The Diocese of Durgapur of Mission & Service partner the Church of North India has a vision: Transforming Communities, Changing Lives. Since 2011, the Diocese has been doing just that with the Anti Human Trafficking Program in North and South Dinajpur Districts.
These areas are both sources and transit points for human trafficking. Two key parts of the prevention strategy are training youth, children, and their guardians to recognize human trafficking, and teaching them ways to protect themselves and help others from being trafficked.
The primary reason for trafficking is poverty. Traffickers lure parents with promises of education, a better life, and money. In some cases, parents are given cash in return for sending their children to the traffickers. But instead of the better life promised, children are put to work in brick kilns or carpentry units or as domestic servants, indentured labour, beggars, or sex trade workers. Traffickers are also involved in harvesting organs.
Through the Diocese of Durgapur, the Church of North India organizes awareness sessions with community leaders, guardians, and youth who may be directly approached by traffickers. The training includes sharing stories from trafficking victims as well as making them aware of the laws intended to protect victims and prosecute traffickers. Through a growing network of community relationships, the Diocese works with local leaders and authorities to stop this abhorrent trade.
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