IOM – International Organization for Migration

Published purpose

This project aims to provide safe and secure futures for children and youth in Ukraine by ensuring protection and assistance for victims and vulnerable persons at risk of human trafficking, particularly children and youth. The project seeks to strengthen the capacity of the Government of Ukraine and civil society organizations to provide adequate services to victims and persons at risk of trafficking, in line with international human rights standards. It supports the government in: (i) improving access to protection and assistance services for victims; (ii) establishing a more effective prevention mechanism for vulnerable persons; and (iii) improving the capacity in the criminal justice chain to prosecute perpetrators of human trafficking. Some project activities include: (i) improving the National Referral Mechanism to strengthen the capacity of representatives of child protection services and the criminal justice system in selected regions; (ii) working with civil society organizations to provide rehabilitation and reintegration services to 1,450 victims of trafficking; (iii) establishing a more effective prevention mechanism for persons at risk, particularly children, by developing and implementing a gender-sensitive educational program, including career counselling and life skills training, raising awareness of trafficking for up to 15,000 children and youth annually; and (iv) training up to 9,000 representatives of governmental and non-governmental organizations on victim identification, referral, and reintegration.