PROPOSAL FOR G/TIP-MANAGED FY 2008 ESF AND INCLE

UNCLAS KIGALI 000121 SIPDIS SENSITIVE SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL PGOV RW SUBJECT: PROPOSAL FOR G/TIP-MANAGED FY 2008 ESF AND INCLE FUNDS REF: 07 SECSTATE 161287 ¶1. Post requests FY 2008 ESF and INCLE funding for the baseline assessment project summarized below. ¶A. Applicant name: Post is in the process of determining which NGO will be most capable of conducting such a baseline assessment. KURET, a local NGO, has done a recent and quite excellent study of child labor in Rwanda, and would be a natural fit for this sort of program; we are exploring their interest and other options. ¶B. Requested funding amount: $200,000, 100 percent federal share. ¶C. Project title: Trafficking Assessment and Strategic Policy Development ¶D. Project duration: Twelve months ¶E. Proposal abstract: Rwanda is currently ranked as a Tier 2 trafficking country. One of the greatest challenges facing the Government of Rwanda (GOR) as it attempts to combat trafficking is a lack of resources, including reliable statistics. Trafficking is not perceived as a major problem here. The efforts the GOR devotes to its elimination compete with other key national priorities. We propose that a baseline assessment of the extent and character of trafficking in Rwanda be undertaken, and that the results be utilized to develop a national anti-trafficking strategy. The assessment's results will be shared with the GOR and other stakeholders (including the police, local government, members of civil society and NGOs) through a series of workshops that lead to the development and implementation of an anti-trafficking strategy. This project will increase the capacity of the Rwandan government to understand the scope and nature of trafficking and to combat it -- be it through tailored services for trafficking victims, increased police training, or other prevention and treatment programs. ARIETTI