The people‐to‐people Fund

Secretary ‐ General Ban Ki‐MoonNovember 2010

UNODC Executive Director Yury FedotovNovember 2010

Established by a General Assembly Resolution in Article 38 of the Global Plan of Action to combat trafficking in Persons

Objective is to provide humanitarian, legal and financial aid to victims of trafficking in persons

An international mechanism, through which funds would be channelled to support on-the-ground organizations working with victims and survivors of human trafficking

Funded by voluntary contributions from Governments, the private sector, international organizations and individuals of goodwill

2.4 million Number of people living in conditions of modern day slavery (ILO, 2005)

80%Percentage of people trafficked, who are women and girls (UNODC, 2009)

80%Percentage of trafficked persons who are sexually exploited (UNODC, 2009)

US $32 billionTotal yearly market value from illicit human trafficking (ILO, 2005)

US $7,926,064Amount requested to fund NGO projects (SGF, 2011)

US $463,408Amount of contributions received by the Trust Fund as at 31 December 2011

US $60,000Amount earned by human trafficking criminal networks per minute

US $0.80Amount contributed to the Trust Fund for the period January 2010 to December 2011 per minute

First initiative of the UN Trust Fund

Objective to strengthen support structures for victims of human trafficking around the world

Directed primarily at front-line victim support organizations, NGOs, CSOs or other partners

Offered grants of up to US $25,000 per year, for up to 36 months

Awarded grants to 12 NGOs working in different regions around the world

Nigeria

Providing Economic Empowerment to Victims of Human Trafficking in Nigeria

ACAHD has been at the forefront of working on issues of human trafficking in Nigeria since 2004.

Project Goals:

•to provide vocational job training and establish businesses for 20 survivors of human trafficking•equip survivors of human trafficking with skills to become self sufficient

Trafficking Legal Clinic

CAST is the only non-profit NGO in the Los Angeles area exclusively dedicated to providing services to support victims of trafficking.

Project Goals:

•provide comprehensive legal services to empower survivors of human trafficking•provide technical assistance and training to agencies serving survivors of human trafficking•increase ongoing support to 60 clients and identify an additional 30 new clients

USA

USA

Direct Assistance for Child Victims and Youth at a High Risk of Being Trafficked

Damnok Toek will utilize the grant received from the Trust Fund to operate its Reception Centre in Poipet.

Project Goals:

•provide a number of vital services to trafficked children•provide direct assistance to children victims of human trafficking who have been deported / repatriated from Bangkok, and children at high risk of being trafficked•facilitate the reintegration of trafficking victims through family tracing, family assessment and follow-up

Cambodia

Providing Sustainable Reintegration Assistance for Albanian Victims of Trafficking

D & E is an Albanian non-profit organization with nearly ten years of grassroots experience in anti-trafficking activities.

Project Goals:

•support comprehensive reintegration services for victims of human trafficking from the initial stages where victims are newly liberated through to their full reintegration back into the community •help victims of trafficking in transitioning toward semi-independent living and ultimately the move toward more autonomy •provide core services

Albania

Improving Protection and Integral Services to Victims of Trafficking in Central America

DNI Costa Rica has been working to combat human trafficking in Costa Rica and central America for over 17 years.

Project Goals:

•focus on prevention and protection for trafficking victims and awareness raising about human trafficking•promote community based strategies for combatting human trafficking•combat the regional trafficking problem by working to train immigration police and consular bodies in detecting and giving special attention to trafficking victims•promote comprehensive protection for victims

Costa Rica

Separating and Safeguarding Young Victims

This project is the first of its kind in France to address the multiple issues surrounding young victims of trafficking.

Project Goals:

•effectively remove child victims out of the situation of exploitation•help the government of France to better identify child victims of trafficking•provide direct assistance in the form of reintegration, care and support

France

Combating Trafficking in Persons

The HMW seeks to address the increase in labour trafficking and related offences affecting victims primarily originating from countries such as Sri Lanka, India, Nepal and Thailand.

Project Goals:

•support victims exploitatively employed as caregivers and in the agricultural sector•provide emergency assistance and para-legal representation•advocate for the rights of victims to ensure victims are released from detention, acquire health care, are awarded legal status in Israel, and are transferred to shelters or transitional housing

Israel

Legal Assistance to Human Trafficking Victims

The Institute for Democracy works with victims of human trafficking in Moldova.

Project Goals:

•provide legal assistance for trafficked victims•establish a hotline that will allow victims of trafficking to call and receive assistance•produce a publication on Moldovan trafficking legal frameworks

Moldova

Moldova

The Tree Workers’ Case - Strategic Litigation

In 2009 and 2010 several forestry companies employed hundreds of workers in tree planting and other forestry work. Migrant communities originating from different countries (EU as well as non-EU) in the Czech Republic were forced to work as slave labourers for the forestry firms.

Project Goals:

•pave the pathway to justice and to effective remedies for trafficked and exploited individuals•provide legal representation of the aggrieved / trafficked “tree workers”•set-up an ongoing media campaign to draw attention to the “tree workers” case•deter future exploitation of migrants in the forestry industry

Czech Republic

Czech Republic

Capacity Building, Advocacy & Support for Survivors of Human Trafficking

This NGO is the first organization in the world formed by trafficking survivors who make up the Executive Board, general members and almost all staff. It was organized by the initiative of women and girls rescued from the Mumbai brothels.

Project Goals:

•support women and girls to lead a dignified life•advocate against human trafficking •create awareness against trafficking among women and girls at risk•provide skills development and income generation training for rescued victims

Nepal

Nepal

The Tumaini (Hope) Project for Child Victims of Human Trafficking

Since 2009 the CRADLE has aimed at lobbying and advocating against child trafficking in Kenya and across Africa.

Project Goals:

•provide legal and psychosocial support to child victims of trafficking •raise awareness among the Kenyan public of the issues related to child trafficking and children’s rights •strengthen the legal framework in Kenya and in Africa with regard to counter trafficking

Kenya

I implore businesses, civil society and each and every person topledge their support for the Trust Fund. The special role that the business community can play in the Fund is one where I would particularly like to hear your views. 'Have a heart' for victims of human trafficking and help us protect the victims of this crime.

UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov

December 2011

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