Vienna (Austria), 23 May 2023 - The UN Voluntary Trust Fund for Victims of Human Trafficking (UNVTF), established by the General Assembly and managed by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), has announced the selection results of its seventh Call for Proposals (CfP) under sub-grant programme one (SGP1) of its grants programme.
After eligibility review and technical assessment on a total of 184 proposals received, 10 projects proposed by civil society organizations (CSO) from nine countries have been selected for grants up to USD 20,000.
The selected projects represent a fair geographical distribution with priority given to those focused on human trafficking victims identified among large movements of refugees and/or migrants – including internally displaced persons - caused by conflict or post-conflict situations, continued social instability, or the effects of climate change.
The UNVTF awards multi-year grants to global CSOs that provide victim-centred comprehensive support and humanitarian aid to survivors of human trafficking in desperate need of help. With the latest 10 selected proposals, the Trust Fund has awarded over USD 6.9 million to more than 155 projects in over 60 countries since 2011, directly supporting over 5,000 victims a year, most of whom are women and children. The UNVTF’s SGP1 was introduced in 2019 to provide agile response to victims of human trafficking in or fleeing from humanitarian and natural crises.
Organization
|
Country
|
Project focus
|
Awarded amount (USD) |
Duration (months)
|
| Willow international DBA Ever Free |
Uganda |
This project will provide medical health and psychiatric care as well as reintegration support for women from Sub-Saharan Africa who were trafficked and exploited in the Middle East. |
20,000 |
9 |
| IHD |
Democratic Republic of Congo |
This project will provide direct medical care and psychosocial support to women and girls victims of human trafficking in the mining squares of eastern DR Congo. |
19,500 |
6 |
| ASTRA |
Serbia |
This project will provide emergent support, legal assistance, medical assistance, and psychotherapy to victims as migrant women exploited in the households and other sectors. |
19,757 |
9 |
| Life Bloom |
Kenya |
This project will provide direct psychosocial support, medical, material assistance and empowerment for woman victims of sexual exploitation and forced marriage as well as teenage male victims of child labour. In addition, the project will provide legal aid, securing temporary safe shelters and remedies that will ultimately facilitate the reintegration of the victims through family tracing, family assessment and follow-up actions. |
19,993 |
9 |
| Urban Light |
Thailand |
The project seeks to provide direct comprehensive assistance to protect and improve the lives of survivors of human trafficking and their families, who are mainly migrant workers from neighbouring Myanmar amid conflict in home country, through activities that will be conducted in their drop-in centre and workshops. |
20,000 |
9 |
| Open Gate |
North Macedonia |
This project will support vulnerable individuals among refugees and displaced persons amid the war in Ukraine, of which most are women and girls. |
20,000 |
9 |
| AGAR |
Ethiopia |
This project is designed to provide shelter, basic needs, mental health services and family tracing, where applicable, for woman and girl victims from the Middle East. |
20,000 |
8 |
| WICCI |
Nigeria |
This project will provide humanitarian assistance, medical care, psycho-social support, Legal assistance, vocational training, and reintegration service to female victims of trafficking. |
19,999 |
9 |
| HAART |
Kenya |
This project seeks to support victims of trafficking, who are women, non-cis-male identifying persons, and children through provision of basic needs, psychosocial support legal aid for judicial proceedings related to their trafficking cases. |
20,000 |
9 |
| OKUP |
Bangladesh |
The project is developed to increase support to the returnee migrant workers, including the victim of human trafficking especially women and girls, through providing psychosocial care, safe house, medical assistance, legal service, and training on entrepreneurship. |
20,000 |
9 |
