res

for p

roac

tive

ly id

enti

fyin

g pe

rson

s at

risk

of b

eing

tra

ffick

ed

Stra

tegi

esA

ctiv

itie

sO

utco

mes

/Out

puts

Lead

Age

ncy

Col

labo

rati

onIn

dica

tive

B

udge

t ($)

Tim

e A

llott

ed

1. D

evel

op a

nd e

stab

lish

spec

ific

prog

ram

mes

and

m

echa

nism

s to

impr

ove

and

mon

itor r

egis

trat

ion

at b

irth,

sc

hool

enr

olm

ent,

and

sch

ool

atte

ndan

ce.

1. L

ink

regi

stra

tion

of b

irths

da

taba

se to

nat

iona

l sch

ool

atte

ndan

ce d

atab

ase

and

mon

itor t

o pr

ovid

e tim

ely

early

-war

ning

indi

cato

rs

of p

ossi

ble

inci

dent

s of

tr

affic

king

.

1. D

atab

ase

linke

d an

d ea

rly

war

ning

sys

tem

s im

plem

ente

d.

MoG

CSP

, GES

Birt

hs a

nd D

eath

s Re

gist

ry, M

oE

(GES

), D

SW

36 m

onth

s

2. T

rack

ing

of a

bsen

teei

sm

inve

stig

ated

and

app

ropr

iate

ac

tion

take

n.

2. E

nhan

ce m

echa

nism

s fo

r ide

ntify

ing

and

resc

uing

po

tent

ial v

ictim

s.

1. E

stab

lish

a vi

ctim

id

entifi

catio

n an

d m

issi

ng

pers

on in

form

atio

n ho

t lin

e as

a fi

rst p

oint

of c

onta

ct fo

r an

onym

ous

tip-o

ffs

from

co

mm

unity

mem

bers

and

fa

mili

es.

1. N

atio

nal h

uman

traf

ficki

ng

hot-

line

esta

blis

hed-

effic

ient

ly

coor

dina

ted

and

linke

d to

Gha

na

Polic

e Se

rvic

e re

gion

al a

nd

dist

rict o

ffice

s.

MoG

CSP

, GIS

, G

PSD

SW, M

oFA

RI

2. E

ffec

tivel

y m

arke

t the

ho

tline

num

ber t

o en

cour

age

enha

nced

refe

rral

s an

d de

ter

wou

ld-b

e of

fend

ers.

1. N

atio

nal c

ampa

ign

on h

otlin

e nu

mbe

rs p

rom

oted

for i

ncre

ased

ut

ilisa

tion

and

effe

ctiv

e re

spon

se.

MoG

CSP

, GPS

DSW

, NC

CE,

Med

ia

3. E

nsur

e sp

ecia

lised

trai

ning

on

iden

tifica

tion

and

recu

e of

traf

ficki

ng v

ictim

s fo

r all

law

enf

orce

men

t, a

genc

ies,

tr

ansp

ort u

nion

s, e

tc.

1. D

evel

op tr

aini

ng m

anua

ls.

1. T

rain

ing

man

uals

dev

elop

ed.

MoG

CSP

MoI

, GPS

, GIS

, M

arke

t Wom

en

Repr

esen

tativ

es,

EOC

O

2. In

corp

orat

e tr

aini

ng in

to

sylla

bus

at th

e tr

aini

ng s

choo

ls

(e.g

. pol

ice

trai

ning

sch

ools

, te

ache

r tra

inin

g sc

hool

s).

1. T

rain

ing

man

uals

inco

rpor

ated

in

to tr

aini

ng s

choo

ls s

ylla

bus.

3. C

ondu

ct s

yste

mat

ic tr

aini

ng

of la

w e

nfor

cem

ent o

ffice

rs,

tran

spor

tatio

n un

ions

and

ot

her r

elat

ed tr

ade

unio

ns

likel

y to

com

e in

to c

onta

ct w

ith

traf

ficke

d pe

rson

s.

1. N

umbe

r of r

elev

ant

inst

itutio

ns, i

nclu

ding

law

en

forc

emen

t age

ncie

s an

d tr

ansp

orta

tion

unio

ns tr

aine

d on

iden

tifica

tion

and

resc

ue o

f tr

affic

ked

pers

ons

incr

ease

d.



13

Obj

ecti

ve 3

: Enh

ance

soc

ial p

rote

ctio

n fo

r hig

h-ri

sk c

omm

unit

ies

Stra

tegi

esA

ctiv

itie

sO

utco

mes

/Out

puts

Lead

Age

ncy

Col

labo

rati

onIn

dica

tive

B

udge

t ($)

Tim

e A

llott

ed

1. E

nhan

ce s

ocia

l pro

tect

ion

prog

ram

mes

to re

ach

high

-ris

k co

mm

uniti

es, a

ssis

ting

in

liftin

g th

em o

ut o

f pov

erty

.

1. E

xpan

d th

e LE

AP

prog

ram

me

to in

clud

e hi

gh ri

sk

traf

ficki

ng c

omm

uniti

es.

1. N

umbe

r of h

igh-

risk

fam

ilies

id

entifi

ed a

nd a

dded

to th

e pr

ogra

mm

e an

d re

ceiv

ing

paym

ents

.

MoG

CSP

, D

SWM

oH, M

oE, G

ES

60 m

onth

s2.

Pro

vide

trai

ning

s fo

r all

soci

al

wor

kers

at t

he d

istr

ict l

evel

w

ithin

hig

h-ris

k co

mm

uniti

es

on h

ow to

pre

vent

traf

ficki

ng

thro

ugh

soci

al p

rote

ctio

n.

1. Q

ualit

y of

the

cont

ent o

f tr

aini

ng m

ater

ials

impr

oved

.

MoG

CSP

, D

SWC

SOs,

NG

Os

2. T

arge

ted

num

ber o

f soc

ial

wor

kers

that

are

trai

ned

atta

ined

.

3. E

nhan

ced

and

timel

y in

terv

entio

n an

d as

sist

ance

by

soci

al w

orke

rs.


14

Obj

ecti

ve 4

: Elim

inat

e pu

sh a

nd p

ull f

acto

rs o

f tra

ffick

ing

Stra

tegi

esA

ctiv

itie

sO

utco

mes

/Out

puts

Lead

Age

ncy

Col

labo

rati

onIn

dica

tive

B

udge

t ($)

Tim

e A

llott

ed

1. F

acili

tate

su

stai

nabl

e ec

onom

ic

empo

wer

men

t op

port

uniti

es in

hig

h-ris

k co

mm

uniti

es.

1. F

acili

tate

sm

all l

oans

for

indi

vidu

als

to e

ngag

e in

sm

all

busi

ness

act

ivity

, far

min

g,

and

othe

r inc

ome

gene

ratin

g en

deav

ours

.

1. T

he ta

rget

ed n

umbe

r of e

cono

mic

em

pow

erm

ent o

ppor

tuni

ties

to b

e cr

eate

d at

tain

ed.

MoG

CSP

, MEL

R,

MLG

RD

MA

SLO

C, S

AD

A,

NBS

SI, M

oA

60 m

onth

s

MEL

R, G

PS, G

IS,

CLU

, DS,

NG

Os,

C

SOs

2. T

he n

umbe

r of b

enefi

ciar

ies

incr

ease

d.

2. P

rovi

de e

nhan

ced

tech

nica

l and

logi

stic

al

assi

stan

ce to

com

mun

ity

mem

bers

eng

aged

in in

com

e ge

nera

ting

activ

ities

to b

oost

pr

ofita

bilit

y.

1. T

he n

umbe

r of p

erso

ns w

ho a

re

econ

omic

ally

inde

pend

ent w

ith

incr

ease

d pr

ofita

bilit

y fr

om in

com

e ge

nera

ting

activ

ities

incr

ease

d.

MoG

CSP

, MoA

, M

oFA

Gha

na C

ocoa

Bo

ard,

Fis

herie

s C

omm

issi

on, N

BSSI

, M

LGR

D

2. P

rovi

de ta

rget

ed

inte

rven

tions

in h

igh-

risk

com

mun

ities

aim

ed a

t ch

angi

ng s

ocia

l nor

ms

amen

able

to tr

affic

king

.

1. Im

plem

ent r

egul

ar

com

mun

ity e

ngag

emen

ts

in th

e fo

rm o

f tes

timon

ies

from

resc

ued

vict

ims

and

thei

r fam

ilies

; dra

ma

and

film

pro

duct

ions

and

in

terv

entio

ns fr

om tr

aditi

onal

an

d re

ligio

us le

ader

s.

1. D

ecre

ase

in th

e ra

te o

f tra

ffick

ing

MoG

CSP

NC

CE,

CLU

, DSW

, M

edia

2. In

crea

sed

rate

of r

efer

rals

and

in

crea

se in

num

bers

of t

raffi

cked

re

turn

ees.

3. In

line

with

the

min

istr

y’s

soci

al

prot

ectio

n st

rate

gy,

prov

ide

incr

easi

ng le

vels

of

ove

rsig

ht to

the

fost

erag

e an

d do

mes

tic

serv

itude

sys

tem

s,

form

al a

nd in

form

al.

1. R

evie

w a

nd a

men

d th

e la

ws

on c

hild

ren

to e

nsur

e m

axim

um p

rote

ctio

n fo

r ch

ildre

n in

fost

er c

are

and

dom

estic

ser

vitu

de.

1. T

arge

ted

num

ber a

nd q

ualit

y of

po

licie

s, la

ws,

regu

latio

ns d

evel

oped

or

am

ende

d to

pro

vide

bet

ter

regu

latio

n, o

vers

ight

and

mon

itorin

g of

the

fost

erag

e an

d do

mes

tic

serv

itude

sys

tem

s ac

hiev

ed.

MoG

CSP

and

M

oJ (A

G)

MoG

CSP

, MEL

R,

MoE

1. Q

ualit

y of

regi

stra

tion

and

esta

blis

hed

trac

king

sys

tem

s im

prov

ed.

2. D

evel

op a

nd o

pera

tiona

lise

a sy

stem

to re

gist

er fo

ster

ed

child

ren

and

pers

ons

in

dom

estic

ser

vitu

de, c

ompl

ete

with

a tr

acki

ng s

yste

m,

and

prov

ide

trai

ning

for t

he

rele

vant

age

ncie

s on

its

use.

1. Q

ualit

y of

trai

ning

man

uals

im

prov

ed.

MoG

CSP

NC

CE,

GPS

MLG

RD

, D

SW, G

IS

2. T

arge

ted

num

ber o

f fos

ter c

arer

s an

d us

ers

of d

omes

tic s

erva

nts

regi

ster

ed in

the

syst

em re

ache

d.

3. T

he n

umbe

r of a

genc

ies

trai

ned

on s

yste

m u

sage

incr

ease

d.



15

Obj

ecti

ve 4

: Elim

inat

e pu

sh a

nd p

ull f

acto

rs o

f tra

ffick

ing

Stra

tegi

esA

ctiv

itie

sO

utco

mes

/Out

puts

Lead

Age

ncy

Col

labo

rati

onIn

dica

tive

B

udge

t ($)

Tim

e A

llott

ed

3. D

evel

op fo

ster

car

e an

d do

mes

tic s

ervi

tude

trai

ning

m

anua

ls a

nd tr

ain

fost

er

care

rs a

nd u

sers

of d

omes

tic

serv

ants

.

1. Q

ualit

y of

trai

ning

man

uals

im

prov

ed.

MoG

CSP

DSW

2. N

umbe

r of f

oste

r car

ers

trai

ned

incr

ease

d.

4. Im

plem

ent t

arge

ted

inte

rven

tions

aim

ed

at c

hild

ren

in h

igh-

risk

com

mun

ities

.

1. U

se c

hild

-app

ropr

iate

m

echa

nism

s an

d ac

tiviti

es to

ed

ucat

e ch

ildre

n on

traf

ficki

ng

and

the

tact

ics

fam

ilies

and

tr

affic

kers

use

- mak

ing

them

ea

sy to

exp

loit.

1. T

ypes

of a

ppro

pria

te to

ols

to

be d

evel

oped

iden

tified

.M

oGC

SP,

MoE

, GES

NC

CE,

MoT

, DSW

, Med

ia

2. T

ools

dev

elop

ed a

nd

impl

emen

ted.

3. In

crea

se in

the

num

ber o

f ch

ildre

n aw

are

and

educ

ated

on

the

real

ities

of t

raffi

ckin

g,

serv

ing

as a

det

erre

nt a

nd

empo

wer

men

t, c

ulm

inat

ing

in

prog

ress

ivel

y le

ss c

hild

ren

bein

g tr

affic

ked

over

tim

e.

2. P

rovi

de e

duca

tion,

se

nsiti

satio

n an

d tim

ely

inte

rven

tions

in s

choo

ls in

hi

gh-r

isk

com

mun

ities

.

1. In

crea

se in

the

num

ber a

nd

qual

ity o

f sen

sitis

atio

n an

d aw

aren

ess

activ

ities

hel

d.

2. H

ighe

r per

cent

age

of c

hild

ren

in s

choo

ls a

nd c

omm

uniti

es

reac

hed.

3. F

orm

and

str

engt

hen

scho

ol

and

com

mun

ity b

ased

chi

ld-

right

s cl

ubs.

1. N

umbe

r of c

hild

-rig

hts

club

s in

sch

ools

and

com

mun

ities

in

crea

sed.


16

Obj

ecti

ve 5

: Enh

ance

iden

tifi

cati

on o

f hum

an t

raffi

ckin

g ne

twor

ks

Stra

tegi

esA

ctiv

itie

sO

utco

mes

/Out

puts

Lead

Age

ncy

Col

labo

rati

onIn

dica

tive

B

udge

t ($)

Tim

e A

llott

ed

1. E

nhan

ce in

telli

genc

e an

d ov

ersi

ght f

or

busi

ness

es a

nd

serv

ices

use

d by

traf

ficki

ng

netw

orks

: ad

vert

isin

g (p

rint,

bro

adca

st, o

nlin

e);

tran

spor

tatio

n pr

ovid

ers

and

trav

el a

genc

ies

(road

, ra

il, w

ater

and

air)

; fina

ncia

l se

rvic

es; h

ospi

talit

y se

rvic

es;

empl

oym

ent a

nd re

crui

tmen

t ag

enci

es, e

tc.

1. E

stab

lish

a ta

sk fo

rce

to

activ

ely

iden

tify,

regi

ster

, an

d m

onito

r the

act

iviti

es o

f se

rvic

e pr

ovid

ers.

1. T

ask

forc

e es

tabl

ishe

d.

MoG

CSP

MoI

, GPS

, GIS

, MoT

, M

oFA

RI.

60 m

onth

s

2. N

umbe

r of t

raffi

ckin

g in

form

atio

n ce

ntre

s es

tabl

ishe

d an

d op

erat

iona

lised

.

2. E

stab

lish

traf

ficki

ng

info

rmat

ion

desk

s in

hot

-sp

ot lo

catio

ns s

uch

as b

us

term

inal

s, m

arke

ts a

nd a

irpor

ts

in s

elec

ted

regi

ons,

to p

rovi

de

imm

edia

te re

spon

se a

nd

inte

rven

tion

in s

uspe

cted

ca

ses.

1. N

umbe

r of c

ases

repo

rted

in

crea

sed.

2. N

umbe

r of c

ases

reso

lved

in

crea

sed.

3. D

evel

op o

r rev

iew

exi

stin

g le

gal a

nd o

pera

tiona

l fr

amew

orks

in th

e re

gula

tion,

m

onito

ring

and

enfo

rcem

ent

of b

usin

esse

s an

d se

rvic

es

cond

uciv

e to

hum

an

traf

ficki

ng.

1. N

umbe

r and

qua

lity

of p

olic

ies

and

law

s de

velo

ped

or re

view

ed

to re

gula

te a

nd p

rovi

de o

vers

ight

to

ser

vice

pro

vide

rs in

crea

sed/

impr

oved

.M

OG

CSP

and

M

oJ (A

G)

MoT

, MoR

D, M

oA,

MEL

R, M

oT (M

inis

try

of

Tour

ism

)

4. Id

entif

y an

d re

gist

er b

oats

an

d th

eir o

pera

tors

alo

ng th

e la

kes,

har

bour

s, e

tc.

1. T

arge

ted

num

ber o

f boa

ts a

nd

thei

r ope

rato

rs id

entifi

ed a

nd

regi

ster

ed fo

r tra

ckin

g of

hum

an

traf

ficki

ng a

ctiv

ity re

ache

d.



17

Obj

ecti

ve 6

: Pre

vent

the

re-t

raffi

ckin

g of

vic

tim

s

Stra

tegi

esA

ctiv

itie

sO

utco

mes

/Out

puts

Lead

Age

ncy

Col

labo

rati

onIn

dica

tive

B

udge

t ($)

Tim

e A

llott

ed

1. D

evel

op a

nd o

pera

tiona

lise

a ca

se m

anag

emen

t sys

tem

fo

r res

cued

traf

ficke

d pe

rson

s.

1. C

ondu

ct fo

llow

-up

and

risk

asse

ssm

ents

for e

very

tr

affic

ked

vict

im to

det

erm

ine

safe

ty a

nd li

kelih

ood

of

bein

g re

-tra

ffick

ed; a

nd if

th

ere

rem

ains

a p

ossi

bilit

y of

re

-tra

ffick

ing,

the

vict

im m

ust

rem

ain

with

in th

e sh

elte

r and

pr

otec

tion

mea

sure

s ta

ken.

1. T

arge

ted

num

ber a

nd q

ualit

y of

risk

ass

essm

ents

con

duct

ed

atta

ined

.M

OG

CSP

CSO

s, N

GO

s, G

IS, G

PS

60 m

onth

s

2. N

umbe

r of c

ases

suc

cess

fully

fo

llow

ed-u

p on

incr

ease

d.

2. C

ondu

ct fo

llow

-up

and

risk

asse

ssm

ents

bef

ore

the

rele

ase

and

rein

tegr

atio

n of

vi

ctim

s to

fam

ilies

.

1. N

umbe

r of v

ictim

s su

cces

sful

ly

rein

tegr

ated

into

saf

e fa

mili

es

incr

ease

d.M

OG

CSP

NG

Os

3. F

acili

tate

the

rein

tegr

atio

n of

vic

tims

into

the

educ

atio

nal

syst

em a

t the

app

ropr

iate

le

arni

ng le

vel.

1. N

umbe

r of v

ictim

s su

cces

sful

ly

rein

tegr

ated

into

edu

catio

n sy

stem

incr

ease

d.M

OG

CSP

GES

, MoE

4. D

evel

op s

yste

mat

ic

proc

edur

es a

nd li

aise

with

fa

mili

es a

nd s

take

hold

ers

to

follo

w-u

p on

traf

ficki

ng c

ases

, 1

year

pos

t-re

inte

grat

ion.

1. Q

ualit

y of

sys

tem

atic

follo

w-u

p pr

oced

ures

dev

elop

ed im

prov

ed.

MO

GC

SPG

ES, M

oE, M

oFA

RI,

MEL

R, C

LU, G

IS, G

PS,

NG

Os

2. N

umbe

r of v

ictim

s be

nefit

ting

from

1-y

ear p

ost-

rein

tegr

atio

n fo

llow

-up

incr

ease

d.

5. P

rovi

de c

omm

unity

se

nsiti

satio

n an

d kn

owle

dge

enha

ncem

ent t

o pr

even

t st

igm

atis

atio

n to

war

ds re

scue

d an

d re

-inte

grat

ed v

ictim

s.

1. A

num

ber o

f com

mun

ity

enga

gem

ent p

rogr

amm

es

esta

blis

hed

and

impl

emen

ted

with

redu

ced

stig

mat

isat

ion

tow

ards

resc

ued

and

rein

tegr

ated

vic

tims.

MO

GC

SPN

CC

E, D

SW, N

GO

s,

Info

rmat

ion

Serv

ice

Dep

artm

ent


18

PRO

TEC

TIO

N

Obj

ecti

ve 1

: Coo

rdin

ate

inte

r-ag

ency

act

ion

to s

uppo

rt v

icti

ms

of t

raffi

ckin

g th

roug

h an

est

ablis

hed

refe

rral

sys

tem

Stra

tegi

esA

ctiv

itie

sO

utco

mes

/Out

puts

Lead

Age

ncy

Col

labo

rati

onIn

dica

tive

B

udge

t ($)

Tim

e A

llott

ed

1. U

se e

nhan

ced

SOPs

as

a pl

atfo

rm to

coo

rdin

ate

inte

rage

ncy

activ

ity.

1. D

esig

nate

tech

nica

l exp

erts

in

sens

itive

ly a

pply

ing

the

scre

enin

g an

d re

ferr

al fo

rm a

s th

e fir

st p

oint

of

refe

renc

e fo

r ref

errin

g vi

ctim

s an

d as

sess

ing

thei

r nee

ds.

1. R

efer

ral f

orm

in

stitu

tiona

lised

acr

oss

agen

cies

resp

onsi

ble

for t

he

resc

ue a

nd p

rote

ctio

n of

tr

affic

ked

vict

ims.

MoG

CSP

GIS

, GPS

, MoJ

, D

SW

15,7

67,7

53

12 m

onth

s

2. D

esig

nate

tech

nica

l exp

erts

to

part

icip

ate

in th

e fu

rthe

r dev

elop

men

t an

d im

plem

enta

tion

of a

sys

tem

atic

re

ferr

al m

echa

nism

and

tim

ely

inte

rage

ncy

resp

onse

to re

port

s on

hu

man

traf

ficki

ng.

1. F

urth

er re

ferr

al

mec

hani

sms

deve

lope

d an

d op

erat

iona

lised

.M

oGC

SPIO

M, G

IS, G

PS,

MoJ

, DSW

3. C

oord

inat

e in

tera

genc

y op

erat

ions

to

resc

ue v

ictim

s an

d ar

rest

traf

ficke

rs,

to in

clud

e ra

pid

resp

onse

team

s m

ade

up o

f the

pol

ice

(incl

udin

g th

e m

arin

e po

lice,

and

hum

an tr

affic

king

pol

ice)

, na

tiona

l sec

urity

offi

cers

, etc

. to

patr

ol,

resc

ue v

ictim

s an

d ar

rest

off

ende

rs.

1. I

mpr

ovem

ent i

n th

e ef

fect

iven

ess

of ra

pid

resp

onse

team

s m

easu

red

by th

e nu

mbe

r of p

atro

ls a

nd

perc

enta

ge o

f suc

cess

ful

inte

rven

tions

mad

e le

adin

g to

re

scue

s an

d ar

rest

s

MO

GC

SP



19

Obj

ecti

ve 2

: Ens

ure

prov

isio

n of

com

preh

ensi

ve c

are

to v

icti

ms

of t

raffi

ckin

g

Stra

tegi

esA

ctiv

itie

sO

utco

mes

/Out

puts

Lead

Age

ncy

Col

labo

rati

onIn

dica

tive

B

udge

t ($)

Tim

e A

llott

ed

1. D

eplo

y an

ela

bora

te

vict

ims

prot

ectio

n sc

hem

e fr

om re

scue

till

effe

ctiv

e re

inte

grat

ion.

1. D

evel

opin

g a

trai

ning

man

ual o

n vi

ctim

car

e.1.

Tra

inin

g m

anua

l dev

elop

ed

and

oper

atio

nalis

ed.

MoG

CSP

MoI

GPS

, GIS

, M

oJ, D

SW, I

OM

60 m

onth

s

2. P

rovi

de a

t lea

st t

wo

trai

ning

s on

se

nsiti

ve a

ppro

ache

s to

war

ds v

ictim

s fo

r soc

ial w

orke

rs a

nd la

w e

nfor

cem

ent

agen

cies

.

1. A

t lea

st t

wo

targ

eted

tr

aini

ngs

deliv

ered

to s

ocia

l w

orke

rs a

nd la

w e

nfor

cem

ent

agen

cies

on

vict

im-s

ensi

tive

appr

oach

es

MoG

CSP

MoI

, MLG

RD

, D

SW, G

PS, G

IS,

MoE

, GES

, IO

M

3. Id

entif

y, re

crui

t and

orie

nt a

t lea

st tw

o ps

ycho

logi

sts

in e

ach

adm

inis

trat

ive

regi

on.

1. A

t lea

st t

wo

psyc

holo

gist

s in

eac

h ad

min

istr

ativ

e re

gion

, re

crui

ted,

trai

ned

and

wor

king

4. P

rovi

de c

ouns

ellin

g fo

r vic

tims.

1. N

umbe

r of i

dent

ified

vic

tims

rece

ivin

g co

unse

lling

ser

vice

s in

crea

sed.

5. D

evel

op c

hild

-frie

ndly

and

vic

tim-

sens

itive

app

roac

hes

in th

e in

terv

iew

ing

of v

ictim

s as

out

lined

in th

e SO

Ps a

nd

deve

lop

form

s fo

r vic

tim fe

edba

ck o

n se

rvic

e re

ceiv

ed

1. P

erce

ntag

e of

vic

tims

who

ex

pres

s sa

tisfa

ctio

n w

ith th

e qu

ality

of i

nter

view

s in

crea

sed.

MoG

CSP

MoJ

(AG

), M

oH

6. P

rovi

de p

rivac

y an

d ot

her p

rote

ctio

n fo

r vic

tims

and

witn

esse

s in

the

pre-

tria

l, tr

ial a

nd p

ost-

tria

l per

iods

.

1. P

erce

ntag

e of

vic

tims

who

ex

pres

s sa

tisfa

ctio

n w

ith th

e le

vel o

f pro

tect

ion

in th

eir

priv

acy

incr

ease

d.

MO

GC

SP, M

oJ

(AG

s)D

SW, N

MC


20

2. In

crea

se th

e nu

mbe

r of

shel

ters

and

reha

bilit

atio

n ce

ntre

s fo

r vic

tims

of

traf

ficki

ng.

1. P

rovi

de th

ree

shel

ters

for v

ictim

s of

traf

ficki

ng in

thre

e zo

nes

for s

hort

, m

ediu

m a

nd lo

ng-t

erm

sta

y.

1. T

hree

saf

e an

d se

cure

go

vern

men

t she

lters

ava

ilabl

e in

eac

h of

the

regi

ons

with

in

Gha

na, w

ith s

epar

ate

faci

litie

s fo

r boy

s, g

irls,

adu

lts a

nd

sex

traf

ficke

d vi

ctim

s, w

ith

trai

ned

staf

f pro

vidi

ng c

are

on

trau

ma,

cas

e m

anag

emen

t an

d re

inte

grat

ion

to m

eet

min

imum

inte

rnat

iona

l st

anda

rds.

MoG

CSP

DSW

60 m

onth

s3.

Incr

ease

the

num

ber o

f ch

ild a

nd a

dult

spec

ialis

ed

coun

sello

rs o

ffer

ing

psyc

holo

gica

l and

em

otio

nal

supp

ort t

o vi

ctim

s of

tr

affic

king

.

1. E

ach

dist

rict t

o pr

ovid

e on

e sp

ecia

lised

cou

nsel

lor t

o su

ppor

t vi

ctim

s of

traf

ficki

ng fo

r the

are

a.

1. O

ne fu

ll-tim

e co

unse

llor

trai

ned

in a

dult

and

child

tr

aum

a av

aila

ble

to a

ssis

t in

each

dis

tric

t of t

he c

ount

ry.

MoG

CSP

DSW

, MoH

, M

oLG

RD

,

4. Im

prov

e ac

cess

to h

ealth

fa

cilit

ies

for v

ictim

s.1.

Loc

al h

ealth

faci

litie

s to

off

er fr

ee c

are

for v

ictim

s of

traf

ficki

ng.

1. V

ictim

s in

eac

h di

stric

t pr

ovid

ed w

ith fr

ee h

ealth

car

e an

d co

unse

lling

ser

vice

s.

MoH

, M

oLG

RD

MoF

5. E

nhan

ce re

sour

ces

and

logi

stic

s fo

r tho

se w

orki

ng to

pr

otec

t vic

tims.

1. In

crea

se n

umbe

r of l

ogis

tics

and

othe

r re

sour

ces

for u

se b

y pe

rson

s of

ferin

g se

rvic

es to

vic

tims

of tr

affic

king

.

1. N

umbe

r of r

esou

rces

an

d lo

gist

ics

prog

ress

ivel

y in

crea

sing

.

MoL

GR

D,

MoG

CSP

MoF



21

Obj

ecti

ve 3

: Dev

elop

live

lihoo

d op

port

unit

ies

for r

escu

ed v

icti

ms

of t

raffi

ckin

g

Stra

tegi

esA

ctiv

itie

sO

utco

mes

/Out

puts

Lead

Age

ncy

Col

labo

rati

onIn

dica

tive

B

udge

t ($)

Tim

e A

llott

ed

1. P

artn

er w

ith N

GO

s w

ho

are

rein

tegr

atin

g tr

affic

king

vi

ctim

s to

enh

ance

liv

elih

ood.

1. D

evel

op a

nd im

plem

ent s

usta

inab

le

livel

ihoo

d an

d in

com

e ge

nera

ting

prog

ram

mes

tailo

red

to lo

cal m

arke

t ci

rcum

stan

ces

and

the

need

s of

vic

tims,

pa

rtic

ular

ly c

hild

ren

and

thei

r fam

ilies

.

1. T

arge

ted

num

ber o

f pro

fit

mak

ing

inco

me-

gene

ratin

g op

port

uniti

es e

stab

lishe

d fo

r re

scue

d vi

ctim

s.

MoG

CSP

CSO

s, N

GO

s,

MA

SLO

C

60 m

onth

s2.

Par

tner

with

the

priv

ate

sect

or, a

nd a

s pa

rt o

f cor

pora

te s

ocia

l re

spon

sibi

lity

targ

et

spec

ific

inte

rven

tions

ai

med

at p

rovi

ding

ec

onom

ic e

mpo

wer

men

t op

port

uniti

es fo

r res

cued

vi

ctim

s.

1. P

artn

er th

e pr

ivat

e se

ctor

to fa

cilit

ate

smal

l bus

ines

s op

port

uniti

es fo

r re

scue

d vi

ctim

s.

1. N

umbe

r of p

rofit

mak

ing

busi

ness

opp

ortu

nitie

s fo

r re

scue

d vi

ctim

s fa

cilit

ated

by

the

priv

ate

sect

or in

crea

sed.

MoG

CSP

Priv

ate

Sect

or,

CSO

s


22

Obj

ecti

ve 3

: Dev

elop

live

lihoo

d op

port

unit

ies

for r

escu

ed v

icti

ms

of t

raffi

ckin

g

Stra

tegi

esA

ctiv

itie

sO

utco

mes

/Out

puts

Lead

Age

ncy

Col

labo

rati

onIn

dica

tive

B

udge

t ($)

Tim

e A

llott

ed

1. P

artn

er w

ith N

GO

s w

ho

are

rein

tegr

atin

g tr

affic

king

vi

ctim

s to

enh

ance

liv

elih

ood.

1. D

evel

op a

nd im

plem

ent s

usta

inab

le

livel

ihoo

d an

d in

com

e ge

nera

ting

prog

ram

mes

tailo

red

to lo

cal m

arke

t ci

rcum

stan

ces

and

the

need

s of

vic

tims,

pa

rtic

ular

ly c

hild

ren

and

thei

r fam

ilies

.

1. T

arge

ted

num

ber o

f pro

fit

mak

ing

inco

me-

gene

ratin

g op

port

uniti

es e

stab

lishe

d fo

r re

scue

d vi

ctim

s.

MoG

CSP

CSO

s, N

GO

s,

MA

SLO

C

60 m

onth

s2.

Par

tner

with

the

priv

ate

sect

or, a

nd a

s pa

rt o

f cor

pora

te s

ocia

l re

spon

sibi

lity

targ

et

spec

ific

inte

rven

tions

ai

med

at p

rovi

ding

ec

onom

ic e

mpo

wer

men

t op

port

uniti

es fo

r res

cued

vi

ctim

s.

1. P

artn

er th

e pr

ivat

e se

ctor

to fa

cilit

ate

smal

l bus

ines

s op

port

uniti

es fo

r re

scue

d vi

ctim

s.

1. N

umbe

r of p

rofit

mak

ing

busi

ness

opp

ortu

nitie

s fo

r re

scue

d vi

ctim

s fa

cilit

ated

by

the

priv

ate

sect

or in

crea

sed.

MoG

CSP

Priv

ate

Sect

or,

CSO

s



23

PRO

SEC

UT

ION

Obj

ecti

ve 1

: Pro

vide

tra

inin

g to

pro

secu

tors

and

judg

es o

n th

e ap

prop

riat

e im

plem

enta

tion

of a

nti-t

raffi

ckin

g la

ws

Stra

tegi

esA

ctiv

itie

sO

utco

mes

/O

utpu

tsLe

ad A

genc

yC

olla

bora

tion

Indi

cati

ve

Bud

get (

$)T

ime

Allo

tted

1. E

nsur

e th

at a

ll TI

P pr

osec

utor

s an

d al

l Circ

uit

and

Hig

h C

ourt

judg

es h

ave

the

capa

city

to

appr

opria

tely

dea

l with

hum

an tr

affic

king

cas

es

in th

e co

urts

of l

aw.

2. T

rain

pro

secu

tors

and

judg

es o

n TI

P la

ws,

su

bsta

ntiv

e an

d pr

oced

ural

, and

vic

tim-c

entr

ed

pros

ecut

ion

and

deci

sion

-mak

ing

appr

oach

es.

1. P

repa

re tr

aini

ng m

anua

ls to

co

nduc

t the

trai

ning

s.

1. Q

ualit

y of

tr

aini

ng m

anua

ls

impr

oved

.M

oGC

SPM

oJ, A

G

9,50

3,08

124

m

onth

s

1. T

arge

ted

num

ber o

f TIP

pr

osec

utor

s an

d ju

dges

trai

ned

and

qual

ity o

f tra

inin

g re

ache

d.M

oGC

SPM

oJ, A

G


24

Obj

ecti

ve 2

: Ens

ure

Att

orne

y G

ener

al’s

Dep

artm

ent p

rose

cuto

rs re

ceiv

e ro

bust

hum

an t

raffi

ckin

g ca

se

dock

ets,

revi

ew t

hem

fast

er, a

nd m

onit

or t

he p

rose

cuti

on o

f hum

an t

raffi

ckin

g ca

ses.

Stra

tegi

esA

ctiv

itie

sO

utco

mes

/O

utpu

tsLe

ad A

genc

yC

olla

bora

tion

Indi

cati

ve

Bud

get (

$)T

ime

Allo

tted

1.

Des

igna

te a

ded

icat

ed te

am w

ithin

the

Att

orne

y G

ener

al’s

Dep

artm

ent,

wel

l re

sour

ced,

and

focu

sed

on h

uman

traf

ficki

ng

case

s, a

imin

g to

suc

cess

fully

pro

secu

te a

ll su

ch c

ases

with

in a

n av

erag

e of

12

mon

ths.

2.

MoJ

to d

edic

ate

a su

stai

nabl

e bu

dget

line

for

the

cont

inue

d op

erat

ion

of th

e de

sk.

3.

Targ

eted

and

spe

cial

ised

orie

ntat

ion

for

inve

stig

ator

s, p

artic

ular

ly in

the

colle

ctio

n an

d co

llatio

n of

evi

denc

e.

4. I

ncre

ase

qual

ity o

f inv

estig

atio

ns in

to

repo

rted

hum

an tr

affic

king

cas

es a

nd b

uild

ro

bust

cas

e do

cket

s th

at s

atis

fy e

lem

ents

of

the

crim

e.

5.

Ensu

re th

e av

aila

bilit

y of

fund

s to

cat

er fo

r th

e co

st o

f pro

curin

g w

itnes

ses

to te

stify

ing

in c

ourt

.

6.

Chi

ef Ju

stic

e to

issu

e di

rect

ive

to ju

dges

to

prio

ritis

e hu

man

traf

ficki

ng c

ases

and

aim

to

com

plet

e th

em o

n av

erag

e w

ithin

12

mon

ths.

7.

Esta

blis

h a

fast

trac

k sy

stem

for a

ll ca

ses

brou

ght t

o th

e de

sk to

be

conc

lude

d w

ithin

an

ave

rage

of 1

2 m

onth

s.

8.

Dev

elop

an

M&

E sy

stem

for t

he q

uart

erly

re

view

and

repo

rtin

g on

the

effe

ctiv

enes

s of

th

e fa

st tr

ack

syst

em.

1. E

stab

lish

a hu

man

traf

ficki

ng

desk

in th

e D

irect

or o

f Pub

lic

Pros

ecut

ions

’ Offi

ce to

sw

iftly

ha

ndle

cas

es o

f tra

ffick

ing.

1. D

esk

esta

blis

hed

with

mor

e at

tent

ion

give

n to

ah

uman

traf

ficki

ng

case

s le

adin

g to

in

crea

sed

quan

tity

and

qual

ity o

f pr

osec

utio

ns.

MoG

CSP

MoJ

(AG

s)

12 m

onth

s

1. E

vide

nce

of re

sour

ces

allo

cate

d fo

r the

ope

ratio

n of

the

desk

for,

at a

min

imum

, the

dur

atio

n of

the

NPA

.

MoG

CSP

MoG

CSP

MoJ

(AG

s)

MoJ

(AG

s)

1. N

umbe

r and

qua

lity

of

orie

ntat

ions

giv

en to

inve

stig

ator

s in

crea

sed/

impr

oved

.

1. Im

prov

emen

ts in

the

qual

ity o

f ca

se d

ocke

ts, l

eadi

ng to

incr

ease

d nu

mbe

r of a

rres

ts, c

harg

es a

nd

conv

ictio

ns w

ith re

duct

ion

in

prev

alen

ce o

f hum

an tr

affic

king

ac

hiev

ed a

s a

resu

lt.

1. H

uman

traf

ficki

ng c

ases

dis

pose

d of

in th

e co

urts

with

in a

n av

erag

e of

12

mon

ths.

MoG

CSP

MoJ

(AG

s)



25

Obj

ecti

ve 3

: Rev

iew

the

hum

an t

raffi

ckin

g la

ws

to m

eet n

ew d

eman

ds

Stra

tegi

esA

ctiv

itie

sO

utco

mes

/O

utpu

tsLe

ad A

genc

yC

olla

bora

tion

Indi

cati

ve

Bud

get (

$)T

ime

Allo

tted

1. R

evie

w o

f hum

an tr

affic

king

la

ws

to m

eet e

volv

ing

need

s.

1. P

erio

dic

asse

ssm

ent o

f the

via

bilit

y of

the

Hum

an T

raffi

ckin

g A

ct a

nd R

egul

atio

ns a

nd o

ther

hu

man

traf

ficki

ng la

ws

and

polic

ies,

and

thei

r re

view

to a

ddre

ss c

onte

mpo

rary

con

cern

s.

1. N

umbe

r and

qu

ality

of p

olic

ies

and

law

s on

hum

an

traf

ficki

ng re

view

ed

and

alig

ned

with

co

ntem

pora

ry

need

s in

crea

sed

and

impr

oved

.M

oGC

SPC

SOs,

MoJ

60 m

onth

s

2. R

evie

w th

e ef

fect

iven

ess

of th

e cr

imin

al ju

stic

e sy

stem

as

it re

late

s to

hum

an tr

affic

king

.

2. In

crea

sed

num

ber o

f su

cces

sful

pr

osec

utio

ns

atta

ined

.


26

PAR

TN

ERSH

IP

Obj

ecti

ve 1

: Im

prov

e da

ta c

olle

ctio

n an

d in

form

atio

n sh

arin

g am

ongs

t key

sta

keho

lder

s

Stra

tegi

esA

ctiv

itie

sO

utco

mes

/Out

puts

Lead

A

genc

yC

olla

bora

tion

Indi

cati

ve

Bud

get (

$)T

ime

Allo

tted

1. D

evel

op a

nd

impl

emen

t sy

stem

atic

tool

s fo

r col

lect

ing

and

repo

rtin

g da

ta o

n vi

ctim

id

entifi

catio

n,

refe

rral

, re

scue

s,

reha

bilit

atio

n,

inve

stig

atio

ns,

pros

ecut

ions

, an

d ot

her i

ndic

ia

in th

is N

PA.

1. D

evel

op a

nd im

plem

ent a

nat

iona

l sys

tem

an

d pr

oces

ses

for t

he c

ompi

latio

n of

dat

a.1.

Sys

tem

and

pro

cess

es d

evel

oped

and

im

plem

ente

d.

MoG

CSP

DSW

, NG

OS,

G

IS, G

PS, A

G,

MEL

R, C

LU,

22,2

43,8

04

18 m

onth

s

2. C

ompi

le a

nat

iona

l ele

ctro

nic

data

base

, w

hich

con

tain

s co

ordi

nate

d da

ta fr

om th

e co

mm

unity

, dis

tric

t, re

gion

al a

nd n

atio

nal l

evel

s on

traf

ficki

ng c

ases

, iss

ues

and

inte

rven

tions

an

d pr

ovid

e ac

cess

to s

take

hold

ers.

1. D

atab

ase

com

pile

d w

ith u

p-to

-dat

e st

atis

tics,

acc

essi

ble

to re

leva

nt a

ctor

s.

3. P

rovi

de tr

aini

ng a

nd o

n-go

ing

tech

nica

l as

sist

ance

on

how

to u

se th

e da

ta g

athe

ring

tool

s an

d th

e in

form

atio

n ge

nera

ted

to le

vera

ge

bott

lene

cks

for e

ffec

tive

deci

sion

-mak

ing.

1. N

umbe

r and

qua

lity

of tr

aini

ng a

nd

tech

nica

l ass

ista

nce

prov

ided

and

upd

ated

pe

riodi

cally

.M

oGC

SPM

LGR

D, D

SW

4. D

esig

nate

a N

PA fo

cal p

erso

n w

ho c

an

sync

hron

ise

and

coor

dina

te N

PA a

ctiv

ities

with

th

e C

PC.

1. A

foca

l per

son

desi

gnat

ed a

nd

com

mun

icat

ed to

sta

keho

lder

s as

the

mai

n po

int o

f con

tact

and

lead

coo

rdin

ator

of N

PA

activ

ities

in s

ynch

roni

satio

n w

ith th

e C

PC.

MoG

CSP

DSW

, HTM

B,

CLU

2. E

stab

lish

prot

ocol

s fo

r ut

ilisi

ng th

e in

form

atio

n on

hum

an

traf

ficki

ng

for e

ffec

tive

deci

sion

-mak

ing

by s

take

hold

ers.

1. L

ever

age

impl

emen

tatio

n ch

alle

nges

fr

om h

uman

traf

ficki

ng d

ata,

com

pile

and

di

ssem

inat

e re

gion

al a

nd n

atio

nal o

utpu

t dat

a se

mi-a

nnua

lly th

roug

h th

e H

TMB,

tech

nica

l w

orki

ng g

roup

.

1. D

ata

wid

ely

shar

ed a

nd im

plem

enta

tion

chal

leng

es h

ighl

ight

ed.

MoG

CSP

DSW

, MoI

, G

PS, G

IS, A

G,

2. E

nhan

ce d

ownw

ard

com

mun

icat

ion

and

info

rmat

ion

shar

ing

from

the

min

istr

y,

to re

gion

al a

nd d

istr

ict-

leve

l offi

ces

on

inve

stig

atio

ns, p

rose

cutio

ns, v

ictim

s id

entifi

ed,

and

assi

stan

ce p

rovi

ded.

1. E

nhan

ced

com

mun

icat

ion

and

info

rmat

ion

shar

ing

illus

trat

ed b

y al

l key

sta

keho

lder

s po

sses

sing

kno

wle

dge

of in

vest

igat

ions

, ca

ses

and

vict

im c

are.

MoG

CSP

DSW

, MoI

, G

PS, G

IS,

AG

, MEL

R,

MoL

GR

D

3. E

nhan

ce, r

egul

ar u

pwar

ds re

port

ing

com

mun

icat

ion

and

data

sha

ring

from

the

dist

rict t

o re

gion

al a

nd n

atio

nal l

evel

on

prev

enta

tive

mea

sure

s im

plem

ente

d, v

ictim

s id

entifi

ed, a

nd a

ssis

tanc

e pr

ovid

ed.

1. E

nhan

ced

com

mun

icat

ion

and

info

rmat

ion

shar

ing

illus

trat

ed b

y al

l key

sta

keho

lder

s ha

ving

kno

wle

dge

of in

vest

igat

ions

, cas

es

and

vict

im c

are.

MoG

CSP

DSW

, MoI

, G

PS, G

IS, A

G,

MEL

R, M

LGR

D

4. H

old

and

part

icip

ate

in a

hig

h-le

vel n

atio

nal

annu

al fo

rum

on

hum

an tr

affic

king

, pro

vidi

ng

plat

form

s fo

r inf

orm

atio

n sh

arin

g, u

pdat

es o

n pa

rtne

rshi

p im

plem

enta

tion,

and

mon

itorin

g.

1. H

igh-

leve

l sta

keho

lder

s’ a

nnua

l for

um h

eld

to a

ssis

t in

mon

itorin

g an

d ev

alua

tion

effo

rts.

MoG

CSP

, M

oI

DSW

, MoI

, G

PS, G

IS, A

G,

MEL

R, M

LGR

D



27

Obj

ecti

ve 2

: Inc

reas

e co

ordi

nati

on a

mon

g lin

e m

inis

trie

s fo

r enh

ance

d bu

dget

ary

prio

riti

sati

on a

nd m

onit

orin

g to

del

iver

on

the

NPA

Stra

tegi

esA

ctiv

itie

sO

utco

mes

/Out

puts

Lead

A

genc

yC

olla

bora

tion

Indi

cati

ve

Bud

get (

$)T

ime

Allo

tted

1. P

riorit

ise

anti-

hum

an

traf

ficki

ng in

bu

dget

pro

cess

es

and

annu

ally

in

crea

se s

uppo

rt

for a

nti-t

raffi

ckin

g ac

tiviti

es.

1. G

over

nmen

t to

mak

e sp

ecifi

c bu

dget

al

loca

tions

for h

uman

traf

ficki

ng a

ctiv

ities

.

1. B

udge

t lin

es e

xist

ent a

nd e

xpen

ditu

re

repo

rted

on

as re

quire

d, in

clud

ing

how

m

uch

is b

eing

spe

nt o

n hu

man

traf

ficki

ng.

MoF

, M

oGC

SPO

ffice

of t

he

Pres

iden

t

12 m

onth

s

2. G

over

nmen

t to

com

mit

to p

rovi

ding

its

full

supp

ort a

nd fi

nanc

ial c

omm

itmen

t to

the

anti-

hum

an tr

affic

king

initi

ativ

es o

utlin

ed in

this

NPA

.

1. In

crea

sed

budg

etar

y al

loca

tion

to a

nti

hum

an tr

affic

king

NPA

initi

ativ

es.

3. E

ligib

le v

ictim

s ab

le to

acc

ess

finan

cial

as

sist

ance

from

the

Hum

an T

raffi

ckin

g Fu

nd

as p

resc

ribed

in th

e H

uman

Tra

ffick

ing

Act

and

re

gula

tions

.

1. H

uman

Tra

ffick

ing

Fund

reso

urce

d an

d fu

nds

annu

ally

incr

ease

d fo

r dis

burs

emen

t to

elig

ible

vic

tims.

MoF

, M

oGC

SPH

TMB

4. D

evel

op a

nd im

plem

ent m

echa

nism

s fo

r st

reng

then

ing

the

oper

atio

n of

the

hum

an

traf

ficki

ng fu

nd.

1. M

echa

nism

s to

str

engt

hen

the

oper

atio

ns o

f the

fund

dev

elop

ed a

nd in

us

e.

5. C

ontin

ue to

pro

vide

ade

quat

e hu

man

, te

chni

cal a

nd fi

nanc

ial r

esou

rces

for a

nti-h

uman

tr

affic

king

spe

cial

ised

uni

ts a

nd in

crea

se th

eir

capa

city

to im

plem

ent e

ffec

tive

stra

tegi

es

for p

reve

ntio

n, p

rote

ctio

n, p

rose

cutio

n an

d pa

rtne

rshi

p.1.

Num

ber a

nd q

ualit

y of

ant

i-hum

an

traf

ficki

ng s

take

hold

ers

unde

rtak

ing

annu

al tr

aini

ng.

MoG

CSP

GPS

, MoI

, MoJ

(A

Gs)

6. E

nsur

e fu

nds

are

rele

ased

for a

nti-h

uman

tr

affic

king

sta

keho

lder

s (s

peci

alis

t pol

ice,

ca

regi

vers

, pro

secu

tors

, etc

.) to

par

ticip

ate

in

trai

ning

s.


28

Obj

ecti

ve 3

: Inc

reas

e co

ordi

nati

on a

nd jo

int m

onit

orin

g be

twee

n ke

y m

inis

trie

s, d

epar

tmen

ts, a

genc

ies,

and

oth

er s

take

hold

ers

Stra

tegi

esA

ctiv

itie

sO

utco

mes

/Out

puts

Lead

A

genc

yC

olla

bora

tion

Indi

cati

ve

Bud

get (

$)T

ime

Allo

tted

1. H

uman

traf

ficki

ng

to b

e m

ains

trea

med

th

roug

hout

nat

iona

l de

velo

pmen

t pla

nnin

g an

d m

onito

ring

proc

esse

s.

1. H

uman

traf

ficki

ng is

sues

to b

e in

clud

ing

in G

hana

’s d

evel

opm

ent p

lans

by

the

ND

PC,

with

targ

ets,

indi

cato

rs, b

udge

tary

allo

catio

ns,

timef

ram

es, a

nd m

onito

ring

mec

hani

sms.

1. H

uman

traf

ficki

ng g

iven

prio

rity

in

the

natio

nal d

evel

opm

ent p

lann

ing

agen

da w

ith a

ll in

stitu

tions

cha

rged

to

elim

inat

e hu

man

traf

ficki

ng.

ND

PC,

MoG

CSP

HTM

B, M

ELR

, D

SW, M

LGR

D

36 m

onth

s

2. H

uman

traf

ficki

ng to

be

stre

amlin

ed in

to

annu

al w

ork

plan

s of

MM

DA

s, e

nsur

ing

that

pla

ns

are

cost

ed a

nd in

clud

ed in

thei

r ann

ual b

udge

ts.

1. A

ll M

MD

As,

par

ticul

arly

thos

e th

at

play

key

role

s in

com

batt

ing

hum

an

traf

ficki

ng, i

ncor

pora

te a

ctio

n pl

ans

and

budg

ets

into

thei

r ann

ual w

ork

plan

s.

ND

PC,

MoG

CSP

All

MD

As

2. E

stab

lish

a co

ordi

nate

d Te

chni

cal

Wor

king

Gro

up (T

WG

) of

all

stak

ehol

ders

to

mon

itor p

rogr

ess

in im

plem

entin

g th

e N

PA a

nd a

ddre

ss

bott

lene

cks.

1. E

stab

lish

a T

WG

from

key

MD

As

and

part

ners

at

the

seni

or d

irect

or le

vel t

o m

onito

r pro

gres

s in

th

e im

plem

enta

tion

of th

e N

PA.

1. N

umbe

r and

qua

lity

of re

gula

r up

date

s pr

ovid

ed b

y th

e T

WG

to

MoG

CSP

incr

ease

d an

d im

prov

ed.

MoG

CSP

MoI

, GIS

, G

PS, M

LGR

D,

MoF

AR

I

2. T

he T

WG

to p

rovi

de re

gula

r upd

ates

on

the

impl

emen

tatio

n of

the

NPA

to M

oGC

SP a

nd h

ow

leve

rage

d bo

ttle

neck

s ha

ve b

een

rem

edia

ted.

MoG

CSP

MEL

R,

MLG

RD

, M

oFA

RI,

MoF

, M

oI

3. D

evel

op p

artn

ersh

ips

with

CSO

s, te

chni

cal

and

finan

cial

par

tner

s in

the

field

of h

uman

tr

affic

king

.

1. P

ro-a

ctiv

ely

seek

to a

ssoc

iate

with

like

-min

ded

orga

nisa

tions

by

join

ing

prog

ram

mes

that

see

k to

enh

ance

coo

pera

tion

in fi

ghtin

g tr

affic

king

.

1. G

reat

er n

umbe

r of p

artn

ersh

ips

esta

blis

hed

to c

omba

t tra

ffick

ing.

MoG

CSP

NG

Os,

HTM

B

2. D

evel

op a

com

pend

ium

of N

GO

s th

at p

rovi

de

assi

stan

ce fo

r hum

an tr

affic

king

vic

tims

and

assi

st in

faci

litat

ing

thei

r wor

k.

1. C

ompe

ndiu

m o

f NG

Os

esta

blis

hed

and

regu

lar a

ssis

tanc

e to

vic

tims

prov

ided

.

MoG

CSP

, C

SOs

NG

Os

3. P

artn

er w

ith id

entifi

ed N

GO

s to

pro

vide

te

chni

cal s

uppo

rt a

nd in

puts

to th

e H

TMB/

TW

G

on m

etho

ds to

impr

ove

gove

rnm

ent a

nd a

genc

y co

ordi

natio

n to

pre

vent

traf

ficki

ng, p

rovi

de

care

to v

ictim

s, a

nd in

crea

se th

e ar

rest

and

pr

osec

utio

n of

traf

ficke

rs.

1. E

nhan

ced

part

ners

hip

and

tech

nica

l in

puts

bet

wee

n go

vern

men

t and

N

GO

s.

MoG

CSP

, N

GO

s,H

TMB,

CLU

, M

oI

4. E

nhan

ce in

form

atio

n sh

arin

g an

d jo

ined

up

act

ivity

am

ongs

t se

curit

y ag

enci

es.

1. E

stab

lish

prot

ocol

s an

d m

echa

nism

s to

sha

re

info

rmat

ion

on c

ross

-bor

der a

ctiv

ity a

mon

gst

secu

rity

agen

cies

.

1. J

oine

d up

act

ivity

and

repo

rtin

g st

ruct

ures

ope

ratio

nalis

ed fo

r en

hanc

ed c

oord

inat

ion

amon

gst

agen

cies

in th

e fig

ht a

gain

st re

late

d cr

imin

al a

ctiv

ity.

GIS

, GPS

MoF

AR

I, M

oI,

EOC

O, N

S

2. A

nti-S

mug

glin

g an

d A

nti-

Hum

an T

raffi

ckin

g U

nits

to s

hare

info

rmat

ion

and

coor

dina

te m

ore

join

t act

iviti

es.

1. G

reat

er c

oord

inat

ion

and

info

rmat

ion

shar

ing

betw

een

the

two

units

.G

PS, G

ISM

oI, D

SW,

MoG

CSP



29

Obj

ecti

ve 4

: Inc

reas

e co

oper

atio

n am

ongs

t reg

iona

l and

inte

rnat

iona

l act

ors

in t

he fi

ght a

gain

st c

ross

-bor

der t

raffi

ckin

g

Stra

tegi

esA

ctiv

itie

sO

utco

mes

/Out

puts

Lead

A

genc

yC

olla

bora

tion

Indi

cati

ve

Bud

get (

$)T

ime

Allo

tted

1. In

crea

se le

vel o

f co

mm

itmen

t fro

m

coun

trie

s of

orig

in a

nd

dest

inat

ion

in th

eir

inte

rnat

iona

l obl

igat

ions

to

pro

tect

and

faci

litat

e th

e sa

fe re

turn

of

vict

ims.

1. D

esig

n m

echa

nism

s to

faci

litat

e an

d ea

se th

e pr

otec

tion

and

retu

rn o

f vic

tims-

whe

re it

is in

th

e be

st in

tere

st o

f the

vic

tim to

do

so, i

n th

e be

st p

ossi

ble

cond

ition

and

with

in a

ppro

pria

te

timef

ram

es.

1. In

crea

sed

num

ber o

f ret

urns

su

cces

sful

ly a

nd s

afel

y fa

cilit

ated

.M

oGC

SP,

MoF

AR

IM

oI, G

IS, G

PS,

DSW

, UN

HC

R

60 m

onth

s

2. Im

plem

ent p

roto

cols

to e

nsur

e co

untr

ies

of

orig

in re

gist

er th

e re

turn

ed v

ictim

s w

ith th

e ap

prop

riate

bod

y an

d re

stor

e th

e fu

ndam

enta

l as

pect

s of

his

or h

er id

entit

y; n

ame,

nat

iona

lity,

et

c.

1. E

nhan

ced

num

ber o

f ret

urns

with

fu

ndam

enta

l asp

ects

of i

dent

ity

rest

ored

.

MoG

CSP

, M

oFA

RI

MoI

, GIS

, GPS

, M

oGC

SP,

DSW

3. E

stab

lish

a m

anag

emen

t sys

tem

to fo

llow

-up

on th

e re

turn

, pro

tect

ion,

reha

bilit

atio

n an

d re

inte

grat

ion

of v

ictim

s.

1. D

atab

ase

for c

ross

-bor

der

traf

ficki

ng v

ictim

s es

tabl

ishe

d an

d op

erat

iona

lised

to fo

llow

-up

on

retu

rns.

MoG

CSP

, M

oFA

RI

MoI

, GIS

, GPS

, M

oGC

SP,

DSW

4. E

nsur

e th

at o

rigin

and

des

tinat

ion

coun

trie

s co

ntrib

ute

to th

e as

soci

ated

cos

ts o

f the

pr

otec

tion,

retu

rn, a

nd re

inte

grat

ion

of v

ictim

s.

1. R

ecip

roca

l cos

t sha

ring

amon

g pa

rtne

r cou

ntrie

s es

tabl

ishe

d an

d op

erat

iona

lised

.

MoG

CSP

, M

oF

MoF

AR

I, G

IS,

GPS

, MoF

AR

I, D

SW

2. E

stab

lish

prot

ocol

s fo

r the

sha

ring

of

info

rmat

ion

on h

uman

tr

affic

king

with

regi

onal

ne

ighb

ours

and

in

tern

atio

nal p

artn

ers.

1. C

ompi

le a

nd s

hare

bi-a

nnua

lly w

ith re

gion

al

and

inte

rnat

iona

l par

tner

s, e

ffor

ts in

pre

vent

ing

traf

ficki

ng, p

rote

ctin

g vi

ctim

s, p

rose

cutin

g tr

affic

kers

, and

gro

win

g pa

rtne

rshi

ps.

1. P

roto

cols

for i

nfor

mat

ion

shar

ing

impl

emen

ted

and

oper

atio

nalis

ed.

MoI

, M

oFA

RI

GPS

, GIS

, MoJ

, D

SW

3. T

ake

step

s to

es

tabl

ish

and

oper

atio

nalis

e in

tern

atio

nal

coop

erat

ion

agre

emen

ts a

mon

g ne

ighb

ourin

g st

ates

an

d em

ergi

ng

dest

inat

ion

coun

trie

s.

1. U

nder

take

mul

tilat

eral

mee

tings

with

Tog

o,

Burk

ina

Faso

, Nor

th A

fric

an a

nd U

AE

stat

es to

es

tabl

ish

com

mon

gro

und

and

shar

ed o

bjec

tives

on

ant

i-hum

an tr

affic

king

initi

ativ

es.

1. M

ultil

ater

al m

eetin

gs s

ucce

ssfu

lly

held

and

agr

eem

ents

reac

hed

to

incr

ease

inte

rnat

iona

l coo

pera

ting

agai

nst t

raffi

ckin

g.

MoG

CSP

, M

oFA

RI

MoI

, GPS

, GIS

, M

oJ, M

oGC

SP

2. In

tern

atio

nal m

onito

ring

sym

posi

ums

held

w

ith ta

rget

cou

ntrie

s to

ass

ess

prog

ress

in

the

impl

emen

tatio

n of

ant

i-hum

an tr

affic

king

ac

tiviti

es.

1. In

tern

atio

nal s

ympo

sium

s he

ld

to m

onito

r the

est

ablis

hing

and

im

plem

enta

tion

of m

ultil

ater

al

agre

emen

ts.

MoF

AR

I, M

oGC

SPM

oJ, G

IS, G

PS

3. A

t the

requ

est o

f sta

tes,

ext

radi

te tr

affic

kers

an

d th

eir a

ccom

plic

es o

r fac

ilita

te th

e pr

oces

s of

th

eir h

andi

ng o

ver t

o la

w e

nfor

cem

ent.

1. E

nhan

ced

coop

erat

ion

illus

trat

ed b

y an

incr

easi

ng n

umbe

r of e

xtra

ditio

ns.

MoG

CSP

MoJ

, GIS

, GPS

, D

SW


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4.0 BUDGET SUMMARY

ThemesTotal Amount 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

USD USD USD USD USD USD

Prevention 36,352,014 9,120,740 7,042,288 8,953,430 4,389,250 6,846,305

Protection 15,767,753 2,721,270 3,272,628 2,950,591 3,542,418 3,280,846

Prosecution 9,503,081 1,949,334 1,737,638 1,484,251 2,120,191 2,211,668

Partnership 22,243,804 5,565,659 2,599,357 4,669,468 3,069,177 6,340,144

Total 83,866,652 19,357,003 14,651,911 18,057,740 13,121,036 18,678,962

Budget summary by themes

* For information on detailed budget please contact the Human Trafficking Secretariat.

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