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Event Detail

Safe Environment for Children: Joint Parental Response

Dates: June 05, 2006 to June 06, 2006

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Event Details

Counter Trafficking Conference:  "SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN: JOINT PARENTAL RESPONSE"

The participants were welcomed by Florent Vranica, Head of Office, CRS Kosovo. After the introductory speech regarding the objectives of the Conference, made by Nikolay Ilchev, CRS EME and Larisa Klepac, CRS BiH, the Conference began with the presentation on supporting institutional Framework ( by Habit Hajredini, Kosovo National Coordinator - Advisory Office of Good Governance Prime Ministers Office). Other presentations followed as stated below:

Human Trafficking Prevention in South East Europe Presentation
UNICEF Kosovo

CRS/EME  Counter trafficking strategy/goals and objectives
Larisa Klepac, CRS BiH
Shkumbin Arifi’, CRS Kosovo

Kosovo programme presentation
Union of Parent Teacher Associations Kosovo

BiH programme presentation
Samir Haljeta, Associations of Parent School Cooperation
Fadila Hadžić, La Strada BiH

Albania programme presentation/Discussion
Valbona Dafa, Fier Regional Parents Association

Romania program presentation
Gabriela Chiroiu, Caritas Bucharest

Macedonia programme presentation
Stojne Atanasovska, Open Gate/La Strada

International Blue Crescent Human Relief and Development Foundation, Turkey Programme Presentations
Media and Social Marketing on Trafficking Issues, Presentation by Hulya Barbaros
Trafficking on Women: A Major Human Rights Violation, Presentation by Aspa Plakantonaki

 The second day of the Conference started with a short revisiting the day one and continued with small group work. The topics discussed in small groups were related to the following issues:

- Situation Analysis related to human trafficking in specific countries/communities (root causes- economic and social)
- Identification of features in common for all participating countries
- Analysis of the previous/ongoing CT activities (including problems encountered and gaps identification)

After the first phase, of the small group work, a representative of each group (selected by the its members) made a short presentations of their results.

Small group work – Second phase
- How the problem and gaps identified can be addressed, both on community-country level and sub-regional level through joint approach
- How sub-regional CT network, including parental structures and local NGOs can be further strengthened
- How the network and joint prevention approach can contribute to sustainable prevention of human trafficking
- Discuss potential joint prevention activities.

Small group presentations

Before the closure of the Conference, some future steps were discussed and conclusions made.
More information on the Conference will be available when the organizers finalize the report.