Prevention of trafficking in persons 2010, para. 47
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- Second, it is important to recognize that awareness-raising is never enough in itself to prevent trafficking and needs to be complemented by programmes that reduce the vulnerability of potential victims and provide them with viable alternatives. Awareness-raising campaigns implemented alone as a preventive measure are based on the assumption that increased awareness of trafficking issues will encourage people to make alternative decisions that minimize their risk of being trafficked. While this may work well in some circumstances, it disregards the dynamic "push" factors that compel people to leave home despite their knowledge of the risks. The anti-child trafficking project implemented by an international non governmental organization for children from the Egyptian community in Albania is a good example of how the provision of information was combined with efforts to reduce the vulnerability of children who are particularly at risk of being trafficked. After finding that there was a correlation between children dropping out of school and their risk of being trafficked, the organization strategically provided advice and material support to families with children at risk.
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Means of adoption
- N.A.
- Topic(s)
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 2010
- Paragraph type
- Other
- Paragraph number
- 47
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