STOP Trafficking of People

It's day 18 of Dressember, and I have been "dressing" it up. It's pretty great putting on a dress every morning knowing that this month when I get dressed it's more than just a dress I am wearing. It's also a great way to remind myself that everyone has a right to freedom no matter their age, sexuality, sex, culture, religion or socio-economic status.

Stop Trafficking of People is a Christian organision based in Stellenbosch that helps create awareness of human trafficking. They have also partnered with various organisations to help combat human trafficking in South Africa. Their mission is to educate, warn and protect South Africans against this global phenomenon called human trafficking in order to prevent South Africa from becoming a human trafficking hot spot.

They create awareness by creating training material and various other resources that gets handed out to different groups of people from teachers, care-givers and parents. They can then use these packs to educate the children and adults they teach and even the people round them about human trafficking.  Another way they create awareness is with media, which is one of the quickest ways of reaching people now a days because we all have access to TV, radio and the Internet where adverts can be placed, or even short articles to make people aware of this.

Stop Trafficking of People have joined with law enforcement organisations to help combat human trafficking, as well as various other organisations, (such as Straatwerk, Justice Acts, Salvation Army, National Freedom network),  where they work together to combat this huge issue in the world. They have also started safe houses so that when someone has been rescued they have a safe place to go and stay and get rehabilitated back into society.

xKx

Human Traffiking In South Africa - Candice's Story

It's day 12 of Dressember, and I have been "dressing" it up. It's pretty great putting on a dress every morning knowing that this month when I get dressed it's more than just a dress I am wearing. It's also a great way to remind myself that everyone has a right to freedom no matter their age, sexuality, sex, culture, religion or socio-economic status.





I stumbled on Candice's story now when I searching for organisations in South Africa that to combat human trafficking.  Here it is below...

After watching this I realised that to be sold to someone it doesn't necessarily mean that you have to be sold to someone in another country. You can be sold to someone in the same country or even the same city that you live in. Imagine being "kidnapped/stolen" and then sold to someone in your own city. You would be so close to your family and friends but unable to reach them or contact them because you're most likely trapped in a place with no access to communication tools to contact them or even a means to escape. I kind of imagine being trapped in a house where you are watched all the time.

xKx

Human Trafficking in South Africa

It's day 9 of Dressember, and I have been "dressing" it up. It's pretty great putting on a dress every morning knowing that this month when I get dressed it's more than just a dress I am wearing. It's also a great way to remind myself that everyone deserves to be free and not to be exploited.





According to People Search And Rescue Unit, (PSARU), South Africa is a source, transit and destination city for human trafficking. South Africa In 2013 the Prevention and Combating of trafficking in Persons Bill was signed by Jacob Zuma. Before this bill was in place the statistics of how bad human trafficking in South Africa was hard to find because people were tried for sexual exploitation. The Children's Act also has a portion that covers the trafficking of children specifically. Both theses Acts provide protection for victims and support for them to overcome their traumatic ordeal. 


Besides putting the Act into place, South Africa had a round table discussion earlier this year with various stakeholders on how to prevent human trafficking, as well as setting up a human trafficking desk in the organised crime department to help combat human trafficking. You can read more about the discussion here.

I think one of the main ways that South Africa can help to combat this is by creating awareness through educational programs, campaigns and by advertising it to the country.

xKx