By Br. John Cornel Sulle OFMCap | Executive Director
THE 3RD QUARTER REPORT October 2024 PROTECT THE KIDS FROM TRAFFICKERS Project Number - 57986 CHILD TRAFFICKING PROBLEM According to the United States Department of State (USDOS) (2009), Tanzania is said to be a source, transit route and destination of trafficking activities. The USDOS report reveals that women and children are trafficked to South Africa, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom and Sweden, for domestic servitude and sexual exploitation. It further reports that Indian women who are trafficked to Tanzania to work as entertainers in restaurants and nightclubs are forced into prostitution. Other trafficked people to Tanzania come from Malawi, Burundi, Rwanda, Kenya and Uganda. The information provided by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) shows that in Tanzania 97% of cases of trafficking are internal involving young children; in terms of sex, 74 % of the victims are female. The girls are trafficked from Iringa, Morogoro, Singida, Dodoma and Arusha to Dar Es Salaam and to the island of Zanzibar for domestic servitude. Upon entering the cities, trafficked girls fall victim to various vices like prostitution etc. OUR SOLUTION TAJPI is committed to protecting 15,000 deprived and marginalized 0-15 years old children’s right to safety, security and wellbeing of Arusha District. Our experience tells us that the trafficking of infants and young children stems first and foremost from the economic and social challenges that parent faces in providing for their families – challenges that push them to give their babies up or maintain dangerous childcare practices that separate little ones from the adults who want to keep them safe. As a leader in human rights protection to vulnerable groups of community. TAJPI is well positioned to take the lead in addressing this challenge by providing kids’ families with training and start-up materials in high-demand trades to reduce their financial vulnerability to traffickers. TAJPI will also build awareness to parents and other community members around young child trafficking using print media like posters and leaflets, and will educate parents about safe, legal options that they can consider if they find that they cannot provide for a child.
FUNDRAISING STATUS AND OUR REMARK Up to this moment, TAJPI has raised only US$ 718 which is below to 50% of the amount targeted to be raised. The activities which were carried out for the third quarter ending October 2024, would not be possible without the in-kind support from TAJPI Staff and volunteers, the amount was too tiny to finance the whole project’s activities. We understand the importance of the project, and our expectation is to see the results of this project become a reality. We are also aware of the funding shortage facing many non-profits especially those from third world countries. Therefore, we continue to ask your support to ensure the project become a reality. Our hope remains on your giving.
PROJECT MILESTONE With the small grant we received, our volunteers made efforts to do something with heart and tireless dedication for this project, we still strive to utilize our internal resources to ensure some of the project activities are carried out. For this period we have managed to raise awareness on Children Act, 2011 No 6 of 2011 to patrons and guardians who take care of rescued children from Trafficking in Arusha District where the project is implemented. TAJPI successfully reached 25 patrons and guardians from different centers that keep and take care of children rescued from Trafficking. We also conducted awareness raising sessions for local government authority representatives on topics such as the Anti - Trafficking in Persons Act of 2008, victim identification procedures on basic principles for protection, assistance and referral mechanisms for child victims of trafficking. At the end of the sessions, participants formulated two model draft by laws on counter trafficking that could be replicated in their respective villages.
WAY FORWARD The successful implementation of this project depends the availability of the fund due to the fact that the expertise of legal and social welfare cadres is needed to face various challenges, but also those involved are people who have positions at various levels in the administration, this situation has led to the failure to release pictures of the victims in public. It is our hope that, different supporters from different corner of the world whose interest is to see vulnerable children living a decent and meaningful live, will still financially support this project to attain its objective.
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