Erasmus+ Programme – Strategic Partnership

Project Title: “Psychological Aid Techniques for Victims of Human Trafficking”

No.  project:  2020-1-RO01-KA202-079778

PROJECT SUMMARY

Human trafficking is the MODERN ERA SCLAVIA, whereby some people take advantage of the exploitation  of other  people. At present, it is the second most profitable illegal business after drug trafficking, ahead of arms  trafficking. One of the reasons it is a profitable business is that, unlike drugs,  a person can be resold.

About 62% of the trafficking in persons in the European Union is for the purpose of sexual exploitation  and the second place  is occupied by trafficking through  forced labor. Among the other  types  of human trafficking there  is the obligation to beg,  to commit illegal acts  and others.

Most victims of human trafficking in the European Union are recruited from Eastern Europe, from countries where  people have  fewer career options,  where  the population  is very tempted to find a job outside the country and children are more difficult than  others. raised and thus neglected.

Victims of human trafficking are often subjected to extreme psychological, physical,  sexual and social abuse, which leads to severe mental  and physical  illness.  According to the guidelines of EU Directive 2011/36 / EU on “preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims”, the partnership formed by 4 organizations (Romania, Italy and Cyprus)  proposes the implementation of the project “Psychological help techniques for victims of trafficking in human beings”.  people”.  This project intends to increase the quality of psychological assistance to victims of human trafficking and other  forms of exploitation.

The project ” Psychological Aid Techniques for Victims of Human  Trafficking” is designed to increase the quality of support provided  to victims of trafficking in human beings and other forms of exploitation. Our project includes a partnership consisting of 4 organizations:

* Expert PSY (Romania)

* ZIVAC Group Central  srl (Romania)

* IIAPHS association (Italy)

* OPEI (Cyprus)

The main objective of our project is:

* increasing the quality of support for victims of human trafficking and other  forms of exploitation.

The secondary objectives of the project are:

 * increasing the quality of psychological support for victims of human trafficking and other  forms of exploitation

* improving the skills of victims of human trafficking in order to reduce their psychological suffering and related conditions

* increasing the quality of other  forms of support for victims of human trafficking and other  forms of exploitation

* increasing the quality of standardized procedures for providing psychological support

* supporting law enforcement and personnel involved in crime prevention by understanding the key psychological aspects of crime (ie, mind manipulation, psychological profile of traffickers and victims, anthropological and cultural factors  impacting  on crime, communication strategies)

* increasing cooperation between law enforcement institutions  and NGOs in the field of support for victims / crime prevention

* raising awareness of the general population  and relevant target  groups on the subject of human trafficking

These actions will be carried  out by implementing, exploiting and disseminating the following intellectual  outputs

1) The practical  guide “Psychological methods for victim support”  (O1), designed to teach the techniques of psychological help for victims of human trafficking, communication and support strategies dedicated to law enforcement and support staff; includes a dedicated international protocol

2) 18-hour  course support ” Psychological Aid Techniques for Victims of Human  Trafficking ” (O2) containing detailed instructions for educators who want to reproduce the course, the model  of skills for experts

3) The multilingual platform, which includes 12 lectures for victim support staff and 12 video-guided psychological exercises, designed for victims, translated into 4 languages (EN, RO, IT, GR) to facilitate access and exploitation  by victims who can fully exploited  the content in their national  language.

Primary target  groups: psychologists, victims of human trafficking and other  forms of exploitation

Secondary target  groups: law enforcement personnel, support staff, educators, health  professionals, students

This project includes an international partnership between organizations from 3 critical countries regarding human trafficking issues (RO, IT, CY). The complementary experience and funding of participating organizations and specific national  law systems will enable us to implement  more comprehensive actions to counter this transnational crime, which is considered a priority crime by Europol  in the EU 2018-2021 policy cycle on organized international crime and serious (7704/17; Europol,  2017).

“This project (Project No. 2020-1-RO01-KA202-079778) has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.”