Human Trafficking of Women and Children for Purposes of Sexual Exploitation in Kenya and Tanzania

Koinonia Advisory Research and Development Service (KARDS) through the help of CMC Netherlands, a mission support organization is conducting a study on human trafficking of women and children for purposes of commercial sexual exploitation.

The objectives of the study are:

1. To make an inventory of the faith based initiatives, NGOs, Civic associations and CBOs active in the fight against human trafficking of women and children for purposes of commercial sexual exploitation.
2. To know and understand what the needs of these organizations are in terms of financial needs, capacity building etc.
3. To assist actors in Kenya and Tanzania share experiences, skills and information in order to promote general networking and collaboration hence avoiding wastage as a result due to unintended duplication.
4. To stimulate interest to more organizations to join in the fight against human trafficking in the two countries.

The study will focus on what is already being done to prevent, offer social support, legal and judicial support, reintegrate or help the victims and survivors of trafficking in any way. Anyone interested in being part of this study should get in touch with KARDS through

richomuko@gmail.com or info@kardsafrica.org

before the end of March 2009. It is hoped that the study will be out by the end of May. Kindly circulate this information to as many organizations as possible in Kenya and Tanzania.

For further information about KARDS, kindly visit www.kardsafrica.org