The Counter-Child Traficking Conference is the first global online conference to take place bringing together those working on child trafficking around the world to discuss various interventions and issues. Sessions include:
- Mexico: ‘From surviving to survivor’ – Rosi Orozco
- USA: ‘Victim, survivor, leader: Empowering CSE and trafficked youth’ – Rachel Lloyd of GEMS
- Middle East and USA: ‘Sex trafficking as a form of torture: Understanding the clinical implications of trauma on child victims of commercial sexual exploitation’ – Halleh Seddifhzadeh of ARMAN
- UK: ‘Using drama as a method of healing for child trafficking victims’ – Debbie Ariyo of AFRUCA
- Cambodia: ‘A ten-year study: Butterfly longitudinal findings, recommendations and practitioner feedback’ – Siobhan Miles of Chab Dai
- Philippines: ‘More than safe’ – Gundelina Velasco, Love 146
There will also be keynote addresses from:
- Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combatting Trafficking in Human Beings
- Joy Ngozi Ezelio, UN Special Rapportuer on Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children
- Luis CdeBaca, United States Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
- Myria Vassiliadou, EU Anti-Trafficking Coordinator
For more information go to www.counterchildtrafficking.org. Follow this event on Facebook.
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