ChildFund's PROTECT Project has trained 120 Government officials on the issue of child trafficking to support the Government of The Gambia's efforts to combat trafficking in persons in the country. ChildFund's PROTECT Project is an initiative working in close partnership with the Government of The Gambia, non-governmental actors and communities to develop a national child protection system for the prevention of and response to child trafficking in The Gambia.
Key partners include the Ministry of Justice and the National Agency Against Trafficking In Persons (NAATIP), Ministry of Interior (Gambia Immigration Department) and Ministry for Health and Social Welfare (Department of Social Welfare). The PROTECT Project aims to strengthen planning, coordination and cooperation between stakeholders through an inter-agency network at the national, district and community level and through the work of the NAATIP Task Force on Trafficking In Persons. The Project is implemented within a two year timeframe and is funded by the U.S. Department of State.
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