Preventing child and women trafficking involves taking measures to strengthen the forms of protection available to children. This includes protection against other types of abuse which, evidence shows, trafficked children and women are more likely to have experienced than other children and women beforeever being trafficked. Indeed, such abuse is a contributing factor or even a direct cause of the child being trafficked. Analysis finds that the factors that heighten vulnerability to trafficking are the same as those that
increase vulnerability to other forms of violence, abuse and exploitation. This requires government and government agencies to ensure that children and women are protected against allforms of discrimination, violence, abuse, exploitation and neglect.
The best ways for preventing child and women trafficking are gradually mentioned bellow:
1. Giving Information: Incorporate child and women trafficking information into your professional associations’ conferences, trainings, manuals, and other materials as relevant
2. Joining anti-trafficking coalition: Join or start a grassroots anti-trafficking coalition.
3. Meet with government representatives: Meet with and/or write to your local, state, and federal government representatives to let them know that you care about combating child and women trafficking in your community, and ask what they are doing to address human trafficking in your area.
4. Volunteer to do victim outreach :Volunteer to do victim outreach or offer your professional services to a Local Anti-Trafficking Organization.
5. Donate funds: Donate funds or needed items to an anti-trafficking organization in your locality.
6. Organize a Fundraiser :Organize a Fundraiser and donate the proceeds to an anti-trafficking organization.
7. Write a letter to local Media:Write a letter to the editor of your local paper/TV/Radio about human trafficking in your community.
8. Businesses: Provide internships, job skills training, and/or jobs to trafficking survivors.
9. Students: Join or establish a university or secondary school club to raise awareness about human trafficking and initiate action throughout your local community. Consider doing one of your research papers on a topic concerning human trafficking.
10. Law Enforcement Officials: Join, share or start a local human trafficking task force.
11. Mental Health or Medical Providers: Extend low-cost or free services to human trafficking victims assisted by nearby anti-trafficking organizations. Trained –up your staff on how to identify the indicators of human trafficking and assist victims.
12. Pray:The crime of human trafficking reflects a powerful clash of spiritual forces. Don't minimize the importance of your prayers. The battle deserves and requires the best resources available: God’s favor, power, wisdom, and protection.
13. Learn:
Educate yourself and those you influence. For starters, here are a few facts about human trafficking:
I. After drug dealing, human trafficking (both sex trafficking and trafficking for forced labor) is tied with the illegal arms industry as the second largest criminal industry in the world today, and it is the fastest growing
II. Worldwide, there are nearly two million children in the commercial sex trade. (UNICEF)
III. There are an estimated600,000 to800,000 children, women and men trafficked across international borders annually.
IV. Approximately80 percent of human trafficking victims are women and girls, and up to50 percent are minors.
V. Sex trafficking is an engine of the global AIDS epidemic.4. Express your concerns to your political representatives.
The International Justice Mission- a concern organization with a form that will automatically forward a letter to your state senators. Be courteous and thank those who reply.
14. Support local law enforcement.
Find out how your church can help them as they address this concern in your community. .
15. Be a responsible consumer.
Look for a “fair trade” logo when you purchase coffee and especially chocolate, since child slaves harvest most cocoa. Learn more about how cocoa pods are harvested and look for companies who offer.
16.Protect by prevention:
Be aware of traffickers’ tactics, and talk with your children, school administrators, youth directors, and anyone working with children or teens.
a) Traffickers can be male or female, even classmates. Traffickers may even use kids to recruit other kids.
b) Traffickers frequent locations where teens do and often post false profiles as teen boys and girls on social media sites.
c) The average age of entry into forced prostitution is12–13. Most victims are young women, but boys are also at risk. Seeing a young teen girl with a much-older “boyfriend” should raise a red flag. For most young women who are prostituted, this is how their story begins.
d) Traffickers may approach young women in malls, posing as talent scouts or modeling agents with legitimate-appearing credentials.
17. Be alert when traveling:
Though most friendly strangers are authentic, Never agree to go somewhere with anyone or allow yourself to be separated from your group. People, especially young people, traveling abroad can be naïve, so arm them with safe traveling tips so they are not vulnerable to those who would exploit them.
18. Trust your gut instincts:
If something doesn’t seem right, it probably is not. Call to Law and Police Department and report what you see. They can direct you, and this information helps them know the scope of the problem in that country. Never try to rescue suspected victims yourself. Always contact.
19. Speak up:
Don’t minimize the power of Face book posts, tweets, blogs, and other modes of electronic communication. Use your resources to speak up. Consider downloading videos to your laptop, phone, or iPad, so you’re even ready for an impromptu presentation. Host a film night with a panel discussion and refreshments afterward. Suggestions:
20. Host a dinner:
Host a social issues dinner for those in the community; invite others who share your concern for the oppressed. Discuss the issue of human trafficking and brainstorm for creative ideas; pool your resources and apply them to make a difference. A dinner could also raise funds as well as awareness for a group involved in the fight against trafficking.
21. Sponsor a child:
Poverty makes populations more vulnerable to traffickers’ lies. Consider helping a child in an area of the world where child sex-trafficking is most prevalent.
22. Get involved:
Volunteer with a group that is involved in preventing or combating human trafficking or aiding its victims. If you have specific abilities or connections, ask if they could be useful, and be willing to help wherever you are needed.
