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Small Hands, Heavy Burden: How the Syria Conflict is Driving more Children into the Workforce
August 5, 2017

Small Hands, Heavy Burden: How the Syria Conflict is Driving more Children into the Workforce

EXCERPT FROM SUMMARY:  “The purpose of this report is to shed light on the plight of working children and influence …

Sierra Leone’s Former Child Soldiers: A Follow-Up Study of Psychosocial Adjustment and Community Reintegration
August 5, 2017

Sierra Leone’s Former Child Soldiers: A Follow-Up Study of Psychosocial Adjustment and Community Reintegration

This study seeks to examine the social reintegration and psychosocial adjustment of former child soldiers from Sierra Leone over time.

Sierra Leone’s Child Soldiers: War Exposures and Mental Health Problems by Gender
August 5, 2017

Sierra Leone’s Child Soldiers: War Exposures and Mental Health Problems by Gender

The aims of this analysis were threefold: (1) to compare the war experiences of male and female children, including witnessing …

Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) on Investigating Crimes of Trafficking for Commercial Sexual Exploitation
August 5, 2017

Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) on Investigating Crimes of Trafficking for Commercial Sexual Exploitation

This report outlines the objective and purpose of the Standard Operating Procedures in combatting crimes of sexual exploitation. The report …

Social Protection and Children in West and Central Africa – Case Study Senegal
August 5, 2017

Social Protection and Children in West and Central Africa – Case Study Senegal

This study examines existing mechanisms and explores alternatives that might help systematise approaches to reduce vulnerabilities, in particular those affecting …

Smuggling and trafficking from the East and Horn of Africa
August 5, 2017

Smuggling and trafficking from the East and Horn of Africa

In the East and Horn of Africa, people are on the move for various reasons, including the search for asylum …

Social workers’ knowledge and confidence when working with cases of child sexual abuse: what are the issues and challenges?
August 5, 2017

Social workers’ knowledge and confidence when working with cases of child sexual abuse: what are the issues and challenges?

Findings from interviews with social workers, managers and safeguarding board chairs in six English local authorities. Finds that social workers …

Still at risk: a review of support for trafficked children
August 5, 2017

Still at risk: a review of support for trafficked children

Review of multi-agency support provided to children trafficked to the UK. Based on interviews with 17 trafficked young people and …

Sinai trafficking: Origin and definition of a new form of human trafficking
August 5, 2017

Sinai trafficking: Origin and definition of a new form of human trafficking

The phenomenon that is coined “Sinai Trafficking” started in 2009 in the Sinai desert. It involves the abduction, extortion, sale, …

Socio-economic impacts of human trafficking in Ethiopia: The case of Bati Town, Oromo administration zone, Amhara regional state
August 5, 2017

Socio-economic impacts of human trafficking in Ethiopia: The case of Bati Town, Oromo administration zone, Amhara regional state

This study was aimed at analyzing the socio-economic impacts of human trafficking in Bati-town Oromo Administrative Zone, Amhara regional state. …