Bulgarian National Campaign: "All different - all equal - all protected": Roma inclusion can stop trafficking of Roma children and young women"

Need Assessment:
Romani groups have been reluctant to acknowledge the involvement of Roma in trafficking in human beings out of fear for their security and to avoid reinforcing existing stereotypes. Recently a coalition of Bulgarian Roma NGOs stated publicly that Roma are involved, both as victims and perpetrators of human trafficking and asked for social and civil support to overcome this problem. Excluded from preventive measures and other anti-trafficking initiatives and a target of persistent prejudice and negative stereotyping, Roma women and children are particularly vulnerable to human trafficking.

Aim:
Realization a Bulgarian National Campaign: "All different - all equal - all protected": Roma inclusion can stop trafficking of Roma children and young women" and establishment a pool of empowered Roma mediators and trainers to closely work in the Roma community for trafficking prevention and protection.

Objectives:
Ø To introduce the "All Different-All Equal" campaign for diversity, human rights and participation.
Ø To promote Human Rights, Participation and Equality for Roma inclusion.
Ø To campaign for Roma inclusion as a mean to stop trafficking of Romani youth.
Ø To address the root causes of trafficking in Roma: poverty, unemployment and lack of education and access to resources and the factors facilitating Roma women `s vulnerability to trafficking: feminisation of poverty, gender discrimination, lack of educational and professional opportunities.
Ø To promote an asset-based Roma community action for trafficking prevention and protection of vulnerable children and young women, mapping and mobilizing of all Roma community assets.
Ø To train and empower with knowledge and skills for Roma youth trafficking prevention and protection 30 potential Roma mediators and trainers.
Ø To create a pool of young Roma mediators and trainers to raise awareness and educate for trafficking prevention and protection in the Roma communities.
Ø To design and publish a manual for Roma mediators and trainers on trafficking prevention and protection.

Methodology:
Campaigning. Interactive training.

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BNCYTP TC Programme

Roma Trafficking in Bulgaria