The national information campaign “Invisible among us” on May 17, 2017 started its activity in Soroca district.
The national information campaign “Invisible among us” was officially launched in the Soroca district, on May 17, this year. The event was organized by the Permanent Secretariat of the National Committee to Combat Trafficking in Human Beings in partnership with the Territorial Commission to Combat Trafficking in Human Beings.
We remind you that the respective activity is a continuation of the campaigns carried out in Ukraine and the Republic of Belarus within the Program against human trafficking, financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Norway and implemented by the Mission of the International Organization for Migration in Moldova. Starting from this March, similar events took place in 6 other administrative-territorial units: March 28 – Căușeni r., April 11 – UTA Găgăuzia, April 19 – Leova r., April 26 – Cimișlia r., May 3 – Ungheni r., May 11 – Ocnița r.
The host of the Campaign was the Soroca district administration. The opening was attended by representatives of local and central public administration institutions, implementation partners, civil society and local media. The purpose of the Campaign is to inform society about the risks and consequences of the phenomenon of Human Trafficking, with an emphasis on risk groups, especially from rural areas. The messages are transmitted through 10 human figurines (adults, children) on which are inscribed the real stories of the victims of trafficking who live among us, but often remain unseen and symbolizing the experiences of more than 3000 victims, citizens of the Republic of Moldova, identified and assisted, starting from the 2000s until now.
After the official launch of the Campaign, members of the Territorial Commission for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, the territorial multidisciplinary team, the mayors of the communes, the specialists of the Police Inspectorate, the District Directorate of Education, the Directorate of Public Health, the Directorate of Social Assistance and Family Protection, the Territorial Labor Inspectorate, representatives of civil society were invited to a workshop. Within this activity, the specialists were involved in the solution of the case studies, being discussed the particularities with reference to the multidisciplinary solution of the cases.
On May 24, 2017, the national information campaign “Invisible among us” also reaches the Șoldănești district, this being the last destination of the Campaign which, starting from this March, carried out its activity in 7 districts of the country.
