Recommendation for G/TIP managed INCLE funding

UNCLAS KINSHASA 000155 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG CG SUBJECT: Recommendation for G/TIP managed INCLE funding REF: 07 State 161287 ¶1. Embassy Kinshasa recommends the following proposal from Solidarity Center for INCLE funding. ¶2. Name: Solidarity Center Requested funding amount: $499,976 - federal share 100% Project Title: Supporting National Anti-Trafficking in Persons Reforms in the DR Congo Project duration: April 1, 2008 - March 31, 2010 Proposal abstract: The proposed program is designed to support the DRC government in developing and implementing a multi-year plan of action to combat trafficking in persons in all its forms. The program would begin at the national level and expand to the provincial and local levels to help ensure the application of national anti-trafficking policies. Solidarity Center plans to work with existing government partners, i.e. Ministry of Labor and the Inter-ministerial Committee to Eradicate the Worst Forms of Child Labor (WFCL),as well as employer associations, unions, and civil society groups. Additionally, the program is designed to identify problem areas in existing policies, develop new anti-trafficking bills, and train provincial and local stakeholder representatives. GARVELINK