Partnering up to prevent human trafficking

Local and International Projects

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HopeNow counsels, supports, and empowers victims of human trafficking, investigates new tendencies and situations, and develops relevant methodologies.

Since 2011, HopeNow has received funding through the Danish National Action Plan to Combat Human trafficking to carry out outreach work in the streets, prisons, asylum centres, and similar places to identify victims of trafficking.

HopeNow publishes our Outreach Results in an Annual Report to the Department of Gender Equality.

Over the years, more than 10,000 people have been in contact with the organization, and more than 2000 individuals have been provided with support.

Every month, a couple of severe cases may come to the attention of HopeNow, which is diligently followed through.?

National Cooperation

From 2008 to 2018, HopeNow and the Danish Red Cross Asylum department have cooperated closely with the women's and children's centre (Kvindecenteret Kongelunden), accommodating victims of human trafficking applying for asylum.

This long-time cooperation created a synergy, allowing the possibility to identify more victims of trafficking, build trust and obtain in-depth knowledge about the mechanisms surrounding human trafficking.

The knowledge accumulated over many years has been used to develop good practices and methods of empowerment still being used by HopeNow.

Unfortunately, the cooperation with Danish Red Cross was diminished when Kvindecenteret Kongelunden closed, and the women and children were scattered across the nation.

Part of the National Board of Social Services, The Danish Centre against Human Trafficking is currently the most critical government partner.

This Centre is responsible for the nationwide social efforts to combat human trafficking under the National Action Plan Combatting Trafficking, while the Department of Gender Equality is the coordinating entity.?HopeNow continues its cooperation with the NGOs Ami Ami and Reden International.

International Cooperation

Between 2016 and 2018 HopeNow received funding from the department of Gender to focus on possible victims of trafficking within escort and private sex work.

?In another project funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2014 to 2018, HopeNow cooperated with the Kenyan NGO HAART.

Together the two organizations developed awareness programs for schools, villages, and slum areas to prevent women and men from being exploited and trafficked to Europe and the Middle East.

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