Project/Programme Title: Combating Child Trafficking in Urban Chittagong: Prevention, Protection and Prosecution
Funded by: Diakonia
Implemented by: UTSA
Project budget: SEK 1,200,000 / BDT
Background: The Project implementation area is vastly inhabited by a large number of climate refugees. Number of floating population is increasing everyday. Their living condition is poor; culture is semi-urban, socioeconomic condition is low. These conditions have generated stereo type thinking of community ultimately affecting their human rights, creating gender violation keeping the community out of socioeconomic justice. Raising voice keeps girls and women in insecurity. That in security keeps women at a distance to claim their rights.
Fact of violence against adolescent, youths and women is common in the project community. Phenomenon of human rights violation has an important psychosocial aspect which plays as one of the main root cause of mental imbalance of adolescents. Adolescent, youths and women are the most exposed victims of these situations.
Goal: Eliminate discriminatory cultural and Influencing to change the traditional attitudes with harmful practices regarding women and girls through creating awareness on gender equality.
Objective: 1. Increasing positive aspect of the duty bearers in schools, colleges and community in favour of gender equality.
- In a society, in which women and men will get equal opportunity, rights and responsibility in all spheres of life.
- Play an important role towards the youth in combating climate change the youth will be an active part of social economic and climate justice movement through the youth lead.
Project duration: May 2011-December 2011
Location of the Project: 9 and 10 No. ward of Chattogram City Corporation
Target Group: Children, Adolescents
Key Activities:
| Conduct a baseline survey in two model wards. |
| Form children anti trafficking committee in the existing children’s groups. |
| Discussion meetings with child groups. |
| Experience sharing with survivors. |
| Cultural Program, Art Competition, Essay Competition, Rally and Child Fair focus on child trafficking |
| Prepare theatre & documentary. |
| Collect film and shows. |
| Referral service. |
| Form guardians anti trafficking forum with target children’s parents. |
| Discussion meetings with forum. |
| Arrange day long orientation on anti-trafficking with School and Madrasha Teachers. |
| Experience sharing with survivors’ guardians. |
| Trainings for religious leaders. |
| Disseminate information in Khutba and religious programs. |
| Arrange theatre, film and documentary shows at community level. |
| Fixed up Billboard in model ward and publish poster, sticker, and leaflet. |
| Day observation. |
| Seminars with GO, NGO officials, Civil Society representatives, Madrasa & School teacher City Corporation model wards councilors & member and children & guardian’s forum. |
| Workshop with media activists. |
Expected Results:
- Empowering adolescents, youth, women and protect to GBV, HRV along with increasing the application of gender equality, women rights and universal accessibility to SRHR.
- Develop environment of Human Rights as well as Psychosocial Rights in community such as fairness, dignity, equality and respect.
- Increase climate justice awareness and social economic movement for the vulnerable groups.