Prevention & Reintegration Programme to Combat Trafficking of Children for Labour & Sexual Exploitation in Balkans & Ukraine

1 February 2003

19 March 2008

Germany

Objective: This project aims to contribute to a reduction in the incidence of trafficking in children for labour and sexual exploitation in Albania, Romania, Moldova and Ukraine. At the end of the project: (1) national policies, legislation and judicial procedures will be geared to address the issue of trafficking in children, (2) in selected high risk areas, mechanisms to reduce the vulnerability of children to trafficking will be in place and the quality and range of services for long-term reintegration of child victims will have been improved, (3) a sub-regional information exchange network will be operational and will support and strengthen existing regional structures.

Combating trafficking in children for labour and sexual exploitation in the Balkans and Ukraine

30 September 2003

31 December 2007

United States

Objective: This project will contribute to a reduction in the incidence of trafficking in children for labour and sexual exploitation in Albania, Romania, Moldova and Ukraine. By the end of the project (1) national policies, legislation and judicial procedures will be geared to address the issue of trafficking in children (2) in selected high risk areas, mechanisms to reduce the vulnerability of children to trafficking will be in place and the quality and range of services for long-term reintegration of child victims will have been improved and (3) a sub-regional information exchange network will be operational and will support and strengthen existing regional structures. This project is linked to the “Prevention & Reintegration Programme to Combat Trafficking of Children for Labour & Sexual Exploitation in Balkans & Ukraine” project funded by Germany.

Combating trafficking in children for labour and sexual exploitation in the Balkans and Ukraine

31 December 2003

31December 2009

Germany

Objective: This project will contribute to a reduction in the incidence of trafficking in children for labour and sexual exploitation in Albania, Romania, Moldova and Ukraine. By the end of the project (1) national policies, legislation and judicial procedures will be geared to address the issue of trafficking in children (2) in selected high risk areas, mechanisms to reduce the vulnerability of children to trafficking will be in place and the quality and range of services for long-term reintegration of child victims will have been improved and (3) a sub-regional information exchange network will be operational and will support and strengthen existing regional structures. This project is linked to the earlier project funded by Germany “Prevention & Reintegration Programme to Combat Trafficking of Children for Labour & Sexual Exploitation in Balkans & Ukraine” and “Combating trafficking in children for labour and sexual exploitation in the Balkans and Ukraine” funded by the United States.

Trafficking and other Worst Forms of Child Labour in Central and Eastern Europe (Phase II)

30 September 2006

31 July 2010

United States

Objective: This project will contribute to the reduction and elimination of trafficking and other worst forms of child labour (WFCL) in Albania, Bulgaria, Kosovo (as defined by the UN Security Council Resolution no. 1244), Moldova, Romania and Ukraine. At the end of the project: (1) country wide upscaling of IPEC models of prevention / identification / referral and rehabilitation / tracking, through capacity building of institutions and greater involvement of employers will have increased the outreach of institutions to eliminate worst forms of child labour,(2) 4500 children will have been either prevented or withdrawn from the Worst Forms of Child Labour in sectors/areas previously not addressed by IPEC interventions and (3) mainstreaming of WFCL into national policies and legislation, and awareness raising / mobilisation activities will have supported an increase of resources allocated to the elimination of the worst forms of child labour.

Upstream Activities for the Prevention and Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour (WFCL) in Central and Eastern Europe

8 December 2008

31 December 2010

Germany

Objective: At the end of this project governments, social partners and other key stakeholders will have taken full ownership of addressing child labour and the implementation of targeted activities has started.