This project aims to strengthen local capability to expand access to quality basic education for children at risk of being trafficked, or those who have been trafficked for exploitive purposes, such as commercial sexual exploitation or domestic service. With an emphasis on education, this project aims to build the capacity of the Ministry of National Education (MONE) to address child trafficking.
The project supports communities in West Java, D.I.Yogyakarta, East Java, West Kalimantan, and Batam to improve access to and quality of formal and informal education using the Enabling Community Action model. Likewise, it supports communities to promote local solutions to combat child trafficking using the Positive Deviance (PD) approach.
Under this project, the return, recovery and reintegration needs of trafficked children are also addressed. Trafficked children who have been rescued are referred for recovery services at the Recovery Center. IOM works with the victim to develop individualized case management plans that take into account the age and interests of each child, as well as, his/her family's readiness and interest to accept her back.
