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Plan and Activities/Sub-activities of ATSEC Bangladesh Chapter
1. Collection, Compilation, Review of Material/Information related to Child Trafficking
· Study on Socio economic dimensions of trafficking in girl children in 6 pocket areas of Bangladesh
· Preparation of directory of Red Barnet Partners Coordination Body (RBPCB) members working in Bangladesh
· Development of IEC materials: Posters, Folders, Leaflets
2. Resource Mobilization
· During the training, seminar and workshop period ATSEC member organisations have come up with their own resources like - dormitory use, training room use, free food, training aid use, free expertise, etc.
· A project has been approved by USAID through which Resource Centre and Secretariat of ATSEC Bangladesh Chapter has been established in January 2000.
3. Capacity Building for ATSEC Chapter Members
· An Advocacy Workshop conducted by Advocacy Institute, Washington DC, USA
· Advocacy Training conducted by AI Fellows Forum of Bangladesh
· Development of Trainers Manuals on combating Trafficking in children: One for GO & NGO Policy Planners and one for Front-line workers of NGOs
· A TOT on the developed Trainers Manuals was conducted for 20 Trainers from NGOs
· A training on Psycho-Social Counselling
4. Sensitization and Awareness Raising
· Sensitization workshop on Combating Child and Women Trafficking for ATSEC Members
· Networking Meeting among GOs, INGOs and NGOs (both national and grassroots level) on Missing Children issue
· Rally and Community Meeting at Tappu, Chapai Nawabganj, near Indian border
· Awareness raising campaign by ATSEC Bangladesh members
5. Exchange Visit
· Exchange visit for disadvantaged children of NGOs: ten disadvantaged children and four NGO representatives visited West Bengal, India
· Expecting a team of disadvantaged children and NGO representatives from West Bengal, India
6. Regional Cooperation Meeting
· A 3 day Regional Cooperation Meeting was held from 23rd to 25th January 2000
7. Training on Psycho Social & Trauma Counseling
· Three day training course was organized for the sub national and national level NGOs
8. Under Combat Child and Women Trafficking (CCWT) Project, funded by USAID/Bangladesh
· Develop database to track information of returnees
· Identified high-risk areas, NGOs who are working where and what type of resources they have to combat trafficking and prepared a Map
· Organized one-day Technical Assistance Workshop for the 8 grassroots level grantee NGOs to work against trafficking issue
· Organized workshop on developing National Agenda and Action Plan on trafficking issue
· Organized technical assistance workshop for 8 grassroots NGOs
· Provided seed money to 8 grassroots level NGOs to conduct anti trafficking activities in the border areas
· Developed database to record and track whereabouts of trafficked returnees
9. Under Nationwide Campaign for Prevention of Trafficking in Children and Women (NCPTCW) Project, funded by USAID/Bangladesh
· Establishment of Project Office
· Expand Networking with other networks
· Work plan Preparation
· Select one stop media agency to develop the mass campaign materials
· Rapport building with the Govt. Officials and grassroots level NGOs and
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