Project on the field TACT | Counter Child Trafficking
From 1 Jan 2001 To 31 Dec 2009
Transnational Action against Child Trafficking (TACT) is the Terre des hommes model of action to fight child trafficking in South Eastern Europe. Created in 2001 and today implemented within six transnational axis, this comprehensive response includes coordinated activities and articulates direct intervention with capacity building. TACT provides assistance to hundreds of trafficked children and former victims, thousands of vulnerable children and their families.
In South Eastern Europe, TACT model of action is supported by major donors: USAID, Austrian Development, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida), the Hellenic Aid, UNICEF, the Swiss Development and Cooperation Agency (SDC), the OSCE, the Medicor Foundation and OAK foundation.
TACT project is divided in different intervention phases, implemented by Terre des hommes together with national NGOs which supports children and youth facing social exclusion, as well as promoting the child and youth rights. The model of action is adapted to the specificities of each national context and developed on four different transnational axis:
- 2001: Albania – Greece (ongoing Phase IV – Child Protection Safety Net)
- 2004: Moldova – Russia (ongoing Phase III to IV)
- 2005: Albania – Kosovo (ongoing Phase III)
- 2007: Romania – Italy (initiating Phase I)
- 2007: Romania – Spain (initiating Phase I)
- 2009: Moldova – Ukraine (initiating Phase I)
You can visit the website of TACT in Albania.
Being a transnational project, TACT is searching for the support of both Governments. At the local level, the project aims at developing solid partnerships with various Local government bodies; municipalities and their child protection units, regional directories of education, regional directories of social services, anti-trafficking police units, and anti-trafficking local committees.
The goal of TACT model of action is to durably curb child trafficking thanks to the involvement of duty bearers from the State, local governance, schools and communities themselves. It builds upon a seven year experience in fighting child trafficking to contribute in a permanent response against the exploitation of children by:
- Direct interventions on the street and in the communities both in countries of origin and destination, detecting suspected victims and children at risk of trafficking.
- Capacity building of State and municipal duty bearers aiming at transferring skills, practices and resources.
- empowerment of the most exposed communities and establishment of community based prevention mechanisms to durably curb the phenomenon of child trafficking at their level, in partnership with community based organizations. Advocate and monitor decision making and the changes in policies regarding child protection.
TACT works to raise the awareness and capacities of three key stakeholders:
- Families and communities
- Municipal social services
- School
For this purpose it is engaged in the:
- Provision of social, psychological, legal and economic assistance in coordination with the responsible authorities
- Promotion and support of micro-initiatives from the communities themselves
- Establishment and capacity building of Child Protection Units within the municipalities in the areas where TACT operates.
- Strengthening of the school role in the prevention, identification, referral and integration of the children at risk, by increasing the role of the school psychologist in schools of TACT intervention areas.
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