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CONTENTSPREFACE iv
FOREWORD v
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS vi
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS vii
KEY DEFINITIONS xi
1.0 HUMAN TRAFFICKING 01
1.1 Introduction 01
1.2 Overview of Human Trafficking in Ghana 01
1.3 National Efforts to Fight Human Trafficking 02
1.4 Methodology for Developing the National Plan of Action 03
1.5 Outline of the National Plan of Action 04
1.6 Goal and Objectives of the National Plan of Action 05
2.0 Monitoring and Evaluation Framework1 07
2.1 Introduction 07
2.2 Monitoring & Evaluation 07
3.0 GHANA NATIONAL PLAN OF ACTION FOR THE ELIMINATION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING: 2017- 2021 10
PROTECTION 18
PARTNERSHIP 26
4.0 BUDGET SUMMARY 30
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PREFACE
Globally, UNICEF is committed to the protection of children from violence, exploitation and abuse. One of such abuses is child trafficking, where UNICEF works with governments, civil society and development partners to address the underlying causes that often make children susceptible to being trafficked.
UNICEF Ghana is equally committed to this global agenda and to supporting the Government of Ghana in the protection of children, in all forms as well as in the elimination of human trafficking more widely and in line with the UN’s sustainable development goals (SDGs). For over a decade, UNICEF has been providing support to government in these areas; supporting the development and implementation of key national child-related policies, which seek to protect vulnerable children and although gains have been made, challenges persist and the anti-human trafficking response has been insufficient. Most notably in the areas of providing adequate care and shelter to victims and the failure to prosecute trafficking offenders, which, crucially sends a strong message of deterrence to others.
It is therefore the expectation that this National Plan of Action for the elimination of human trafficking in Ghana will, over the next five years address these concerns whilst overall, significantly reducing the scale of trafficking and most importantly addressing the underlying social challenges that often comprise of the push and pull factors that make children especially vulnerable to being trafficked.
UNICEF wishes to express its gratitude to the consultant for the development of the plan and to stakeholders for their specialist inputs. We are also grateful to the Government of Ghana, particularly the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection for their ardent commitment to the protection of children and the elimination of human trafficking in Ghana. We are confident that our collaborative effort will manifest in the successful implementation of this plan.
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FOREWORD
Human trafficking and its related crimes constitute some of the gravest human rights violations of our times. It is a crime that causes enormous physical and physiological damage to victims and their families, undermines national cohesion and erodes developmental gains.
Despite the significant efforts made, human trafficking in Ghana still persists and addressing it must be achieved within a collaborative framework amongst the relevant agencies. Part of thisframework requires an appropriate understanding of the problem and a clear, coordinated commitment to addressing its root causes.
Thus, the development of this Plan of Action was premised on the active participation and consultation of key stakeholders and it represents a consensus of their views of how to comprehensively combat human trafficking in Ghana. Though trafficking in persons cannot be eliminated within five years, it is our belief that by staying true to the strategies outlined in this plan, we will make significant gains in reducing the incidence of trafficking whilst simultaneously providing enhanced care to victims and sufficient punishment to offenders.
Ghana is committed to a future where the human rights of all our people are upheld and valued equally, and where no individual is a victim of human trafficking. To this end, the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, with support from UNICEF is pleased to present the National Plan of Actionfor the Elimination ofHuman Trafficking in Ghana 2017-2021. The Government of Ghana along with all stakeholders is committed to the successful implementation of this plan.
Hon. Otiko Afisa Djaba,Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection Accra, June 2017
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Government of Ghana would like to express its profound appreciation to UNICEF Ghana for their continued support towards our anti-human trafficking response and for facilitating and guiding the whole process of developing the Plan of Action.
We are also most grateful to the Canadian High Commission in Accra and the Government and the people of Canada for their support, contributions, and commitment to combat the issues of abuse, violence and exploitation of children in Ghana
The Government would also like to acknowledge the contribution of the Ministry of Interior- made up of, the Ghana Police Service, Ghana Immigration Service, the Economic and Organized Crime Office, The Ministry of Justice and Attorney General, The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice, the National Commission on Civic Education, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), International Labour Organization(ILO) the Government of the United States of America, Free the Slaves, Partners in Community Development, Challenging Heights, Right to Be Free, Don Bosco Child Protection Centre, SEWA Foundation, Friends of the Nation, International Justice Mission(IJM) and International Needs Ghana for the development of this National Plan of Action, as well as the continued support of all partners and stakeholders committed to the elimination of human trafficking in Ghana.
The Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection. Hon. Otiko Afisah Djaba whose efforts and inspiring drive ensured that the Human Trafficking National Plan of Action was completed on schedule, we are indeed grateful.
Mention is made of the Chief Director, Kwesi Armo-Himbson whose efforts and technical advice ensured that the Secretariat came up with an impeccable documentation for the finalization of the Human Trafficking National Plan of Action.
The team from the Human Trafficking Secretariat- Victoria Natsu and Abena Annobea Asare deserve commendation for their tireless efforts at ensuring that all processes were successfully under taken to achieve these results.
Finally, the Government of Ghana would like to thank the consultant, Dr. Raymond A. Atugba, and his research team led by Laila Ayesha Biyira, of Law and Development Associates, for putting this plan together.
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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
AG Attorney General’s Department
CFWP Child and Family Welfare Policy
CLU Child Labour Unit
CPC Child Protection Compact
CSOs Civil Society Organisations
DSW Department of Social Welfare
EOCO Economic and Organised Crime Office
FBOs Faith Based Organisations
GES Ghana Education Service
GIS Ghana Immigration Service
GoG Government of Ghana
GPS Ghana Police Service
HTMB Human Trafficking Management Board
HTS Human Trafficking Secretariat
ILO International Labour Organisation
IOM International Organisation for Migration
MASLOC Microfinance and Small Loans Centre
M&E Monitoring and Evaluation
MCTA Ministry of Chieftaincy and Traditional Affairs
MDAs Ministries, Departments and Agencies
MoE Ministry of Education
MELR Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations
MMDAs Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies
MoFA Ministry of Food and Agriculture
MoF Ministry of Finance
MoFARI Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration
MoGCSP Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection
MoH Ministry of Health
MINTER Ministry of Interior
MoJ Ministry of Justice
MLGRD Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development
MoRD Ministry of Railways Development
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MoT Ministry of Tourism
MoTI Ministry of Trade and Industry
MoU Memorandum of Understanding
NBSSI National Board for Small Scale Industries
NCCE National Commission for Civic Education
NDPC National Development Planning Commission
NGOs Non-Governmental Organisations
NHC National House of Chiefs
NMC National Media Commission
NPA National Plan of Action
NS National Security
SADA Savannah Accelerated Development Authority
SOPs Standard Operating Procedures
TIP Trafficking in Persons
TVPA Trafficking Victims Protection Act
TWG Technical Working Group
UNHCR United Nations High Commission for Refugees
UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund
UNODC United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
UAE United Arab Emirates
U.S. United States
WFCL Worst Forms of Child Labour
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KEY DEFINITIONS
Child: Any person below the age of 18 years (Source: 1992 Constitution, Children’s Act 1998)
Child Labour: Work that deprives children of their childhood, potential, dignity, and that which is harmful to physical and mental development. It refers to work that deprives them of the opportunity to attend school, makes them leave school prematurely, or requires them to attempt to combine school attendance with excessively long and heavy work (Source: ILO).
Child Sex Trafficking: When a child (under 18 years of age) is recruited, enticed, harboured, transported, provided, obtained, patronised, solicited, or maintained to perform a commercial sex act, proving force, fraud, or coercion is not necessary for the offense to be characterised as human trafficking (Source: United States Department of State).
Domestic Servitude: is a special category of labour trafficking, which includes maids, servants, housekeepers, child-care givers, those caring for the elderly, the ill, and the infirm. In many instances, some of these duties may overlap (Source: ILO).
Fosterage: is the practice of providing a nurturing and safe environment for somebody else’s child in your own home where he/she is unable to live with their birth family (Source: Fosterline).
Human Trafficking or Trafficking in Persons: is the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring, trading or receipt of persons for the purpose of exploitation within and across national borders by: use of threats, force or
other forms of coercion, abduction, fraud, deception, the abuse of power or exploitation of vulnerability, or giving or receiving payments and benefits to achieve consent. Exploitation includes at the minimum: induced prostitution and other forms of sexual exploitation; forced labour or services; slavery or practices similar to slavery; servitude or the removal of organs; or the placement for sale, bonded placement, temporary placement, placement as service where exploitation by someone else is the motivating factor (Source: Human Trafficking Act, 2005, Act 694 as amended by Human Trafficking Act, 2009, Act 785)
National Plan of Action: against trafficking in human beings is an essential tool for the sharing of responsibilities and coordination of action of anti-trafficking stakeholders such as governmental bodies, civil society, international organisations, etc. in a holistic approach. It should outline responsibilities and time lines for each activity assigned, contain a budget, and include monitoring and evaluation criteria (Source: International Centre for Migration Policy Development).
Sex Trafficking: is when an adult or child engages in a commercial sex act, such as prostitution, as the result of force, threats of force, fraud, coercion or any combination of such means. Sex trafficking also may occur within debt bondage, as individuals are compelled to continue in prostitution through the use of unlawful “debt,” purportedly incurred through their transportation, recruitment, or even their “sale” – which exploiters insist they must pay off before they can be free (Source: United States Department of State).
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Worst Forms of Child Labour: all forms of slavery or practices similar to slavery, such as the sale and trafficking of children, debt bondage and serfdom, as well as forced or compulsory labour, including forced or compulsory recruitment of children for use in armed conflict; the use, procuring or offering of a child for prostitution, for the production of pornography or for pornographic performances;
the use, procurement or offering of a child for illicit activities, in particular for the production and trafficking of drugs as defined in relevant international treaties; and work which, by its nature or the circumstances in which it is carried out, is likely to harm the health, safety or morals of children, such harmful work to be determined by national authorities (Source: ILO C182).
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1.0 HUMAN TRAFFICKING
1.1 Introduction
Human trafficking or trafficking in persons (TIP) is modern-day slavery. It is an unpardonable crime and a grave violation of human rights. Though figures vary, it is estimated that every year, millions of men, women and children are trafficked in countries around the world. The demand for cheap labour, sexual services and certain criminal activities are among the root causes of trafficking, while poverty, the absence of economic opportunities, and social attitudes and norms are other contributing factors (Source: UNODC, United States Department of Homeland Security).
Human trafficking affects the physical, psychological and emotional development of victims, hinders a nation’s development, undermines human resource development and promotes criminal conduct and corruption (Source: UNODC).
Recognising this, in 2001, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) put together an initial plan of action to tackle trafficking in persons, which outlines the most urgent actions to be taken by ECOWAS member states between 2002 – 2003, with a special focus on criminal justice responses. Similarly, in 2010, the United Nations (UN) launched its global plan of action to fight human trafficking, urging Governments worldwide to take coordinated and consistent measures to defeat the practice. Additionally, the UN’s 2016 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), specifically target 8.7, called for nations to, “take immediate and effective measures to eradicate
forced labour, end modern slavery and human trafficking and secure the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labour, including recruitment and use of child soldiers, and by 2025 end child labour in all its forms.”
1.2 Overview of Human Trafficking in Ghana
Ghana is no exception to the global challenge of TIP, as it continues to be a source, transit and destination country for human trafficking, The exploitation of Ghanaians, particularly children, within the country is more prevalent than the transnational trafficking. Ghanaian boys and girls are subjected to being trafficked into forced labour, such as in fishing, domestic service, street hawking, begging, portering, artisanal gold mining, quarrying, herding, and agriculture. Ghanaian girls, and to a lesser extent boys, are also subjected to sex trafficking. Sex trafficking exists nation-wide but is most prevalent in the Volta Region and is growing in the oil-producing Western Region (Source: Ghana: Trafficking in Persons Report 2016, United States Department of State).
A baseline study conducted by an NGO, “Free the Slaves” in 20 communities in the Volta and Central Regions in August 2016, indicates that some communities act as both the source and destination for trafficking. Across all 20 communities, 35.2% of households consisted of children who had been subjected to trafficking and exploited primarily in the fishing industry (18%), and domestic servitude (10%), with few reports of early and forced marriage (1%). The
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incidence rates across communities varied widely, with some communities indicating that every household reported a past or present incidence of trafficking. In over 20% of the households surveyed, more than one child had been trafficked.
There is also widespread prevalence of kayayei (female head porters) in urban areas, migrating from the three regions in Northern Ghana, who remain at risk to sex trafficking and forced labour. Similarly, issues of irregular migration, exploitative and illegal trafficking networks and the exploitation of young Ghanaian men and women in the Gulf States are increasing trends. Ghanaian women and children are recruited and sent to the Middle East, West Africa, and Europe for forced labour and sex trafficking. Licensed and unlicensed recruitment agencies recruit young Ghanaian women for domestic service or hospitality industry jobs in Gulf countries. After their return, many of them report being deceived, overworked, starved, abused, molested, and/or forced into prostitution. Ghanaian men were also recruited under false pretences to go to the Middle East where they were subjected to domestic servitude and forced prostitution (Source: Ghana: Trafficking in Persons Report 2016, United States Department of State).
Women and girls migrating from Vietnam, China, and neighbouring West African countries are subjected to sex trafficking in Ghana. Citizens from West African countries are subjected to forced labour in Ghana in agriculture or domestic service. Ghana is a transit point for West Africans subjected to sex trafficking in Europe, especially in Italy and Germany (Source: Ghana: Trafficking in Persons Report 2016, United States Department of State).
1.3 National Efforts to Fight Human Trafficking
To address the challenges of trafficking, the Government of Ghana (GoG) has taken steps in implementing key policies, legislation, and programmes to address the needs of victims and to punish perpetrators. These measures seek
to address the root causes of trafficking and to provide an inclusive approach for tackling human trafficking in Ghana. One of these initiatives is the enactment of the Human Trafficking Act, 2005 (Act 694), which provides a legal framework for combatting human trafficking by seeking to prevent and suppress trafficking, punish persons complicit and initiate interventions to promote the protection and welfare of victims.
Subsequent to this was the establishment of the Human Trafficking Secretariat (HTS), which is managed by a thirteen-member management board. The overall goal of the Secretariat is to provide sensitisation to the public, to reduce overall instances of trafficking and to create a conducive environment for the acceleration of national development by eliminating TIP, which serves to impede development gains.
Other initiatives include the establishment of the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) of the Ghana Police Service, which conducts investigations into allegations of human trafficking and seeks to prosecute offenders, as well as the establishment of the Anti- Human Smuggling and Trafficking in Persons Unit (AHSTIP) of the Ghana Immigration Service; an operational unit set up to investigate and arrest human trafficking and smuggling offenders, while also building the capacity of immigration officials to detect cases of trafficking and smuggling.
More recently, in June 2015, the Government of Ghana and the Government of the United States of America signed the Child Protection Compact (CPC) Partnership; a four-year joint initiative aimed at addressing child trafficking in Ghana by strengthening the government’s capacity to identify child trafficking cases, care for and reintegrate victims, effectively investigate and prosecute traffickers, and prevent trafficking from occurring (Source: Westat 2016 Baseline Assessment of the Child Protection Compact Partnership).
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Also in 2015, the Human Trafficking Prohibition Regulations were passed as a measure to aid the effective implementation of the Human Trafficking Act. In November 2016, Ghana and La Cote d’Ivoire signed an agreement to establish a formal basis of co-operation between the two countries in the fight against cross-border child trafficking and the worst forms of child labour (WFCL). Whilst Cote d’Ivoire has signed such agreements with other neighbouring countries, it remains the first of its kind for Ghana.
The GoG has enhanced its endeavours to meet the minimum requirements as stipulated in the United States Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) (2000): Minimum Standards for the Elimination of Trafficking in Persons. Recent measures include: supporting efforts to increase criminal prosecutions, illustrated by two human trafficking convictions at the beginning of 2017; the donation of a number of vehicles to the police Anti-Human Trafficking Unit to provide support and ease some of their logistical challenges, to more effectively aid their work; additionally, as a measure to provide enhanced care and support to victims, an equipped facility has been designated as a victims shelter; furthermore, on-going training is being delivered to state prosecutors and judges on the appropriate implementation of the Anti-Trafficking Act, as well as training courses for investigators and prosecutors on recognising TIP and appropriately handling cases; and for the first time, this year, the Ministry of Finance has provided a budget-line for anti-human trafficking activities, including resourcing the human trafficking fund, to be accessed by eligible victims.
Likewise, there are a number of NGOs and international organisations positively working in the fight against human trafficking. Free the Slaves, Partners in Community Development, International Needs Ghana, Sewa Foundation, International Justice Mission, Challenging Heights, IOM and ILO are just a few of the organisations working in this area, particularly in the prevention, rescue, care, shelter and rehabilitation of victims.
Despite these efforts, TIP still persists and victim rescue and care remain inadequate, whilst perpetrator accountability and convictions remain low. To counter these challenges, in November 2016, the GoG, with the assistance of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) engaged a national consultant to develop a coordinated and comprehensive National Plan of Action to effectively tackle human trafficking in Ghana.
1.4 Methodology for Developing the National Plan of Action
The development of this plan was based on a number of activities. First, was the review of the existing zero draft NPA, which contained some fundamental information, facts and figures that was useful in laying the foundation for the development of this plan. However, the zero draft remained incomplete and lacked sufficient detail in many areas, including how Ghana will prioritise, coordinate and implement the four “Ps” Prevention, Protection, Prosecution and Partnership. It is these gaps among others that this final NPA has sought to address.
Second, was the undertaking of extensive desk research garnered from the numerous studies conducted and reports written on human trafficking in Ghana over recent years, including a 2016-baseline study funded by the US government, on the Assessment of the Child Protection Compact Partnership (CPC) agreement signed between the Government of Ghana and the United States. Some of the key findings from this study include: weak information sharing among institutions from the national level down to the regional and district levels on human trafficking; poor data collection and dissemination; poor inter-agency and intra-agency coordination, information sharing and reporting mechanisms; inadequate care and shelter provided for rescued victims, particularly, the insufficient number of psychologists and counselors trained in victim trauma. Thus, it was the recommendations from these studies and reports that were judiciously extracted and compiled to provide the baseline that was used to inform the plan’s objectives.
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Further, a critical element of the desk review involved ensuring the plan was sufficiently aligned to and reflected the objectives and targets of a number of strategic documents such as Ghana’s National Child and Family Welfare Policy (CFWP), Ghana’s laws on human trafficking, the cooperation agreement signed between Ghana and La Cote d’Ivoire to fight child trafficking, the Child Protection Compact (CPC) agreement and the United States Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) (2000): Minimum Standards for the Elimination of Trafficking in Persons, amongst others.
Parallel to the desk research was the undertaking of a deeply consultative process, engaging in various bilateral meetings and trainings (trainings provided by IOM and the US Government for Ghana’s law enforcement agencies on the screening and identification of trafficked victims) with key stakeholders across the human trafficking chain, to gain a deeper understanding of their challenges and to capture their recommendations for reaching and sustaining targets. In this regard, eliciting stakeholder contributions was essential to ensuring their involvement in the process and to seek their full commitment to implementing the plan once completed.
Some of the key institutions and organisations that were consulted are listed below:
� Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection
� Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations
� Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development
� Department of Social Welfare
� Krachi West District Assembly
� Ghana Police Service
� Ghana Immigration Service
� Human Trafficking Secretariat
� United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
� International Organisation for Migration (IOM)
� United States of America Embassy in Ghana
� United States Department of State, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
� Free the Slaves
� Partners in Community Development (PACODEP)
� International Needs Ghana (INGH)
� Friends of the Nation (FoN)
In February 2017, the consultant undertook fieldwork to key trafficking locations. The purpose of this exercise was to test and adequately assess the strategies and objectives outlined in this plan. Following the aforesaid, the draft plan was completed and a national stakeholders consultation held in March 2017. The objective of the stakeholders consultation was to present the plan to stakeholders working on the ground in various capacities to combat TIP and to provide care and assistance to victims. In presenting this plan, stakeholders were provided with a key opportunity to provide inputs; sharing their expert knowledge, which also, and critically helped to enforce a sense of national ownership. Most importantly, during this exercise, stakeholders were able to validate the plan. The result, is this National Plan of Action, which has incorporated the comments and amendments suggested by stakeholders during the consultation phase.
1.5 Outline of the National Plan of Action
The GoG recognises that TIP cannot be easily eradicated, and a detailed plan with timelines and defined areas of responsibility are necessary to combat this crime. It is within this context that the NPA has set out strategic outcomes and implementation plans to combat TIP over the next five years.
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The key goals of this National Plan of Action are to strengthen Ghana’s capabilities along the holistic “4 P’s” strategy, in the:
1. Prevention of TIP;
2. Protection of TIP victims;
3. Prosecution of TIP offenders; and
4. Partnerships with stakeholders to combat TIP.
Central to this process is strengthening the identification, screening and enforcement procedures against cases of suspected trafficking. This can be done by using the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) developed by IOM, on identification and screening and also by raising the awareness of trafficking indicators and tightening anti-trafficking procedures and data collection methods amongst key law enforcement agencies. Through the setting up of new processes, victims of trafficking would be provided enhanced access to medical assistance and protection measures. The GoG also intends to increase dialogue with foreign governments to strengthen mutual cooperation in enforcement against perpetrators and providing increased care to victims. NGOs will also be engaged as key players in raising the awareness of TIP and delivering assistance to victims. Finally, Ghana hopes to become an active participant in the African regional dialogue on combating TIP to coordinate and strengthen regional responses. Below is a brief synopsis of what each “p” seeks to achieve:
1. Prevention: is the overarching theme that runs throughout the five-year lifespan of the plan. It is believed that by following the appropriate strategies and targeted interventions outlined, the government can effectively and progressively reduce the incidence of TIP. Chief amongst this is to gradually eliminate the push and pull factors, which constitute the root cause of trafficking, including expanding social protection to care for at risk communities. This will also go a long way in preventing the re-trafficking of victims. To compliment these efforts the government will commit to implementing
a coordinated campaign strategy to deepen the awareness and understanding of trafficking, in schools, communities and in families perceived to be at risk.
2. Protection: the plan recognises that providing enhanced care and protection to victims is the combined responsibility of a number of agencies and stakeholders. Victim care is a central theme of the plan and includes the rescue of victims and runs through to providing adequate privacy, security, health and psychosocial support during the investigation, trial and rehabilitation stages.
3. Prosecution: to counter the challenges experienced hitherto relating to the prosecution of traffickers, the plan provides for the prioritisation of trafficking cases by establishing procedures and systems at the Attorney General’s Department to expeditiously try such cases. Parallel to this is the continued training of judges and prosecutors to effectively implement the Human Trafficking Act for the effective prosecution of cases.
4. Partnership: is a fundamental principle of the plan, as increased cooperation and coordination amongst key government ministries departments and agencies (MDAs), civil society, NGOs, the private sector, and foreign governments and UN agencies will be central to achieving the plans objectives. Similarly, improved mechanisms for communication, data collection and dissemination will prove crucial in the fight against TIP.
1.6 Goal and Objectives of the National Plan of Action
The immediate and long-term goal of the GoG is to fully commit to implementing this National Plan of Action and in doing so, respond to human trafficking in a manner that is comprehensive, coordinated, effective, timely and consistent with international standards.
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The objective is that by committing to the strategies outlined in this plan, by 2021, there will have been significant gains made in reducing the incidence of human trafficking, whilst simultaneously providing increased care to victims and enhanced perpetrator accountability.
The specific objectives outlined in the plan are:
Prevention:Objective 1: Increase public awareness and facilitate a deeper understanding of human trafficking issues
Objective 2: Develop and implement systematic procedures for proactively identifying persons at risk of being trafficked
Objective 3: Enhance social protection for high-risk communities
Objective 4: Eliminate push and pull factors of trafficking
Objective 5: Enhance identification of human trafficking networks
Objective 6: Prevent the re-trafficking of victims
Protection:Objective 1: Coordinate inter-agency action to support victims of trafficking through an established referral system
Objective 2: Ensure provision of comprehensive care to victims of trafficking
Objective 3: Develop livelihood opportunities for rescued victims of trafficking
Prosecution:Objective 1: Provide training to prosecutors and judges on the appropriate implementation of anti-trafficking laws
Objective 2: Ensure Attorney General’s Department prosecutors receive robust human trafficking case dockets, review them faster, and monitor the prosecution of human trafficking cases
Objective 3: Review the human trafficking laws to meet new demands
Partnership:Objective 1: Improve data collection and information sharing amongst key stakeholders
Objective 2: Increase coordination among line ministries for enhanced budgetary prioritisation and monitoring to deliver on the NPA
Objective 3: Increase coordination and joint monitoring between key ministries, departments, agencies, and other stakeholders
Objective 4: Increase cooperation amongst regional and international actors in the fight against cross-border trafficking
Critical to addressing human trafficking in Ghana is the availability and sustainability of a progressively increasing source of funds. This plan has provided the GoG with an indicative budget and the hope is that timely funds will be annually released to the lead Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP) and also to all other implementing MDAs and MMDAs to make effective the coordinated effort to incorporate this five-year plan into their annual work plans.
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2.0 Monitoring and Evaluation Framework1
2.1 Introduction
This section is designed to serve as a guide, in the formulation1and execution of a monitoring and evaluation blueprint that will support the implementation and performance measurement of the National Plan of Action for the elimination of human trafficking in Ghana. Its contents consist of a series of recommendations that, when followed, can lead to a highly successful implementation of the plan.
2.2 Monitoring & Evaluation
This monitoring and evaluation (M&E) plan should be initiated by the highest level within the national anti-trafficking response, in this case the lead Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection and should ideally be executed immediately after the NPA has been drawn-up and before implementation starts or alongside implementation.
This NPA is a five-year plan, spanning the period between 2017-2021. It is expected that from this plan, the MoGCSP and other collaborating ministries and agencies will develop their annual work plans. It is strongly advised that these annual work plans stay true to the objectives and strategies in the wider five-year plan, although, after the first quarterly monitoring reports, the plan can be revised for possible changes in responsibilities; the activities may also be changed or augmented if necessary.
1 The framework draws extensively from the International Centre for Policy Migration’s Monitoring and Evaluation Handbook 2010.
Each annual work plan should include the following:
1. Monitoring Meetings:
Meetings are not only an internal communication tool, but also key opportunities to gather and analyse information for monitoring purposes. In turn, monitoring results will need to be fed into management meetings so that decisions are based on robust evidence. The following meetings are therefore recommended:
a) Briefing/inception meetings: e.g. team meetings before events to plan for the activity, and debriefings shortly after the activity takes place should be recorded in writing. A reporting tool could be developed and could be part of the documents submitted for reporting purposes
a) Regular team meetings: are meetings at short intervals (e.g. bi-monthly) with lead members of the NPA implementation team, to review recent actions, outcomes and any key changes in the context. Team meetings should be action-oriented and conclude with agreements on action, recorded as “action points”. At each meeting, action points from previous meetings can be reviewed to verify progress.
a) Quarterly reviews: usually review progress towards objectives every three months. In addition to key issues raised at team meetings, they may contain
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an evaluative element – i.e. to assess whether the activities over the past quarter were effective and efficient. In this regard, the NPA should be subjected to quarterly reviews to assess progress, targets and challenges; with effective remedial action taken.
2. Annual Progress Review
It is recommended that an Annual Progress Review (APR) be conducted. The purpose of this is to assess progress made against the NPA’s outputs, in setting out what the plan sought to achieve and how well it has met its objectives. The report will cover a twelve-month period and will provide a narrative, results-based and financial findings on the progress made in achieving the objectives outlined within the plan. Also note that in the year where there will be a mid-term review, it will not be necessary to conduct an annual review.
3. Mid-term Review
A review is often referred to as an evaluation. However, in the case of this NPA against TIP, a review refers to looking at the overall plan and analysing whether the goals, outputs and planned activities to reach the objectives are still valid. The review is thus, not so much related to the actual overall achievements of the action plan but rather related to ensure a possible adaptation of the plan to newly emerging trends, facts or changes that have occurred in the general framework of the anti-trafficking response. Thus, the purpose of a review is to ultimately enable the national anti-trafficking response to adequately react to and adjust to new developments in trafficking in persons. It is recommended that an external evaluating team conduct a mid-term review at the end of year two, to determine the need for any course-corrective action.
A successful review, must deal with the following issues:
a) What are the general developments in the area of TIP?
b) Are the envisioned results in the action plan still relevant when taking into account the general developments in trafficking?
c) Were all the necessary areas covered within the NPA (prevention, protection and prosecution and partnership)?
Based on what the NPA set out to do, what results have been achieved?
a) General assessment and description: What results have been attained, what is the impact?
b) Which outcomes have been achieved and to what extent (against the baselines established)?
c) Which outputs have been produced and how have they been used to achieve the outcomes and results?
What have been contributing / impeding factors for the implementation of the NPA and the attainment of the results?
a) What are important lessons learned (content, implementation and imple-mentation structures, resources)?
b) Should the NPA in its present form be adapted or changed?
Finally, a review report has to be developed with the discussions and conclusions of these issues, disseminated and made publicly available.
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4. End of Plan Evaluation
An end of plan evaluation will be crucial in determining the overall success of the NPA. The criteria for assessing the evaluation must include the following pertinent questions:
a) Relevance: is the NPA relevant (consistent with the national framework and policies, relevant to the beneficiaries etc.)?
a) Effectiveness: to which extent were the intended outcomes, results and outputs achieved?
a) Efficiency: were resources cost-effectively put to use while implementing the NPA in relation to the achieved results?
a) Impact: what has been the impact of the NPA interventions? How would TIP have been impacted without NPA interventions? Were the intended or unintended effects produced directly or in- directly by an intervention?
a) Sustainability: will the benefits of the achievements of the NPA remain and continue on a long-term basis? How sustainable are the achievements of the NPA?
The results of the evaluation, recommendations and lessons learned will be used to feed into the development of a new plan of action or any other planned action in the area of the anti-trafficking response. It is recommended to have a participatory workshop at the end of the evaluation to share and discuss the findings and to undertake a joint analysis of critical questions.
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F ACTION
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INATION O
F HUMAN
TRAFFICKING IN GHANA
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TRAFFICKING IN GHANA
11
PREV
ENT
ION
Obj
ecti
ve 1
: Inc
reas
e pu
blic
aw
aren
ess
and
faci
litat
e a
deep
er u
nder
stan
ding
of h
uman
tra
ffick
ing
issu
es
Stra
tegi
esA
ctiv
itie
sO
utco
mes
/Out
puts
Lead
Age
ncy
Col
labo
rati
onIn
dica
tive
B
udge
t ($)
Tim
e A
llott
ed
1. E
stab
lish
and
impl
emen
t a
coor
dina
ted
publ
ic c
ampa
ign
stra
tegy
on
hum
an tr
affic
king
is
sues
in G
hana
, esp
ecia
lly
in h
igh
risk
com
mun
ities
, us
ing
dist
rict l
evel
pro
tect
ion
com
mit
tees
and
oth
er
effe
ctiv
e ag
ents
.
1. C
oord
inat
e th
e de
velo
pmen
t of
an
effe
ctiv
e cr
oss-
sect
or
com
mun
icat
ion
stra
tegy
and
en
gage
men
t pla
n fo
r eff
ectiv
e co
untr
y un
ders
tand
ing
of
the
caus
es, n
atur
e, a
nd
cons
eque
nces
of h
uman
tr
affic
king
, inc
ludi
ng th
e m
atte
rs c
over
ed in
this
NPA
.
1. N
atio
nal c
ross
-sec
tor
com
mun
icat
ion
stra
tegy
es
tabl
ishe
d.
MoG
CSP
MEL
R, N
CC
E, G
IS,
GPS
, DSW
, NH
C,
FBO
s, C
SOs,
N
GO
s, C
omm
unity
D
evel
opm
ent
36,3
52,0
14
36 m
onth
s
2. D
evel
op a
nd im
plem
ent
med
ia to
ols,
usi
ng p
rint,
br
oadc
ast,
new
med
ia,
billb
oard
s, d
ram
as,
docu
men
tarie
s, fi
lms,
in
Engl
ish
and
loca
l dia
lect
s, to
ra
ise
grea
ter a
war
enes
s of
hu
man
traf
ficki
ng a
nd h
ow to
re
spon
d to
it.
1. T
arge
ted
incr
ease
in a
nd
impr
ovem
ent o
f med
ia to
ols
atta
ined
.
2. T
arge
ted
reci
pien
ts in
hig
h-ris
k co
mm
uniti
es re
ache
d.
3. T
arge
ted
incr
ease
in h
uman
tr
affic
king
cas
es th
at g
et
repo
rted
att
aine
d.
3. T
o cu
lmin
ate
the
awar
enes
s ca
mpa
ign,
con
vene
a n
atio
nal
sym
posi
um o
n th
e el
imin
atio
n of
hum
an tr
affic
king
to in
clud
e al
l sta
keho
lder
s.
1. N
atio
nal s
ympo
sium
co
nven
ed.
MoG
CSP
NC
CE,
Med
ia,
MEL
R, M
CTA
, NH
C,
FBO
s, C
LU, D
SW,
CSO
s, N
GO
s2.
Hum
an tr
affic
king
am
bass
ador
s co
ncep
t act
ive.
2. P
rovi
de ta
rget
ed tr
aini
ngs
and
sens
itisa
tion
to
stak
ehol
ders
on
all f
orm
s of
hum
an tr
affic
king
: chi
ld,
sex,
cro
ss-b
orde
r, m
igra
nt
wor
kers
, etc
.
1. D
evel
op tr
aini
ng m
ater
ials
an
d fa
cilit
ate
rout
ine
trai
ning
an
d se
nsiti
satio
n ac
tiviti
es fo
r st
akeh
olde
rs a
t the
nat
iona
l, di
stric
t, a
nd c
omm
unity
leve
ls.
1. R
equi
site
trai
ning
mat
eria
ls
deve
lope
d.
MoG
CSP
MEL
R, D
SW, N
CC
E,
NG
Os
2. N
umbe
r and
qua
lity
of tr
aini
ng
and
sens
itisa
tion
activ
ities
fa
cilit
ated
in e
ach
dist
rict o
f G
hana
incr
ease
d an
d im
prov
ed.
3. N
umbe
r and
qua
lity
of re
ader
-fr
iend
ly m
ater
ials
(sim
plifi
ed in
lo
cal l
angu
ages
and
with
pic
toria
l ill
ustr
atio
ns) d
istr
ibut
ed.
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Obj
ecti
ve 2
: Dev
elop
and
impl
emen
t sys
tem
atic
pro
cedu
res
for p
roac
tive
ly id
enti
fyin
g pe
rson
s at
risk
of b
eing
tra
ffick
ed
Stra
tegi
esA
ctiv
itie
sO
utco
mes
/Out
puts
Lead
Age
ncy
Col
labo
rati
onIn
dica
tive
B
udge
t ($)
Tim
e A
llott
ed
1. D
evel
op a
nd e
stab
lish
spec
ific
prog
ram
mes
and
m
echa
nism
s to
impr
ove
and
mon
itor r
egis
trat
ion
at b
irth,
sc
hool
enr
olm
ent,
and
sch
ool
atte
ndan
ce.
1. L
ink
regi
stra
tion
of b
irths
da
taba
se to
nat
iona
l sch
ool
atte
ndan
ce d
atab
ase
and
mon
itor t
o pr
ovid
e tim
ely
early
-war
ning
indi
cato
rs
of p
ossi
ble
inci
dent
s of
tr
affic
king
.
1. D
atab
ase
linke
d an
d ea
rly
war
ning
sys
tem
s im
plem
ente
d.
MoG
CSP
, GES
Birt
hs a
nd D
eath
s Re
gist
ry, M
oE
(GES
), D
SW
36 m
onth
s
2. T
rack
ing
of a
bsen
teei
sm
inve
stig
ated
and
app
ropr
iate
ac
tion
take
n.
2. E
nhan
ce m
echa
nism
s fo
r ide
ntify
ing
and
resc
uing
po
tent
ial v
ictim
s.
1. E
stab
lish
a vi
ctim
id
entifi
catio
n an
d m
issi
ng
pers
on in
form
atio
n ho
t lin
e as
a fi
rst p
oint
of c
onta
ct fo
r an
onym
ous
tip-o
ffs
from
co
mm
unity
mem
bers
and
fa
mili
es.
1. N
atio
nal h
uman
traf
ficki
ng
hot-
line
esta
blis
hed-
effic
ient
ly
coor
dina
ted
and
linke
d to
Gha
na
Polic
e Se
rvic
e re
gion
al a
nd
dist
rict o
ffice
s.
MoG
CSP
, GIS
, G
PSD
SW, M
oFA
RI
2. E
ffec
tivel
y m
arke
t the
ho
tline
num
ber t
o en
cour
age
enha
nced
refe
rral
s an
d de
ter
wou
ld-b
e of
fend
ers.
1. N
atio
nal c
ampa
ign
on h
otlin
e nu
mbe
rs p
rom
oted
for i
ncre
ased
ut
ilisa
tion
and
effe
ctiv
e re
spon
se.
MoG
CSP
, GPS
DSW
, NC
CE,
Med
ia
3. E
nsur
e sp
ecia
lised
trai
ning
on
iden
tifica
tion
and
recu
e of
traf
ficki
ng v
ictim
s fo
r all
law
enf
orce
men
t, a
genc
ies,
tr
ansp
ort u
nion
s, e
tc.
1. D
evel
op tr
aini
ng m
anua
ls.
1. T
rain
ing
man
uals
dev
elop
ed.
MoG
CSP
MoI
, GPS
, GIS
, M
arke
t Wom
en
Repr
esen
tativ
es,
EOC
O
2. In
corp
orat
e tr
aini
ng in
to
sylla
bus
at th
e tr
aini
ng s
choo
ls
(e.g
. pol
ice
trai
ning
sch
ools
, te
ache
r tra
inin
g sc
hool
s).
1. T
rain
ing
man
uals
inco
rpor
ated
in
to tr
aini
ng s
choo
ls s
ylla
bus.
3. C
ondu
ct s
yste
mat
ic tr
aini
ng
of la
w e
nfor
cem
ent o
ffice
rs,
tran
spor
tatio
n un
ions
and
ot
her r
elat
ed tr
ade
unio
ns
likel
y to
com
e in
to c
onta
ct w
ith
traf
ficke
d pe
rson
s.
1. N
umbe
r of r
elev
ant
inst
itutio
ns, i
nclu
ding
law
en
forc
emen
t age
ncie
s an
d tr
ansp
orta
tion
unio
ns tr
aine
d on
iden
tifica
tion
and
resc
ue o
f tr
affic
ked
pers
ons
incr
ease
d.
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TRAFFICKING IN GHANA
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Obj
ecti
ve 3
: Enh
ance
soc
ial p
rote
ctio
n fo
r hig
h-ri
sk c
omm
unit
ies
Stra
tegi
esA
ctiv
itie
sO
utco
mes
/Out
puts
Lead
Age
ncy
Col
labo
rati
onIn
dica
tive
B
udge
t ($)
Tim
e A
llott
ed
1. E
nhan
ce s
ocia
l pro
tect
ion
prog
ram
mes
to re
ach
high
-ris
k co
mm
uniti
es, a
ssis
ting
in
liftin
g th
em o
ut o
f pov
erty
.
1. E
xpan
d th
e LE
AP
prog
ram
me
to in
clud
e hi
gh ri
sk
traf
ficki
ng c
omm
uniti
es.
1. N
umbe
r of h
igh-
risk
fam
ilies
id
entifi
ed a
nd a
dded
to th
e pr
ogra
mm
e an
d re
ceiv
ing
paym
ents
.
MoG
CSP
, D
SWM
oH, M
oE, G
ES
60 m
onth
s2.
Pro
vide
trai
ning
s fo
r all
soci
al
wor
kers
at t
he d
istr
ict l
evel
w
ithin
hig
h-ris
k co
mm
uniti
es
on h
ow to
pre
vent
traf
ficki
ng
thro
ugh
soci
al p
rote
ctio
n.
1. Q
ualit
y of
the
cont
ent o
f tr
aini
ng m
ater
ials
impr
oved
.
MoG
CSP
, D
SWC
SOs,
NG
Os
2. T
arge
ted
num
ber o
f soc
ial
wor
kers
that
are
trai
ned
atta
ined
.
3. E
nhan
ced
and
timel
y in
terv
entio
n an
d as
sist
ance
by
soci
al w
orke
rs.
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Obj
ecti
ve 4
: Elim
inat
e pu
sh a
nd p
ull f
acto
rs o
f tra
ffick
ing
Stra
tegi
esA
ctiv
itie
sO
utco
mes
/Out
puts
Lead
Age
ncy
Col
labo
rati
onIn
dica
tive
B
udge
t ($)
Tim
e A
llott
ed
1. F
acili
tate
su
stai
nabl
e ec
onom
ic
empo
wer
men
t op
port
uniti
es in
hig
h-ris
k co
mm
uniti
es.
1. F
acili
tate
sm
all l
oans
for
indi
vidu
als
to e
ngag
e in
sm
all
busi
ness
act
ivity
, far
min
g,
and
othe
r inc
ome
gene
ratin
g en
deav
ours
.
1. T
he ta
rget
ed n
umbe
r of e
cono
mic
em
pow
erm
ent o
ppor
tuni
ties
to b
e cr
eate
d at
tain
ed.
MoG
CSP
, MEL
R,
MLG
RD
MA
SLO
C, S
AD
A,
NBS
SI, M
oA
60 m
onth
s
MEL
R, G
PS, G
IS,
CLU
, DS,
NG
Os,
C
SOs
2. T
he n
umbe
r of b
enefi
ciar
ies
incr
ease
d.
2. P
rovi
de e
nhan
ced
tech
nica
l and
logi
stic
al
assi
stan
ce to
com
mun
ity
mem
bers
eng
aged
in in
com
e ge
nera
ting
activ
ities
to b
oost
pr
ofita
bilit
y.
1. T
he n
umbe
r of p
erso
ns w
ho a
re
econ
omic
ally
inde
pend
ent w
ith
incr
ease
d pr
ofita
bilit
y fr
om in
com
e ge
nera
ting
activ
ities
incr
ease
d.
MoG
CSP
, MoA
, M
oFA
Gha
na C
ocoa
Bo
ard,
Fis
herie
s C
omm
issi
on, N
BSSI
, M
LGR
D
2. P
rovi
de ta
rget
ed
inte
rven
tions
in h
igh-
risk
com
mun
ities
aim
ed a
t ch
angi
ng s
ocia
l nor
ms
amen
able
to tr
affic
king
.
1. Im
plem
ent r
egul
ar
com
mun
ity e
ngag
emen
ts
in th
e fo
rm o
f tes
timon
ies
from
resc
ued
vict
ims
and
thei
r fam
ilies
; dra
ma
and
film
pro
duct
ions
and
in
terv
entio
ns fr
om tr
aditi
onal
an
d re
ligio
us le
ader
s.
1. D
ecre
ase
in th
e ra
te o
f tra
ffick
ing
MoG
CSP
NC
CE,
CLU
, DSW
, M
edia
2. In
crea
sed
rate
of r
efer
rals
and
in
crea
se in
num
bers
of t
raffi
cked
re
turn
ees.
3. In
line
with
the
min
istr
y’s
soci
al
prot
ectio
n st
rate
gy,
prov
ide
incr
easi
ng le
vels
of
ove
rsig
ht to
the
fost
erag
e an
d do
mes
tic
serv
itude
sys
tem
s,
form
al a
nd in
form
al.
1. R
evie
w a
nd a
men
d th
e la
ws
on c
hild
ren
to e
nsur
e m
axim
um p
rote
ctio
n fo
r ch
ildre
n in
fost
er c
are
and
dom
estic
ser
vitu
de.
1. T
arge
ted
num
ber a
nd q
ualit
y of
po
licie
s, la
ws,
regu
latio
ns d
evel
oped
or
am
ende
d to
pro
vide
bet
ter
regu
latio
n, o
vers
ight
and
mon
itorin
g of
the
fost
erag
e an
d do
mes
tic
serv
itude
sys
tem
s ac
hiev
ed.
MoG
CSP
and
M
oJ (A
G)
MoG
CSP
, MEL
R,
MoE
1. Q
ualit
y of
regi
stra
tion
and
esta
blis
hed
trac
king
sys
tem
s im
prov
ed.
2. D
evel
op a
nd o
pera
tiona
lise
a sy
stem
to re
gist
er fo
ster
ed
child
ren
and
pers
ons
in
dom
estic
ser
vitu
de, c
ompl
ete
with
a tr
acki
ng s
yste
m,
and
prov
ide
trai
ning
for t
he
rele
vant
age
ncie
s on
its
use.
1. Q
ualit
y of
trai
ning
man
uals
im
prov
ed.
MoG
CSP
NC
CE,
GPS
MLG
RD
, D
SW, G
IS
2. T
arge
ted
num
ber o
f fos
ter c
arer
s an
d us
ers
of d
omes
tic s
erva
nts
regi
ster
ed in
the
syst
em re
ache
d.
3. T
he n
umbe
r of a
genc
ies
trai
ned
on s
yste
m u
sage
incr
ease
d.
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Obj
ecti
ve 4
: Elim
inat
e pu
sh a
nd p
ull f
acto
rs o
f tra
ffick
ing
Stra
tegi
esA
ctiv
itie
sO
utco
mes
/Out
puts
Lead
Age
ncy
Col
labo
rati
onIn
dica
tive
B
udge
t ($)
Tim
e A
llott
ed
3. D
evel
op fo
ster
car
e an
d do
mes
tic s
ervi
tude
trai
ning
m
anua
ls a
nd tr
ain
fost
er
care
rs a
nd u
sers
of d
omes
tic
serv
ants
.
1. Q
ualit
y of
trai
ning
man
uals
im
prov
ed.
MoG
CSP
DSW
2. N
umbe
r of f
oste
r car
ers
trai
ned
incr
ease
d.
4. Im
plem
ent t
arge
ted
inte
rven
tions
aim
ed
at c
hild
ren
in h
igh-
risk
com
mun
ities
.
1. U
se c
hild
-app
ropr
iate
m
echa
nism
s an
d ac
tiviti
es to
ed
ucat
e ch
ildre
n on
traf
ficki
ng
and
the
tact
ics
fam
ilies
and
tr
affic
kers
use
- mak
ing
them
ea
sy to
exp
loit.
1. T
ypes
of a
ppro
pria
te to
ols
to
be d
evel
oped
iden
tified
.M
oGC
SP,
MoE
, GES
NC
CE,
MoT
, DSW
, Med
ia
2. T
ools
dev
elop
ed a
nd
impl
emen
ted.
3. In
crea
se in
the
num
ber o
f ch
ildre
n aw
are
and
educ
ated
on
the
real
ities
of t
raffi
ckin
g,
serv
ing
as a
det
erre
nt a
nd
empo
wer
men
t, c
ulm
inat
ing
in
prog
ress
ivel
y le
ss c
hild
ren
bein
g tr
affic
ked
over
tim
e.
2. P
rovi
de e
duca
tion,
se
nsiti
satio
n an
d tim
ely
inte
rven
tions
in s
choo
ls in
hi
gh-r
isk
com
mun
ities
.
1. In
crea
se in
the
num
ber a
nd
qual
ity o
f sen
sitis
atio
n an
d aw
aren
ess
activ
ities
hel
d.
2. H
ighe
r per
cent
age
of c
hild
ren
in s
choo
ls a
nd c
omm
uniti
es
reac
hed.
3. F
orm
and
str
engt
hen
scho
ol
and
com
mun
ity b
ased
chi
ld-
right
s cl
ubs.
1. N
umbe
r of c
hild
-rig
hts
club
s in
sch
ools
and
com
mun
ities
in
crea
sed.
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Obj
ecti
ve 5
: Enh
ance
iden
tifi
cati
on o
f hum
an t
raffi
ckin
g ne
twor
ks
Stra
tegi
esA
ctiv
itie
sO
utco
mes
/Out
puts
Lead
Age
ncy
Col
labo
rati
onIn
dica
tive
B
udge
t ($)
Tim
e A
llott
ed
1. E
nhan
ce in
telli
genc
e an
d ov
ersi
ght f
or
busi
ness
es a
nd
serv
ices
use
d by
traf
ficki
ng
netw
orks
: ad
vert
isin
g (p
rint,
bro
adca
st, o
nlin
e);
tran
spor
tatio
n pr
ovid
ers
and
trav
el a
genc
ies
(road
, ra
il, w
ater
and
air)
; fina
ncia
l se
rvic
es; h
ospi
talit
y se
rvic
es;
empl
oym
ent a
nd re
crui
tmen
t ag
enci
es, e
tc.
1. E
stab
lish
a ta
sk fo
rce
to
activ
ely
iden
tify,
regi
ster
, an
d m
onito
r the
act
iviti
es o
f se
rvic
e pr
ovid
ers.
1. T
ask
forc
e es
tabl
ishe
d.
MoG
CSP
MoI
, GPS
, GIS
, MoT
, M
oFA
RI.
60 m
onth
s
2. N
umbe
r of t
raffi
ckin
g in
form
atio
n ce
ntre
s es
tabl
ishe
d an
d op
erat
iona
lised
.
2. E
stab
lish
traf
ficki
ng
info
rmat
ion
desk
s in
hot
-sp
ot lo
catio
ns s
uch
as b
us
term
inal
s, m
arke
ts a
nd a
irpor
ts
in s
elec
ted
regi
ons,
to p
rovi
de
imm
edia
te re
spon
se a
nd
inte
rven
tion
in s
uspe
cted
ca
ses.
1. N
umbe
r of c
ases
repo
rted
in
crea
sed.
2. N
umbe
r of c
ases
reso
lved
in
crea
sed.
3. D
evel
op o
r rev
iew
exi
stin
g le
gal a
nd o
pera
tiona
l fr
amew
orks
in th
e re
gula
tion,
m
onito
ring
and
enfo
rcem
ent
of b
usin
esse
s an
d se
rvic
es
cond
uciv
e to
hum
an
traf
ficki
ng.
1. N
umbe
r and
qua
lity
of p
olic
ies
and
law
s de
velo
ped
or re
view
ed
to re
gula
te a
nd p
rovi
de o
vers
ight
to
ser
vice
pro
vide
rs in
crea
sed/
impr
oved
.M
OG
CSP
and
M
oJ (A
G)
MoT
, MoR
D, M
oA,
MEL
R, M
oT (M
inis
try
of
Tour
ism
)
4. Id
entif
y an
d re
gist
er b
oats
an
d th
eir o
pera
tors
alo
ng th
e la
kes,
har
bour
s, e
tc.
1. T
arge
ted
num
ber o
f boa
ts a
nd
thei
r ope
rato
rs id
entifi
ed a
nd
regi
ster
ed fo
r tra
ckin
g of
hum
an
traf
ficki
ng a
ctiv
ity re
ache
d.
NATIONAL PLAN OF ACTIONFOR THE ELIMINATION OF HUMAN
TRAFFICKING IN GHANA
17
Obj
ecti
ve 6
: Pre
vent
the
re-t
raffi
ckin
g of
vic
tim
s
Stra
tegi
esA
ctiv
itie
sO
utco
mes
/Out
puts
Lead
Age
ncy
Col
labo
rati
onIn
dica
tive
B
udge
t ($)
Tim
e A
llott
ed
1. D
evel
op a
nd o
pera
tiona
lise
a ca
se m
anag
emen
t sys
tem
fo
r res
cued
traf
ficke
d pe
rson
s.
1. C
ondu
ct fo
llow
-up
and
risk
asse
ssm
ents
for e
very
tr
affic
ked
vict
im to
det
erm
ine
safe
ty a
nd li
kelih
ood
of
bein
g re
-tra
ffick
ed; a
nd if
th
ere
rem
ains
a p
ossi
bilit
y of
re
-tra
ffick
ing,
the
vict
im m
ust
rem
ain
with
in th
e sh
elte
r and
pr
otec
tion
mea
sure
s ta
ken.
1. T
arge
ted
num
ber a
nd q
ualit
y of
risk
ass
essm
ents
con
duct
ed
atta
ined
.M
OG
CSP
CSO
s, N
GO
s, G
IS, G
PS
60 m
onth
s
2. N
umbe
r of c
ases
suc
cess
fully
fo
llow
ed-u
p on
incr
ease
d.
2. C
ondu
ct fo
llow
-up
and
risk
asse
ssm
ents
bef
ore
the
rele
ase
and
rein
tegr
atio
n of
vi
ctim
s to
fam
ilies
.
1. N
umbe
r of v
ictim
s su
cces
sful
ly
rein
tegr
ated
into
saf
e fa
mili
es
incr
ease
d.M
OG
CSP
NG
Os
3. F
acili
tate
the
rein
tegr
atio
n of
vic
tims
into
the
educ
atio
nal
syst
em a
t the
app
ropr
iate
le
arni
ng le
vel.
1. N
umbe
r of v
ictim
s su
cces
sful
ly
rein
tegr
ated
into
edu
catio
n sy
stem
incr
ease
d.M
OG
CSP
GES
, MoE
4. D
evel
op s
yste
mat
ic
proc
edur
es a
nd li
aise
with
fa
mili
es a
nd s
take
hold
ers
to
follo
w-u
p on
traf
ficki
ng c
ases
, 1
year
pos
t-re
inte
grat
ion.
1. Q
ualit
y of
sys
tem
atic
follo
w-u
p pr
oced
ures
dev
elop
ed im
prov
ed.
MO
GC
SPG
ES, M
oE, M
oFA
RI,
MEL
R, C
LU, G
IS, G
PS,
NG
Os
2. N
umbe
r of v
ictim
s be
nefit
ting
from
1-y
ear p
ost-
rein
tegr
atio
n fo
llow
-up
incr
ease
d.
5. P
rovi
de c
omm
unity
se
nsiti
satio
n an
d kn
owle
dge
enha
ncem
ent t
o pr
even
t st
igm
atis
atio
n to
war
ds re
scue
d an
d re
-inte
grat
ed v
ictim
s.
1. A
num
ber o
f com
mun
ity
enga
gem
ent p
rogr
amm
es
esta
blis
hed
and
impl
emen
ted
with
redu
ced
stig
mat
isat
ion
tow
ards
resc
ued
and
rein
tegr
ated
vic
tims.
MO
GC
SPN
CC
E, D
SW, N
GO
s,
Info
rmat
ion
Serv
ice
Dep
artm
ent
NATIONAL PLAN OF ACTIONFOR THE ELIMINATION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN GHANA
18
PRO
TEC
TIO
N
Obj
ecti
ve 1
: Coo
rdin
ate
inte
r-ag
ency
act
ion
to s
uppo
rt v
icti
ms
of t
raffi
ckin
g th
roug
h an
est
ablis
hed
refe
rral
sys
tem
Stra
tegi
esA
ctiv
itie
sO
utco
mes
/Out
puts
Lead
Age
ncy
Col
labo
rati
onIn
dica
tive
B
udge
t ($)
Tim
e A
llott
ed
1. U
se e
nhan
ced
SOPs
as
a pl
atfo
rm to
coo
rdin
ate
inte
rage
ncy
activ
ity.
1. D
esig
nate
tech
nica
l exp
erts
in
sens
itive
ly a
pply
ing
the
scre
enin
g an
d re
ferr
al fo
rm a
s th
e fir
st p
oint
of
refe
renc
e fo
r ref
errin
g vi
ctim
s an
d as
sess
ing
thei
r nee
ds.
1. R
efer
ral f
orm
in
stitu
tiona
lised
acr
oss
agen
cies
resp
onsi
ble
for t
he
resc
ue a
nd p
rote
ctio
n of
tr
affic
ked
vict
ims.
MoG
CSP
GIS
, GPS
, MoJ
, D
SW
15,7
67,7
53
12 m
onth
s
2. D
esig
nate
tech
nica
l exp
erts
to
part
icip
ate
in th
e fu
rthe
r dev
elop
men
t an
d im
plem
enta
tion
of a
sys
tem
atic
re
ferr
al m
echa
nism
and
tim
ely
inte
rage
ncy
resp
onse
to re
port
s on
hu
man
traf
ficki
ng.
1. F
urth
er re
ferr
al
mec
hani
sms
deve
lope
d an
d op
erat
iona
lised
.M
oGC
SPIO
M, G
IS, G
PS,
MoJ
, DSW
3. C
oord
inat
e in
tera
genc
y op
erat
ions
to
resc
ue v
ictim
s an
d ar
rest
traf
ficke
rs,
to in
clud
e ra
pid
resp
onse
team
s m
ade
up o
f the
pol
ice
(incl
udin
g th
e m
arin
e po
lice,
and
hum
an tr
affic
king
pol
ice)
, na
tiona
l sec
urity
offi
cers
, etc
. to
patr
ol,
resc
ue v
ictim
s an
d ar
rest
off
ende
rs.
1. I
mpr
ovem
ent i
n th
e ef
fect
iven
ess
of ra
pid
resp
onse
team
s m
easu
red
by th
e nu
mbe
r of p
atro
ls a
nd
perc
enta
ge o
f suc
cess
ful
inte
rven
tions
mad
e le
adin
g to
re
scue
s an
d ar
rest
s
MO
GC
SP
NATIONAL PLAN OF ACTIONFOR THE ELIMINATION OF HUMAN
TRAFFICKING IN GHANA
19
Obj
ecti
ve 2
: Ens
ure
prov
isio
n of
com
preh
ensi
ve c
are
to v
icti
ms
of t
raffi
ckin
g
Stra
tegi
esA
ctiv
itie
sO
utco
mes
/Out
puts
Lead
Age
ncy
Col
labo
rati
onIn
dica
tive
B
udge
t ($)
Tim
e A
llott
ed
1. D
eplo
y an
ela
bora
te
vict
ims
prot
ectio
n sc
hem
e fr
om re
scue
till
effe
ctiv
e re
inte
grat
ion.
1. D
evel
opin
g a
trai
ning
man
ual o
n vi
ctim
car
e.1.
Tra
inin
g m
anua
l dev
elop
ed
and
oper
atio
nalis
ed.
MoG
CSP
MoI
GPS
, GIS
, M
oJ, D
SW, I
OM
60 m
onth
s
2. P
rovi
de a
t lea
st t
wo
trai
ning
s on
se
nsiti
ve a
ppro
ache
s to
war
ds v
ictim
s fo
r soc
ial w
orke
rs a
nd la
w e
nfor
cem
ent
agen
cies
.
1. A
t lea
st t
wo
targ
eted
tr
aini
ngs
deliv
ered
to s
ocia
l w
orke
rs a
nd la
w e
nfor
cem
ent
agen
cies
on
vict
im-s
ensi
tive
appr
oach
es
MoG
CSP
MoI
, MLG
RD
, D
SW, G
PS, G
IS,
MoE
, GES
, IO
M
3. Id
entif
y, re
crui
t and
orie
nt a
t lea
st tw
o ps
ycho
logi
sts
in e
ach
adm
inis
trat
ive
regi
on.
1. A
t lea
st t
wo
psyc
holo
gist
s in
eac
h ad
min
istr
ativ
e re
gion
, re
crui
ted,
trai
ned
and
wor
king
4. P
rovi
de c
ouns
ellin
g fo
r vic
tims.
1. N
umbe
r of i
dent
ified
vic
tims
rece
ivin
g co
unse
lling
ser
vice
s in
crea
sed.
5. D
evel
op c
hild
-frie
ndly
and
vic
tim-
sens
itive
app
roac
hes
in th
e in
terv
iew
ing
of v
ictim
s as
out
lined
in th
e SO
Ps a
nd
deve
lop
form
s fo
r vic
tim fe
edba
ck o
n se
rvic
e re
ceiv
ed
1. P
erce
ntag
e of
vic
tims
who
ex
pres
s sa
tisfa
ctio
n w
ith th
e qu
ality
of i
nter
view
s in
crea
sed.
MoG
CSP
MoJ
(AG
), M
oH
6. P
rovi
de p
rivac
y an
d ot
her p
rote
ctio
n fo
r vic
tims
and
witn
esse
s in
the
pre-
tria
l, tr
ial a
nd p
ost-
tria
l per
iods
.
1. P
erce
ntag
e of
vic
tims
who
ex
pres
s sa
tisfa
ctio
n w
ith th
e le
vel o
f pro
tect
ion
in th
eir
priv
acy
incr
ease
d.
MO
GC
SP, M
oJ
(AG
s)D
SW, N
MC
NATIONAL PLAN OF ACTIONFOR THE ELIMINATION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN GHANA
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2. In
crea
se th
e nu
mbe
r of
shel
ters
and
reha
bilit
atio
n ce
ntre
s fo
r vic
tims
of
traf
ficki
ng.
1. P
rovi
de th
ree
shel
ters
for v
ictim
s of
traf
ficki
ng in
thre
e zo
nes
for s
hort
, m
ediu
m a
nd lo
ng-t
erm
sta
y.
1. T
hree
saf
e an
d se
cure
go
vern
men
t she
lters
ava
ilabl
e in
eac
h of
the
regi
ons
with
in
Gha
na, w
ith s
epar
ate
faci
litie
s fo
r boy
s, g
irls,
adu
lts a
nd
sex
traf
ficke
d vi
ctim
s, w
ith
trai
ned
staf
f pro
vidi
ng c
are
on
trau
ma,
cas
e m
anag
emen
t an
d re
inte
grat
ion
to m
eet
min
imum
inte
rnat
iona
l st
anda
rds.
MoG
CSP
DSW
60 m
onth
s3.
Incr
ease
the
num
ber o
f ch
ild a
nd a
dult
spec
ialis
ed
coun
sello
rs o
ffer
ing
psyc
holo
gica
l and
em
otio
nal
supp
ort t
o vi
ctim
s of
tr
affic
king
.
1. E
ach
dist
rict t
o pr
ovid
e on
e sp
ecia
lised
cou
nsel
lor t
o su
ppor
t vi
ctim
s of
traf
ficki
ng fo
r the
are
a.
1. O
ne fu
ll-tim
e co
unse
llor
trai
ned
in a
dult
and
child
tr
aum
a av
aila
ble
to a
ssis
t in
each
dis
tric
t of t
he c
ount
ry.
MoG
CSP
DSW
, MoH
, M
oLG
RD
,
4. Im
prov
e ac
cess
to h
ealth
fa
cilit
ies
for v
ictim
s.1.
Loc
al h
ealth
faci
litie
s to
off
er fr
ee c
are
for v
ictim
s of
traf
ficki
ng.
1. V
ictim
s in
eac
h di
stric
t pr
ovid
ed w
ith fr
ee h
ealth
car
e an
d co
unse
lling
ser
vice
s.
MoH
, M
oLG
RD
MoF
5. E
nhan
ce re
sour
ces
and
logi
stic
s fo
r tho
se w
orki
ng to
pr
otec
t vic
tims.
1. In
crea
se n
umbe
r of l
ogis
tics
and
othe
r re
sour
ces
for u
se b
y pe
rson
s of
ferin
g se
rvic
es to
vic
tims
of tr
affic
king
.
1. N
umbe
r of r
esou
rces
an
d lo
gist
ics
prog
ress
ivel
y in
crea
sing
.
MoL
GR
D,
MoG
CSP
MoF
NATIONAL PLAN OF ACTIONFOR THE ELIMINATION OF HUMAN
TRAFFICKING IN GHANA
21
Obj
ecti
ve 3
: Dev
elop
live
lihoo
d op
port
unit
ies
for r
escu
ed v
icti
ms
of t
raffi
ckin
g
Stra
tegi
esA
ctiv
itie
sO
utco
mes
/Out
puts
Lead
Age
ncy
Col
labo
rati
onIn
dica
tive
B
udge
t ($)
Tim
e A
llott
ed
1. P
artn
er w
ith N
GO
s w
ho
are
rein
tegr
atin
g tr
affic
king
vi
ctim
s to
enh
ance
liv
elih
ood.
1. D
evel
op a
nd im
plem
ent s
usta
inab
le
livel
ihoo
d an
d in
com
e ge
nera
ting
prog
ram
mes
tailo
red
to lo
cal m
arke
t ci
rcum
stan
ces
and
the
need
s of
vic
tims,
pa
rtic
ular
ly c
hild
ren
and
thei
r fam
ilies
.
1. T
arge
ted
num
ber o
f pro
fit
mak
ing
inco
me-
gene
ratin
g op
port
uniti
es e
stab
lishe
d fo
r re
scue
d vi
ctim
s.
MoG
CSP
CSO
s, N
GO
s,
MA
SLO
C
60 m
onth
s2.
Par
tner
with
the
priv
ate
sect
or, a
nd a
s pa
rt o
f cor
pora
te s
ocia
l re
spon
sibi
lity
targ
et
spec
ific
inte
rven
tions
ai
med
at p
rovi
ding
ec
onom
ic e
mpo
wer
men
t op
port
uniti
es fo
r res
cued
vi
ctim
s.
1. P
artn
er th
e pr
ivat
e se
ctor
to fa
cilit
ate
smal
l bus
ines
s op
port
uniti
es fo
r re
scue
d vi
ctim
s.
1. N
umbe
r of p
rofit
mak
ing
busi
ness
opp
ortu
nitie
s fo
r re
scue
d vi
ctim
s fa
cilit
ated
by
the
priv
ate
sect
or in
crea
sed.
MoG
CSP
Priv
ate
Sect
or,
CSO
s
NATIONAL PLAN OF ACTIONFOR THE ELIMINATION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN GHANA
22
Obj
ecti
ve 3
: Dev
elop
live
lihoo
d op
port
unit
ies
for r
escu
ed v
icti
ms
of t
raffi
ckin
g
Stra
tegi
esA
ctiv
itie
sO
utco
mes
/Out
puts
Lead
Age
ncy
Col
labo
rati
onIn
dica
tive
B
udge
t ($)
Tim
e A
llott
ed
1. P
artn
er w
ith N
GO
s w
ho
are
rein
tegr
atin
g tr
affic
king
vi
ctim
s to
enh
ance
liv
elih
ood.
1. D
evel
op a
nd im
plem
ent s
usta
inab
le
livel
ihoo
d an
d in
com
e ge
nera
ting
prog
ram
mes
tailo
red
to lo
cal m
arke
t ci
rcum
stan
ces
and
the
need
s of
vic
tims,
pa
rtic
ular
ly c
hild
ren
and
thei
r fam
ilies
.
1. T
arge
ted
num
ber o
f pro
fit
mak
ing
inco
me-
gene
ratin
g op
port
uniti
es e
stab
lishe
d fo
r re
scue
d vi
ctim
s.
MoG
CSP
CSO
s, N
GO
s,
MA
SLO
C
60 m
onth
s2.
Par
tner
with
the
priv
ate
sect
or, a
nd a
s pa
rt o
f cor
pora
te s
ocia
l re
spon
sibi
lity
targ
et
spec
ific
inte
rven
tions
ai
med
at p
rovi
ding
ec
onom
ic e
mpo
wer
men
t op
port
uniti
es fo
r res
cued
vi
ctim
s.
1. P
artn
er th
e pr
ivat
e se
ctor
to fa
cilit
ate
smal
l bus
ines
s op
port
uniti
es fo
r re
scue
d vi
ctim
s.
1. N
umbe
r of p
rofit
mak
ing
busi
ness
opp
ortu
nitie
s fo
r re
scue
d vi
ctim
s fa
cilit
ated
by
the
priv
ate
sect
or in
crea
sed.
MoG
CSP
Priv
ate
Sect
or,
CSO
s
NATIONAL PLAN OF ACTIONFOR THE ELIMINATION OF HUMAN
TRAFFICKING IN GHANA
23
PRO
SEC
UT
ION
Obj
ecti
ve 1
: Pro
vide
tra
inin
g to
pro
secu
tors
and
judg
es o
n th
e ap
prop
riat
e im
plem
enta
tion
of a
nti-t
raffi
ckin
g la
ws
Stra
tegi
esA
ctiv
itie
sO
utco
mes
/O
utpu
tsLe
ad A
genc
yC
olla
bora
tion
Indi
cati
ve
Bud
get (
$)T
ime
Allo
tted
1. E
nsur
e th
at a
ll TI
P pr
osec
utor
s an
d al
l Circ
uit
and
Hig
h C
ourt
judg
es h
ave
the
capa
city
to
appr
opria
tely
dea
l with
hum
an tr
affic
king
cas
es
in th
e co
urts
of l
aw.
2. T
rain
pro
secu
tors
and
judg
es o
n TI
P la
ws,
su
bsta
ntiv
e an
d pr
oced
ural
, and
vic
tim-c
entr
ed
pros
ecut
ion
and
deci
sion
-mak
ing
appr
oach
es.
1. P
repa
re tr
aini
ng m
anua
ls to
co
nduc
t the
trai
ning
s.
1. Q
ualit
y of
tr
aini
ng m
anua
ls
impr
oved
.M
oGC
SPM
oJ, A
G
9,50
3,08
124
m
onth
s
1. T
arge
ted
num
ber o
f TIP
pr
osec
utor
s an
d ju
dges
trai
ned
and
qual
ity o
f tra
inin
g re
ache
d.M
oGC
SPM
oJ, A
G
NATIONAL PLAN OF ACTIONFOR THE ELIMINATION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN GHANA
24
Obj
ecti
ve 2
: Ens
ure
Att
orne
y G
ener
al’s
Dep
artm
ent p
rose
cuto
rs re
ceiv
e ro
bust
hum
an t
raffi
ckin
g ca
se
dock
ets,
revi
ew t
hem
fast
er, a
nd m
onit
or t
he p
rose
cuti
on o
f hum
an t
raffi
ckin
g ca
ses.
Stra
tegi
esA
ctiv
itie
sO
utco
mes
/O
utpu
tsLe
ad A
genc
yC
olla
bora
tion
Indi
cati
ve
Bud
get (
$)T
ime
Allo
tted
1.
Des
igna
te a
ded
icat
ed te
am w
ithin
the
Att
orne
y G
ener
al’s
Dep
artm
ent,
wel
l re
sour
ced,
and
focu
sed
on h
uman
traf
ficki
ng
case
s, a
imin
g to
suc
cess
fully
pro
secu
te a
ll su
ch c
ases
with
in a
n av
erag
e of
12
mon
ths.
2.
MoJ
to d
edic
ate
a su
stai
nabl
e bu
dget
line
for
the
cont
inue
d op
erat
ion
of th
e de
sk.
3.
Targ
eted
and
spe
cial
ised
orie
ntat
ion
for
inve
stig
ator
s, p
artic
ular
ly in
the
colle
ctio
n an
d co
llatio
n of
evi
denc
e.
4. I
ncre
ase
qual
ity o
f inv
estig
atio
ns in
to
repo
rted
hum
an tr
affic
king
cas
es a
nd b
uild
ro
bust
cas
e do
cket
s th
at s
atis
fy e
lem
ents
of
the
crim
e.
5.
Ensu
re th
e av
aila
bilit
y of
fund
s to
cat
er fo
r th
e co
st o
f pro
curin
g w
itnes
ses
to te
stify
ing
in c
ourt
.
6.
Chi
ef Ju
stic
e to
issu
e di
rect
ive
to ju
dges
to
prio
ritis
e hu
man
traf
ficki
ng c
ases
and
aim
to
com
plet
e th
em o
n av
erag
e w
ithin
12
mon
ths.
7.
Esta
blis
h a
fast
trac
k sy
stem
for a
ll ca
ses
brou
ght t
o th
e de
sk to
be
conc
lude
d w
ithin
an
ave
rage
of 1
2 m
onth
s.
8.
Dev
elop
an
M&
E sy
stem
for t
he q
uart
erly
re
view
and
repo
rtin
g on
the
effe
ctiv
enes
s of
th
e fa
st tr
ack
syst
em.
1. E
stab
lish
a hu
man
traf
ficki
ng
desk
in th
e D
irect
or o
f Pub
lic
Pros
ecut
ions
’ Offi
ce to
sw
iftly
ha
ndle
cas
es o
f tra
ffick
ing.
1. D
esk
esta
blis
hed
with
mor
e at
tent
ion
give
n to
ah
uman
traf
ficki
ng
case
s le
adin
g to
in
crea
sed
quan
tity
and
qual
ity o
f pr
osec
utio
ns.
MoG
CSP
MoJ
(AG
s)
12 m
onth
s
1. E
vide
nce
of re
sour
ces
allo
cate
d fo
r the
ope
ratio
n of
the
desk
for,
at a
min
imum
, the
dur
atio
n of
the
NPA
.
MoG
CSP
MoG
CSP
MoJ
(AG
s)
MoJ
(AG
s)
1. N
umbe
r and
qua
lity
of
orie
ntat
ions
giv
en to
inve
stig
ator
s in
crea
sed/
impr
oved
.
1. Im
prov
emen
ts in
the
qual
ity o
f ca
se d
ocke
ts, l
eadi
ng to
incr
ease
d nu
mbe
r of a
rres
ts, c
harg
es a
nd
conv
ictio
ns w
ith re
duct
ion
in
prev
alen
ce o
f hum
an tr
affic
king
ac
hiev
ed a
s a
resu
lt.
1. H
uman
traf
ficki
ng c
ases
dis
pose
d of
in th
e co
urts
with
in a
n av
erag
e of
12
mon
ths.
MoG
CSP
MoJ
(AG
s)
NATIONAL PLAN OF ACTIONFOR THE ELIMINATION OF HUMAN
TRAFFICKING IN GHANA
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Obj
ecti
ve 3
: Rev
iew
the
hum
an t
raffi
ckin
g la
ws
to m
eet n
ew d
eman
ds
Stra
tegi
esA
ctiv
itie
sO
utco
mes
/O
utpu
tsLe
ad A
genc
yC
olla
bora
tion
Indi
cati
ve
Bud
get (
$)T
ime
Allo
tted
1. R
evie
w o
f hum
an tr
affic
king
la
ws
to m
eet e
volv
ing
need
s.
1. P
erio
dic
asse
ssm
ent o
f the
via
bilit
y of
the
Hum
an T
raffi
ckin
g A
ct a
nd R
egul
atio
ns a
nd o
ther
hu
man
traf
ficki
ng la
ws
and
polic
ies,
and
thei
r re
view
to a
ddre
ss c
onte
mpo
rary
con
cern
s.
1. N
umbe
r and
qu
ality
of p
olic
ies
and
law
s on
hum
an
traf
ficki
ng re
view
ed
and
alig
ned
with
co
ntem
pora
ry
need
s in
crea
sed
and
impr
oved
.M
oGC
SPC
SOs,
MoJ
60 m
onth
s
2. R
evie
w th
e ef
fect
iven
ess
of th
e cr
imin
al ju
stic
e sy
stem
as
it re
late
s to
hum
an tr
affic
king
.
2. In
crea
sed
num
ber o
f su
cces
sful
pr
osec
utio
ns
atta
ined
.
NATIONAL PLAN OF ACTIONFOR THE ELIMINATION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN GHANA
26
PAR
TN
ERSH
IP
Obj
ecti
ve 1
: Im
prov
e da
ta c
olle
ctio
n an
d in
form
atio
n sh
arin
g am
ongs
t key
sta
keho
lder
s
Stra
tegi
esA
ctiv
itie
sO
utco
mes
/Out
puts
Lead
A
genc
yC
olla
bora
tion
Indi
cati
ve
Bud
get (
$)T
ime
Allo
tted
1. D
evel
op a
nd
impl
emen
t sy
stem
atic
tool
s fo
r col
lect
ing
and
repo
rtin
g da
ta o
n vi
ctim
id
entifi
catio
n,
refe
rral
, re
scue
s,
reha
bilit
atio
n,
inve
stig
atio
ns,
pros
ecut
ions
, an
d ot
her i
ndic
ia
in th
is N
PA.
1. D
evel
op a
nd im
plem
ent a
nat
iona
l sys
tem
an
d pr
oces
ses
for t
he c
ompi
latio
n of
dat
a.1.
Sys
tem
and
pro
cess
es d
evel
oped
and
im
plem
ente
d.
MoG
CSP
DSW
, NG
OS,
G
IS, G
PS, A
G,
MEL
R, C
LU,
22,2
43,8
04
18 m
onth
s
2. C
ompi
le a
nat
iona
l ele
ctro
nic
data
base
, w
hich
con
tain
s co
ordi
nate
d da
ta fr
om th
e co
mm
unity
, dis
tric
t, re
gion
al a
nd n
atio
nal l
evel
s on
traf
ficki
ng c
ases
, iss
ues
and
inte
rven
tions
an
d pr
ovid
e ac
cess
to s
take
hold
ers.
1. D
atab
ase
com
pile
d w
ith u
p-to
-dat
e st
atis
tics,
acc
essi
ble
to re
leva
nt a
ctor
s.
3. P
rovi
de tr
aini
ng a
nd o
n-go
ing
tech
nica
l as
sist
ance
on
how
to u
se th
e da
ta g
athe
ring
tool
s an
d th
e in
form
atio
n ge
nera
ted
to le
vera
ge
bott
lene
cks
for e
ffec
tive
deci
sion
-mak
ing.
1. N
umbe
r and
qua
lity
of tr
aini
ng a
nd
tech
nica
l ass
ista
nce
prov
ided
and
upd
ated
pe
riodi
cally
.M
oGC
SPM
LGR
D, D
SW
4. D
esig
nate
a N
PA fo
cal p
erso
n w
ho c
an
sync
hron
ise
and
coor
dina
te N
PA a
ctiv
ities
with
th
e C
PC.
1. A
foca
l per
son
desi
gnat
ed a
nd
com
mun
icat
ed to
sta
keho
lder
s as
the
mai
n po
int o
f con
tact
and
lead
coo
rdin
ator
of N
PA
activ
ities
in s
ynch
roni
satio
n w
ith th
e C
PC.
MoG
CSP
DSW
, HTM
B,
CLU
2. E
stab
lish
prot
ocol
s fo
r ut
ilisi
ng th
e in
form
atio
n on
hum
an
traf
ficki
ng
for e
ffec
tive
deci
sion
-mak
ing
by s
take
hold
ers.
1. L
ever
age
impl
emen
tatio
n ch
alle
nges
fr
om h
uman
traf
ficki
ng d
ata,
com
pile
and
di
ssem
inat
e re
gion
al a
nd n
atio
nal o
utpu
t dat
a se
mi-a
nnua
lly th
roug
h th
e H
TMB,
tech
nica
l w
orki
ng g
roup
.
1. D
ata
wid
ely
shar
ed a
nd im
plem
enta
tion
chal
leng
es h
ighl
ight
ed.
MoG
CSP
DSW
, MoI
, G
PS, G
IS, A
G,
2. E
nhan
ce d
ownw
ard
com
mun
icat
ion
and
info
rmat
ion
shar
ing
from
the
min
istr
y,
to re
gion
al a
nd d
istr
ict-
leve
l offi
ces
on
inve
stig
atio
ns, p
rose
cutio
ns, v
ictim
s id
entifi
ed,
and
assi
stan
ce p
rovi
ded.
1. E
nhan
ced
com
mun
icat
ion
and
info
rmat
ion
shar
ing
illus
trat
ed b
y al
l key
sta
keho
lder
s po
sses
sing
kno
wle
dge
of in
vest
igat
ions
, ca
ses
and
vict
im c
are.
MoG
CSP
DSW
, MoI
, G
PS, G
IS,
AG
, MEL
R,
MoL
GR
D
3. E
nhan
ce, r
egul
ar u
pwar
ds re
port
ing
com
mun
icat
ion
and
data
sha
ring
from
the
dist
rict t
o re
gion
al a
nd n
atio
nal l
evel
on
prev
enta
tive
mea
sure
s im
plem
ente
d, v
ictim
s id
entifi
ed, a
nd a
ssis
tanc
e pr
ovid
ed.
1. E
nhan
ced
com
mun
icat
ion
and
info
rmat
ion
shar
ing
illus
trat
ed b
y al
l key
sta
keho
lder
s ha
ving
kno
wle
dge
of in
vest
igat
ions
, cas
es
and
vict
im c
are.
MoG
CSP
DSW
, MoI
, G
PS, G
IS, A
G,
MEL
R, M
LGR
D
4. H
old
and
part
icip
ate
in a
hig
h-le
vel n
atio
nal
annu
al fo
rum
on
hum
an tr
affic
king
, pro
vidi
ng
plat
form
s fo
r inf
orm
atio
n sh
arin
g, u
pdat
es o
n pa
rtne
rshi
p im
plem
enta
tion,
and
mon
itorin
g.
1. H
igh-
leve
l sta
keho
lder
s’ a
nnua
l for
um h
eld
to a
ssis
t in
mon
itorin
g an
d ev
alua
tion
effo
rts.
MoG
CSP
, M
oI
DSW
, MoI
, G
PS, G
IS, A
G,
MEL
R, M
LGR
D
NATIONAL PLAN OF ACTIONFOR THE ELIMINATION OF HUMAN
TRAFFICKING IN GHANA
27
Obj
ecti
ve 2
: Inc
reas
e co
ordi
nati
on a
mon
g lin
e m
inis
trie
s fo
r enh
ance
d bu
dget
ary
prio
riti
sati
on a
nd m
onit
orin
g to
del
iver
on
the
NPA
Stra
tegi
esA
ctiv
itie
sO
utco
mes
/Out
puts
Lead
A
genc
yC
olla
bora
tion
Indi
cati
ve
Bud
get (
$)T
ime
Allo
tted
1. P
riorit
ise
anti-
hum
an
traf
ficki
ng in
bu
dget
pro
cess
es
and
annu
ally
in
crea
se s
uppo
rt
for a
nti-t
raffi
ckin
g ac
tiviti
es.
1. G
over
nmen
t to
mak
e sp
ecifi
c bu
dget
al
loca
tions
for h
uman
traf
ficki
ng a
ctiv
ities
.
1. B
udge
t lin
es e
xist
ent a
nd e
xpen
ditu
re
repo
rted
on
as re
quire
d, in
clud
ing
how
m
uch
is b
eing
spe
nt o
n hu
man
traf
ficki
ng.
MoF
, M
oGC
SPO
ffice
of t
he
Pres
iden
t
12 m
onth
s
2. G
over
nmen
t to
com
mit
to p
rovi
ding
its
full
supp
ort a
nd fi
nanc
ial c
omm
itmen
t to
the
anti-
hum
an tr
affic
king
initi
ativ
es o
utlin
ed in
this
NPA
.
1. In
crea
sed
budg
etar
y al
loca
tion
to a
nti
hum
an tr
affic
king
NPA
initi
ativ
es.
3. E
ligib
le v
ictim
s ab
le to
acc
ess
finan
cial
as
sist
ance
from
the
Hum
an T
raffi
ckin
g Fu
nd
as p
resc
ribed
in th
e H
uman
Tra
ffick
ing
Act
and
re
gula
tions
.
1. H
uman
Tra
ffick
ing
Fund
reso
urce
d an
d fu
nds
annu
ally
incr
ease
d fo
r dis
burs
emen
t to
elig
ible
vic
tims.
MoF
, M
oGC
SPH
TMB
4. D
evel
op a
nd im
plem
ent m
echa
nism
s fo
r st
reng
then
ing
the
oper
atio
n of
the
hum
an
traf
ficki
ng fu
nd.
1. M
echa
nism
s to
str
engt
hen
the
oper
atio
ns o
f the
fund
dev
elop
ed a
nd in
us
e.
5. C
ontin
ue to
pro
vide
ade
quat
e hu
man
, te
chni
cal a
nd fi
nanc
ial r
esou
rces
for a
nti-h
uman
tr
affic
king
spe
cial
ised
uni
ts a
nd in
crea
se th
eir
capa
city
to im
plem
ent e
ffec
tive
stra
tegi
es
for p
reve
ntio
n, p
rote
ctio
n, p
rose
cutio
n an
d pa
rtne
rshi
p.1.
Num
ber a
nd q
ualit
y of
ant
i-hum
an
traf
ficki
ng s
take
hold
ers
unde
rtak
ing
annu
al tr
aini
ng.
MoG
CSP
GPS
, MoI
, MoJ
(A
Gs)
6. E
nsur
e fu
nds
are
rele
ased
for a
nti-h
uman
tr
affic
king
sta
keho
lder
s (s
peci
alis
t pol
ice,
ca
regi
vers
, pro
secu
tors
, etc
.) to
par
ticip
ate
in
trai
ning
s.
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Obj
ecti
ve 3
: Inc
reas
e co
ordi
nati
on a
nd jo
int m
onit
orin
g be
twee
n ke
y m
inis
trie
s, d
epar
tmen
ts, a
genc
ies,
and
oth
er s
take
hold
ers
Stra
tegi
esA
ctiv
itie
sO
utco
mes
/Out
puts
Lead
A
genc
yC
olla
bora
tion
Indi
cati
ve
Bud
get (
$)T
ime
Allo
tted
1. H
uman
traf
ficki
ng
to b
e m
ains
trea
med
th
roug
hout
nat
iona
l de
velo
pmen
t pla
nnin
g an
d m
onito
ring
proc
esse
s.
1. H
uman
traf
ficki
ng is
sues
to b
e in
clud
ing
in G
hana
’s d
evel
opm
ent p
lans
by
the
ND
PC,
with
targ
ets,
indi
cato
rs, b
udge
tary
allo
catio
ns,
timef
ram
es, a
nd m
onito
ring
mec
hani
sms.
1. H
uman
traf
ficki
ng g
iven
prio
rity
in
the
natio
nal d
evel
opm
ent p
lann
ing
agen
da w
ith a
ll in
stitu
tions
cha
rged
to
elim
inat
e hu
man
traf
ficki
ng.
ND
PC,
MoG
CSP
HTM
B, M
ELR
, D
SW, M
LGR
D
36 m
onth
s
2. H
uman
traf
ficki
ng to
be
stre
amlin
ed in
to
annu
al w
ork
plan
s of
MM
DA
s, e
nsur
ing
that
pla
ns
are
cost
ed a
nd in
clud
ed in
thei
r ann
ual b
udge
ts.
1. A
ll M
MD
As,
par
ticul
arly
thos
e th
at
play
key
role
s in
com
batt
ing
hum
an
traf
ficki
ng, i
ncor
pora
te a
ctio
n pl
ans
and
budg
ets
into
thei
r ann
ual w
ork
plan
s.
ND
PC,
MoG
CSP
All
MD
As
2. E
stab
lish
a co
ordi
nate
d Te
chni
cal
Wor
king
Gro
up (T
WG
) of
all
stak
ehol
ders
to
mon
itor p
rogr
ess
in im
plem
entin
g th
e N
PA a
nd a
ddre
ss
bott
lene
cks.
1. E
stab
lish
a T
WG
from
key
MD
As
and
part
ners
at
the
seni
or d
irect
or le
vel t
o m
onito
r pro
gres
s in
th
e im
plem
enta
tion
of th
e N
PA.
1. N
umbe
r and
qua
lity
of re
gula
r up
date
s pr
ovid
ed b
y th
e T
WG
to
MoG
CSP
incr
ease
d an
d im
prov
ed.
MoG
CSP
MoI
, GIS
, G
PS, M
LGR
D,
MoF
AR
I
2. T
he T
WG
to p
rovi
de re
gula
r upd
ates
on
the
impl
emen
tatio
n of
the
NPA
to M
oGC
SP a
nd h
ow
leve
rage
d bo
ttle
neck
s ha
ve b
een
rem
edia
ted.
MoG
CSP
MEL
R,
MLG
RD
, M
oFA
RI,
MoF
, M
oI
3. D
evel
op p
artn
ersh
ips
with
CSO
s, te
chni
cal
and
finan
cial
par
tner
s in
the
field
of h
uman
tr
affic
king
.
1. P
ro-a
ctiv
ely
seek
to a
ssoc
iate
with
like
-min
ded
orga
nisa
tions
by
join
ing
prog
ram
mes
that
see
k to
enh
ance
coo
pera
tion
in fi
ghtin
g tr
affic
king
.
1. G
reat
er n
umbe
r of p
artn
ersh
ips
esta
blis
hed
to c
omba
t tra
ffick
ing.
MoG
CSP
NG
Os,
HTM
B
2. D
evel
op a
com
pend
ium
of N
GO
s th
at p
rovi
de
assi
stan
ce fo
r hum
an tr
affic
king
vic
tims
and
assi
st in
faci
litat
ing
thei
r wor
k.
1. C
ompe
ndiu
m o
f NG
Os
esta
blis
hed
and
regu
lar a
ssis
tanc
e to
vic
tims
prov
ided
.
MoG
CSP
, C
SOs
NG
Os
3. P
artn
er w
ith id
entifi
ed N
GO
s to
pro
vide
te
chni
cal s
uppo
rt a
nd in
puts
to th
e H
TMB/
TW
G
on m
etho
ds to
impr
ove
gove
rnm
ent a
nd a
genc
y co
ordi
natio
n to
pre
vent
traf
ficki
ng, p
rovi
de
care
to v
ictim
s, a
nd in
crea
se th
e ar
rest
and
pr
osec
utio
n of
traf
ficke
rs.
1. E
nhan
ced
part
ners
hip
and
tech
nica
l in
puts
bet
wee
n go
vern
men
t and
N
GO
s.
MoG
CSP
, N
GO
s,H
TMB,
CLU
, M
oI
4. E
nhan
ce in
form
atio
n sh
arin
g an
d jo
ined
up
act
ivity
am
ongs
t se
curit
y ag
enci
es.
1. E
stab
lish
prot
ocol
s an
d m
echa
nism
s to
sha
re
info
rmat
ion
on c
ross
-bor
der a
ctiv
ity a
mon
gst
secu
rity
agen
cies
.
1. J
oine
d up
act
ivity
and
repo
rtin
g st
ruct
ures
ope
ratio
nalis
ed fo
r en
hanc
ed c
oord
inat
ion
amon
gst
agen
cies
in th
e fig
ht a
gain
st re
late
d cr
imin
al a
ctiv
ity.
GIS
, GPS
MoF
AR
I, M
oI,
EOC
O, N
S
2. A
nti-S
mug
glin
g an
d A
nti-
Hum
an T
raffi
ckin
g U
nits
to s
hare
info
rmat
ion
and
coor
dina
te m
ore
join
t act
iviti
es.
1. G
reat
er c
oord
inat
ion
and
info
rmat
ion
shar
ing
betw
een
the
two
units
.G
PS, G
ISM
oI, D
SW,
MoG
CSP
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TRAFFICKING IN GHANA
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Obj
ecti
ve 4
: Inc
reas
e co
oper
atio
n am
ongs
t reg
iona
l and
inte
rnat
iona
l act
ors
in t
he fi
ght a
gain
st c
ross
-bor
der t
raffi
ckin
g
Stra
tegi
esA
ctiv
itie
sO
utco
mes
/Out
puts
Lead
A
genc
yC
olla
bora
tion
Indi
cati
ve
Bud
get (
$)T
ime
Allo
tted
1. In
crea
se le
vel o
f co
mm
itmen
t fro
m
coun
trie
s of
orig
in a
nd
dest
inat
ion
in th
eir
inte
rnat
iona
l obl
igat
ions
to
pro
tect
and
faci
litat
e th
e sa
fe re
turn
of
vict
ims.
1. D
esig
n m
echa
nism
s to
faci
litat
e an
d ea
se th
e pr
otec
tion
and
retu
rn o
f vic
tims-
whe
re it
is in
th
e be
st in
tere
st o
f the
vic
tim to
do
so, i
n th
e be
st p
ossi
ble
cond
ition
and
with
in a
ppro
pria
te
timef
ram
es.
1. In
crea
sed
num
ber o
f ret
urns
su
cces
sful
ly a
nd s
afel
y fa
cilit
ated
.M
oGC
SP,
MoF
AR
IM
oI, G
IS, G
PS,
DSW
, UN
HC
R
60 m
onth
s
2. Im
plem
ent p
roto
cols
to e
nsur
e co
untr
ies
of
orig
in re
gist
er th
e re
turn
ed v
ictim
s w
ith th
e ap
prop
riate
bod
y an
d re
stor
e th
e fu
ndam
enta
l as
pect
s of
his
or h
er id
entit
y; n
ame,
nat
iona
lity,
et
c.
1. E
nhan
ced
num
ber o
f ret
urns
with
fu
ndam
enta
l asp
ects
of i
dent
ity
rest
ored
.
MoG
CSP
, M
oFA
RI
MoI
, GIS
, GPS
, M
oGC
SP,
DSW
3. E
stab
lish
a m
anag
emen
t sys
tem
to fo
llow
-up
on th
e re
turn
, pro
tect
ion,
reha
bilit
atio
n an
d re
inte
grat
ion
of v
ictim
s.
1. D
atab
ase
for c
ross
-bor
der
traf
ficki
ng v
ictim
s es
tabl
ishe
d an
d op
erat
iona
lised
to fo
llow
-up
on
retu
rns.
MoG
CSP
, M
oFA
RI
MoI
, GIS
, GPS
, M
oGC
SP,
DSW
4. E
nsur
e th
at o
rigin
and
des
tinat
ion
coun
trie
s co
ntrib
ute
to th
e as
soci
ated
cos
ts o
f the
pr
otec
tion,
retu
rn, a
nd re
inte
grat
ion
of v
ictim
s.
1. R
ecip
roca
l cos
t sha
ring
amon
g pa
rtne
r cou
ntrie
s es
tabl
ishe
d an
d op
erat
iona
lised
.
MoG
CSP
, M
oF
MoF
AR
I, G
IS,
GPS
, MoF
AR
I, D
SW
2. E
stab
lish
prot
ocol
s fo
r the
sha
ring
of
info
rmat
ion
on h
uman
tr
affic
king
with
regi
onal
ne
ighb
ours
and
in
tern
atio
nal p
artn
ers.
1. C
ompi
le a
nd s
hare
bi-a
nnua
lly w
ith re
gion
al
and
inte
rnat
iona
l par
tner
s, e
ffor
ts in
pre
vent
ing
traf
ficki
ng, p
rote
ctin
g vi
ctim
s, p
rose
cutin
g tr
affic
kers
, and
gro
win
g pa
rtne
rshi
ps.
1. P
roto
cols
for i
nfor
mat
ion
shar
ing
impl
emen
ted
and
oper
atio
nalis
ed.
MoI
, M
oFA
RI
GPS
, GIS
, MoJ
, D
SW
3. T
ake
step
s to
es
tabl
ish
and
oper
atio
nalis
e in
tern
atio
nal
coop
erat
ion
agre
emen
ts a
mon
g ne
ighb
ourin
g st
ates
an
d em
ergi
ng
dest
inat
ion
coun
trie
s.
1. U
nder
take
mul
tilat
eral
mee
tings
with
Tog
o,
Burk
ina
Faso
, Nor
th A
fric
an a
nd U
AE
stat
es to
es
tabl
ish
com
mon
gro
und
and
shar
ed o
bjec
tives
on
ant
i-hum
an tr
affic
king
initi
ativ
es.
1. M
ultil
ater
al m
eetin
gs s
ucce
ssfu
lly
held
and
agr
eem
ents
reac
hed
to
incr
ease
inte
rnat
iona
l coo
pera
ting
agai
nst t
raffi
ckin
g.
MoG
CSP
, M
oFA
RI
MoI
, GPS
, GIS
, M
oJ, M
oGC
SP
2. In
tern
atio
nal m
onito
ring
sym
posi
ums
held
w
ith ta
rget
cou
ntrie
s to
ass
ess
prog
ress
in
the
impl
emen
tatio
n of
ant
i-hum
an tr
affic
king
ac
tiviti
es.
1. In
tern
atio
nal s
ympo
sium
s he
ld
to m
onito
r the
est
ablis
hing
and
im
plem
enta
tion
of m
ultil
ater
al
agre
emen
ts.
MoF
AR
I, M
oGC
SPM
oJ, G
IS, G
PS
3. A
t the
requ
est o
f sta
tes,
ext
radi
te tr
affic
kers
an
d th
eir a
ccom
plic
es o
r fac
ilita
te th
e pr
oces
s of
th
eir h
andi
ng o
ver t
o la
w e
nfor
cem
ent.
1. E
nhan
ced
coop
erat
ion
illus
trat
ed b
y an
incr
easi
ng n
umbe
r of e
xtra
ditio
ns.
MoG
CSP
MoJ
, GIS
, GPS
, D
SW
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4.0 BUDGET SUMMARY
ThemesTotal Amount 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
USD USD USD USD USD USD
Prevention 36,352,014 9,120,740 7,042,288 8,953,430 4,389,250 6,846,305
Protection 15,767,753 2,721,270 3,272,628 2,950,591 3,542,418 3,280,846
Prosecution 9,503,081 1,949,334 1,737,638 1,484,251 2,120,191 2,211,668
Partnership 22,243,804 5,565,659 2,599,357 4,669,468 3,069,177 6,340,144
Total 83,866,652 19,357,003 14,651,911 18,057,740 13,121,036 18,678,962
Budget summary by themes
* For information on detailed budget please contact the Human Trafficking Secretariat.