G/TIP FY 2008 ESF AND INCLE PROPOSALS FROM

UNCLAS PORT AU PRINCE 000208

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SUBJECT: G/TIP FY 2008 ESF AND INCLE PROPOSALS FROM
AMEMBASSY PORT-AU-PRINCE

REF: 07 STATE 161287


1. In response to reftel, post submits the following
proposals:


2. Name of Applicant: International Organization for
Migration (IOM)
Requested Funding Amount: $499,401 (federal share: $499,401)
Project Title: Combating Trafficking in Children and Women in
Haiti
Project Duration: 12 months
Proposal Abstract: The main purposes of the project are to
combat trafficking of children and women through protective
and preventive measures and to increase the awareness of the
problem of trafficking among the general population,
government authorities and NGOs. The project provides for
direct assistance to child trafficking victims, enhances the
capacity of the private sector to deliver services, and
launches a nationwide information campaign to increase
awareness of child trafficking. Regarding trafficking of
women, the project undertakes national research to ascertain
the scope of the problem and attempts to design appropriate
remedies.


3. Name of Applicant: Save the Children (SC)
Requested Funding Amount: $492,129 (federal share: $492,129)
Project Title: Child-Centered Trafficking Prevention in Haiti
Project Duration: 18 months
Proposal Abstract: SC proposes to work with its network of
children's rights clubs and community-based organizations in
Haiti's Southeast Department to raise awareness, provide
educational opportunities and sustainable livelihoods, and
monitor internal child trafficking. In addition, selected
parents who reclaim their children will be recruited to
advocate against families placing their children into
servitude. The project would test child-centered and
community-based reintegration solutions, in conjunction with
the appropriate Haitian state authorities, aimed at assisting
child trafficking victims.


4. Even though the 2007 Trafficking in Persons Report
classified Haiti as a special case, the proposals are still
worthy of consideration. Both proposals aim to provide
direct assistance to child trafficking victims and strengthen
the network of local NGOs who can not only speak out against
child trafficking, but also help monitor the phenomenon and
assist in reintegrating child victims into their families or
communities. IOM and SC already have projects underway in
Haiti, and these proposals aim to strengthen and increase the
scope of these projects. IOM's proposal has the added
feature of trying to assess the scope and determine
appropriate solutions for trafficking in women, which has
visibly increased in Port-au-Prince.
SANDERSON