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A n Anti-trafficking Center For Teenagers a nd Young People.

Hello there!. Hi, I’m Olubunmi Ashimolowo, a P rofessor with the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria. I am Executive Director of the Gender Development Initiative, an NGO that cares and deliver counse l ling, skill building, awareness raising, anti-trafficking and case management services for disadvantaged women, youth and children..

I want to complement our services with an anti-trafficking center for teenagers and young people and support new human trafficking victims. I liaise and work with the Ogun State Working Group on Fighting Human Trafficking, the International Organization for Migration, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons ( Naptip ) , Child Protection Network and others..

A n Anti-trafficking Center For Teenagers a nd Young People.

Four (4) underaged siblings were trafficked in year 2020. We got wind of it, but it was almost too late. We succeeded in rescuing all but lost one at the end of the day to the cold hands of death . We have a whole lots of other stories to share.

6. The Problem. Most teenagers and youths in Nigeria are vulnerable to human trafficking due to their dependency on others for their welfare, the teenagers are trusting and often cannot understand danger. The youths, because of the low level of employment in Nigeria are equally in danger and are easily targeted and manipulated for trafficking purposes. Human trafficking is a serious crime and persons are often exploited for labour, service provision or commercial sex purposes. Human trafficking affects negatively the individuals involved, their families and the community.

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Project Reach. The project will be reaching out to over 20,000 youths and adolescents in Ogun State Nigeria via virtual, physical meetings and online platforms..

Project Reach. As part of the efforts to solve this problems, an information hub will be developed to provide accurate information to teenagers, youths and members of the community. There will be capacity building sessions on building resilience and knowledge on indicators of the crime, warning signs, ways to respond, and alternatives to irregular migration /human trafficking . There are other important components of the intervention..

Some of our members at community level Team Members.

Some of our previous interventions at community levels led by Ashimolowo Olubunmi of GenDi.

I am therefore soliciting for your support to make the dream a reality - an anti-trafficking center for teenagers and young people and support new human trafficking victims.

THANK YOU ..