Awareness Against Human Trafficking (HAART)

Awareness Against Human Trafficking (HAART) is a non-governmental organization working on the problem of human trafficking in Kenya. It was founded in 2010.^[1][2][3]

Overview

HAART works on four levels:

• Prevention of trafficking through awareness. HAART runs workshops on human trafficking to create awareness of human trafficking in Kenya ^[4][5] Young@HAART is the youth program of HAART. The youths are trained on human trafficking and they also spread awareness to their communities.^[6]
• Protection of victims of human trafficking. The victims’ assistance team works with victims of human trafficking and based on the individual case HAART will try to provide assistance, which can be counseling, transport, training, economic empowerment, school fees, medical assistance, legal aid and rescue.^[7][8]
• Prosecution of trafficking offenders. HAART works with local authorities to arrest and prosecute traffickers.
• Policy and cooperation with other like-minded organizations. HAART works in partnership with other organizations and is part of networks such as the Mixed Migration Task Force,^[9] the Kenya Peace Network ^[2] and COATNET.^[10][11] In addition HAART has partners in Poland—Radem Dla Afryki ^[12] and Fundacja Usłyszeć Afrykę.^[13]

HAART has also incorporated the arts in to its work against human trafficking. In 2013, some of the youths in the youth program were trained to become professional photographers by Polish photographer Adam Balcerek.^[14][15]

In 2013 HAART took part in the following conferences: Lest We Forget: From Old to New Slavery: Launching the Exhibition,^[16][17] UN CSW conference 2013 ^[18] and Tangaza University College Symposium: 125 years of antislavery campaign.^[19]

See also

• Human Trafficking
• Human trafficking in Kenya
• Trafficking in Persons Report

References