Source of Funding: Swiss - Latvian Cooperation Programme 2009-2012
Program: NGO Fund of Swiss - Latvian cooperation program
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The main aim of the Project „Yes to job, no – human trafficking” is to inform and to educate children and youth, who are in risk of social rejection and poverty, about the modern human trafficking to let them opportunity to choose a job freely without becoming a victims of people who are involved in human trafficking. The general aim is to fight and forstall against human trafficking and to help provide safe job seeking enviroment.
The Project duration is 12 months: from 01.01.2011. to 31.12.2011.
The collaboration partners are: NGO’s (one from Valmiera, Daugavpils and Ventspils). There is planned collaboration with orphan house „Dzeguzite‖, the state authorities (State Police, State Probation Service, State Employment Agency), Labor Union of Latvia, model agencies, schools, Riga municipality institutions, NGOs.
The targer group of the Project: children and youth who are in risk of social rejection and poverty:
- Children and youth from settlement outside Riga: 230(from Latgale, Kurzeme, Zemgale and Vidzeme).
- Orphans: 30 (from Aizkraukle, Zemgale);
- The young parents (till 25 years): 20 (from Ventspils, Kurzeme);
- The young unemployees and job seekers: 292 (from Riga, Latgale, Kurzeme, Zemgale, Vidzeme);
- Children and youth who have been in the attention of the police, young offenders, children and youth who are in probation: 20 (from Valmiera, Vidzeme);
- Children and youth who have been harmed: 20(from Riga).
The activities of the Project: to make a programm for information and training; the gathering of information of authorities on the eligibility criteria of modeling field and the practical modalities to check on the spot of persons or firms who state that they are dealing with activities in modeling field, to establish the current situation in human trafficking field in Latvia; Informative months in Latvian Regions and Riga; individual concultation (legal, psychological); seminars, Publication and distribution of informative materials; national and international forum in internet; to make a video on the theme of modern trafficking in human beings and combating this scourge; the Closing Event of the Project.
The results of the Project:
There is raised the public awareness about the human trafficking-to fight against this phenomenon, to promote the collaboration of the society, NGO and governmental institutions. There are informed and educated children and youth, who are in risk of social rejection and poverty, to improve the quality of their life, to reduce the level of risk for them to become victims of human trafficking, giving them opportunity to compete in job market with larger self-confidence.
Target group: Children,Young people
Legal status of Project Promoter: Association/Foundation
Region: Riga Region
Amount of Grant Awarded: 20951.82 LVL / 29 811.75 EUR
Project number: 2010.CH04/mic-107
Project Promoter: Agancy of Development „ Pieci”
Partner(s): Society "Izglītības un inovāciju attīstības centrs"; society "Psiholoģiskās palīdzības un izglītības centrs "Dzīle""; society "Ventspils bērnu un pusaudžu atbalsta centrs "Nāc līdzi!""
Start date of project: 01.01.2011.
Project finish date: 31.12.2011.
Place of implementation: Rīga, Jēkabpils, Aizkraukle, Valmiera, Ventspils, Daugavpils
Legal address: Jaunā 22-48, Jēkabpils, LV-5201
Phone: 26891826
E-mail:
www: http://www.aapieci.lv