While resources have been channeled toward the prevention of trafficking in older children, equal attention must also be paid to the plight of the youngest and most helpless victims. TAJPI will be the first in (Arusha Urban District) to protect 15,000 kids by providing their families with training and start-up materials in high-demand trades to reduce their financial vulnerability to traffickers. It will also build awareness to parents and other community members around young child trafficking
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.
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
The desired outcome is decreased risk of trafficking, and increased resilience to atleast15, 000 children (0-10 years old) We not only prevent them from becoming victims of trafficking and exploitation, but our holistic approach works to combat the problem at the root. We will work with the children and their families to rise from poverty and impact their future for the better.
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