SAFE HOUSE PROJECT -TANZANIA

I got the idea of raise money on the Global-Giving platform combating human trafficking and gender based-sexual violence for building Safe house in Tanzania. My mission is to provides immediate safety, care, and rehabilitation for vulnerable children and adolescents who are survivors of abuse, neglect, exploitation, trafficking, or gender-based violence. Our vision is to have a safe place where victims and survivors of human trafficking can seek care and find opportunities to restore hope and transform their lives.

Challenge

Every year, an estimated 300,000 children are victims of sex trafficking, 40% Are sold by a family member, 99% are never identified, 1% receive care, 80% of survivors end up being re-victimized if they have no safe place to go. The existing number of shelters is insufficient to accommodate the rising number of trafficking victims and survivors of violence in Tanzania. The Global report on Trafficking in persons 2024, shows that Human trafficking continues to target the vulnerable in East Africa.

How to solve the challenge

Raise public awareness about the prevention and protection trafficking in persons and sexual exploitation and promoting strong family ties and community support. Building safe house for Protecting and reintegrating victims of trafficking in persons and survivors of gender-based violence in community. Monitoring and evaluating, the successes and challenges of the project and sharing to stakeholders to knowing what project has done in the community.

My goal on GlobalGiving is to raise €166,218 within twelve months, for construction safe house

Results of fundraising 

•  I have succeed to raising €57of €166,218 goal on GlobalGiving Platform
•  I have succeed to raise TZ 345,362.60 from foundation for civil society Matching grants.
•  I have succeed to raise 4 acres from local community of Nzega District.

Project long-term impacts

Safe house for protecting victims has been built and has begun to shelter 30 victims of human trafficking and survivors of sexual violence. Awareness has increased among 650 people about protecting and preventing human trafficking and gender-based violence, as well as promoting good family and community relationships. Community has start recognizing safe house as symbols of care, shifting norms around GBV, child protection, and human rights. And survivors have gained the livelihoods.

Challenges

•   Lack of monthly contributions.
•   Shortage of friends and donors from USA and UK
•   Shortage of volunteers from the USA and UK to raise money for our project or organization.
•   Lack of staff from the USA or UK to help spread the message to donors

Opportunities

•  We have the opportunity to be on the GlobalGiving platform that helps us meet friends, project leaders, volunteers, donors, Companies and organizations and help us raise funds.
•  We have the opportunity to use social media for fundraising
•  We have the opportunity to participate in different events of fundraising.