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Child trafficking projects in Central and South America


Creating Awareness of Child Trafficking


The people in South America are slowly becoming aware of the prevalence of child trafficking in their country. The campaign in the region is largely responsible for it. Under the campaign, teaching material was compiled and is used in schools with the support of local authorities. In addition, handbooks on child trafficking are used to train specialists and organizations coming in contact with trafficked children.
Meanwhile, radio spots warning people against child trafficking can be heard in the whole of Bolivia and a few neighboring countries. Television stations telecast regular reports on the campaign and air commercials.


Involving The Governments


To be able to protect young boys and girls from child trafficking, it is primarily important to improve the basic legal framework. Thanks to the initiative of DNI and Infante, partner organizations of terre des hommes in Bolivia, amendments to laws making child trafficking a punishable offence are about to be passed. Similarly, the Chilean organization, Raices, works closely with the local police authorities. In addition, a commission with representatives from Chile, Peru and Bolivia is working on a strategic and a more effective approach against cross-border child trafficking.

More information:
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last update 01. 06. 2005