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Anex was recently approached by SANTAC (Southern African Network against trafficking and child abuse) to roll out a provincial campaign on child trafficking during the 2010 period. The 2010 Redlight Campaign is a regional campaign which is the brainchild of SANTAC. The aim of the campaign is to Prevent trafficking ,exploitation and abuse of women and children through:
- Advocacy and lobbying
- Public education and awareness raising
- Ensure that protection of women and children is given priority during the 2010 FWC in the operations and security plans
- Establish a national working group to develop a child protection framework filter provincially and within the host cities.
The campaign is structured on 3 major pillars
Child participation and youth empowerment, enhancing social partnerships, engaging with all forms of media to ensure information dissemination and public education around child protection and exploitation of women on 2010.
The official launch of the campaign took place in the Gauteng province in November 2008.The intention for the campaign is for it to reach all provinces particularly the host cities in addition to neighbouring countries. Within the region the campaign has been launched in Zambia, Lesotho and Zimbabwe.
Anex launched the campaign in the Western Cape on the 28th of September at the Iziko Slave Museum. Although the campaign was launched in September some campaign activities had already commenced prior to the launch, one campaign activitiy involved the youth’s participation in a child trafficking poster design competition. 8 high schools participated ( Sinethemba High( Philippi), Muizenberg High,Hout Bay High, Modderdam High, Phoenix High, Ocean View High, Isilimela Comprehensive(Langa), Instshikumo high(Gugulethu) and 5 creative learners from each school were identified to partake in a day session where an artist will facilitate the poster design for the entrants.
( please see report and footage of the workshop for more information on this activity)
The second major campaign activity involves a Road Show in 4 rural towns in the Western Cape( Paarl, Laingsburg, Prins Albert and Beaufort West). This will take place from 23rd- 27 November 2009 during the 16 Days of Activism. The intention of taking the campaign to the children and women in these rural towns would be raise awareness in the source areas/ origin points where most in-country trafficking victims are lured from within the Western Cape. During this period capacity building of service providers on child trafficking will also take place.
More updates on the campaign activites will be uploaded on the website.
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