Countering Human Trafficking & Gender-Based Violence

World Day against TIP: Committed to the Cause

by World Hope International | Jul 30, 2020 | Countering Human Trafficking & Gender-Based Violence, Protection

World Day against TIP: Committed to the Cause Join us today in observing World Day against Trafficking in Persons. This year’s theme, “Committed to the Cause – Working on the Frontline to End Human Trafficking,” is something that we are deeply...

Soap Making for Resilience

by World Hope International | Jul 16, 2020 | Combating Infectious Diseases, Countering Human Trafficking & Gender-Based Violence, Global Health, Opportunities for Youth, Protection, Sierra Leone

Soap Making for Resilience Join us today to celebrating World Youth Skills Day! This day is set aside on the United Nations Calendar as a day to pause and reflect on the world’s youth, the skills they possess, and the work being done around the world to help...

Ending Child Rape in Sierra Leone

by Riley Gastin | Jul 8, 2020 | Countering Human Trafficking & Gender-Based Violence, Protection, Sierra Leone

Ending Child Rape in Sierra Leone By Haley Clark and Heather Hill Last month, a five-year-old girl in Sierra Leone died after being brutally raped. Why has this happened yet again, and what will it take to finally end the epidemic of rape in the country? “This...

In Profile! Adesty Dulawan

by World Hope International | Feb 25, 2020 | Countering Human Trafficking & Gender-Based Violence, In Profile, Philippines, Protection

In Profile! Adesty Dulawan World Hope International is staffed and led by an incredible team of passionate professionals around the world. Meet Adesty Dulawan, WHI’s Clinical Supervisor who spends her days tackling the issue of online sexual exploitation of...

Sierra Leone High Court Hands Down Sentences on Two Traffickers Convicted in Landmark Anti-Trafficking Case

by World Hope International | Feb 11, 2020 | Countering Human Trafficking & Gender-Based Violence, Protection, Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone High Court Hands Down Sentences on Two Traffickers Convicted in Landmark Anti-Trafficking Case mIn a courthouse in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on Tuesday, February 11th, after being found guilty on 30 counts, two women were sentenced to prison for...

Strengthening the Capacity of Border Law Enforcement Personnel

by World Hope International | Jan 9, 2020 | Countering Human Trafficking & Gender-Based Violence, Protection, Sierra Leone

Strengthening the Capacity of Border Law Enforcement Personnel In a recent breakthrough for trafficking-in-persons (TIP) incidents tied to labor migration, law enforcement officers attached to a Sierra Leone border checkpoint identified and apprehended a major...