Center on Human Trafficking Research & Outreach

11/24/2025

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12/13/2024

CenHTRO December Newsletter Out Now!

⭐️ The Power of Partnerships
📉 Reducing Child Trafficking in Sierra Leone
🔎 Focus Group Facilitators Sought

Read it now 👉 https://bit.ly/CenHTRODec24

11/21/2024

CenHTRO Helps Reduce Child Trafficking Rate in 4 Sierra Leone Districts

An international partnership launched evidence-based programs in Kailahun, Kambia, Kenema, and Kono.

It led to a significant improvement in the lives of children across Sierra Leone.

Over the past five years, four districts in Sierra Leone have seen major reductions in child trafficking.

A 9% decrease in Kailahun
A 15% decrease in Kambia
A 11% decrease in Kenema
A 30% decrease in Kono

This reduction is the result of a concerted effort by international organizations, in partnership with the Government of Sierra Leone and its people.

Across the country, the effort to combat human trafficking has increased at a great scale, promising a brighter future for all Sierra Leone children.

Read more: https://bit.ly/SaloneEndlineCenHTRO

08/23/2024

*CenHTRO Has Reduced Child Trafficking in Sierra Leone*

On August 28, CenHTRO faculty and staff gathers in Freetown 🇸🇱to celebrate our successful project to reduce child trafficking in four districts in Sierra Leone. Joined by government officials, local leaders, law enforcement, and other key stakeholders for “A Retrospective on Anti-Child Trafficking Programs and Policies in Sierra Leone,” we will highlight what worked and plan for what’s next.

Here’s what we know 🤔: CenHTRO and our partners produced a significant reduction in child trafficking and created a ripple effect of sustainable action across the country. While the work continues, we honor all the effort required to make this happen.

CenHTRO plans to share more insights and lessons learned from Sierra Leone in the coming months.

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Sign up for our newsletter — https://bit.ly/CenHTROnews — and watch this space!

08/03/2024

CenHTRO hosts the final PRIF Learning Series Event — Forced Labor Among Tanzanian Migrant Domestic Workers — virtually on August 12, 2024 at 10 a.m. EST.

Speakers from New York University, University of Alaska Anchorage, and Community Health and Social Welfare Africa will present findings and lessons learned about estimation strategies used to measure the prevalence of forced labor among Tanzanian migrant domestic workers.

The research evaluated two sampling strategies: (1) multi-stage probability proportional to size (later revised to a stratified simple random sampling design), and (2) Vincent Link Tracing Sampling to estimate the prevalence of domestic servitude among women who worked abroad and returned to Tanzania. The study focused on returned domestic workers in Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar. Collaborators also included the University of Massachusetts Lowell.

Register in advance 👉 https://bit.ly/PRIFLS7

08/02/2024

CenHTRO hosts the 6th PRIF Learning Series Event — Forced Labor in Pakistan's Brick Kiln Industry — virtually on August 8, 2024 at 9 a.m. EST. Speakers from Johns Hopkins University and Aga Khan University will present findings and lessons learned about estimation strategies used to measure the prevalence of forced labor in the brick kiln industry in Sindh province of Pakistan.

The research team utilized two sampling methodologies: (1) multi-stage, cluster random sampling with probability proportional to size, and (2) respondent-driven sampling. The presentation will also describe the impacts of the August/September 2022 floods on the brick kiln industry, on the study, and on the working and living conditions of brick-kiln workers in Pakistan, with a particular focus on impacts on forced labor.

Register in advance 👉 https://bit.ly/PRIFLS6

07/31/2024

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06/27/2024

How can Sierra Leone's Parliament effectively curb human trafficking?
CenHTRO has analyzed key areas where parliament can intervene to great effect.

⭐️ Educate ⭐️ Lobby ⭐️ Pioneer ⭐️ Oversight ⭐️
⭐️ Cooperate ⭐️ Prioritise ⭐️ Amplify ⭐️ Promote ⭐️

Sierra Leone's government is poised to make significant impact in its fight to stop trafficking in persons after passing the new Anti-Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Act in 2022.

Recognizing this potential and working close with the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Task Force Secretariat-Sierra Leone, CenHTRO launched the Sierra Leone Parliamentary Working Group earlier this year to help support sustainable top-down interventions in local government.

In a new policy paper led by CenHTRO Think Tank expert Reuben Lewis, PhD, CenHTRO outlines 8 entry points where Parliament and the Working Group can make a difference.

Read more and download the full policy brief 👉 https://bit.ly/SLParliament

06/14/2024

We are proud to partner with the strong anti-trafficking network in Sierra Leone!