𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐨 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐄𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐥𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 (𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐨 𝐁𝐄𝐒𝐓) 𝐄𝐱𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝟎, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒.

“𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐲, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐬.” — 𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢

The project’s culmination event was when the 12 project barangays had the chance to showcase their best strategies for countering trafficking in persons, online sexual abuse or exploitation of children, and violence against women and children in their own communities. Each of the 12 project barangays displayed their accomplishments and local ordinances against human trafficking and online sexual abuse or exploitation of children, together with the resources that each barangay established explicitly for this purpose and the actual benefits that have been received by trafficking-in-persons survivors.

Our partners from the Davao City government Department of Justice XI – IACAT ONSE PAGE, City Social Welfare and Development Office – Davao, DOLE XI Davao City Field Office, PNP – Davao City Police Office, PNP Police Regional Office 11, Integrated Gender and Development Division (IGDD) Davao, Special Office for Children’s Concerns, CHR-Region XI Davao, and Office of Councilor Trisha Ann Villafuerte supported this initiative and provided statements of support for Barangay Committees Against Trafficking – Violence Against Women and Children in order to counter trafficking in persons and online sexual abuse or exploitation of children in the 12 pilot barangays in Davao City.

This activity is supported by USAID Philippines in a partnership agreement with PDAP Strength CTIP.

Together, let’s #endhumantrafficking!