Human trafficking is
a form of modern-day slavery
Human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery, wherein people exploit and control others, while victims are hidden in plain sight.
Romania is a nation that has witnessed the loss of millions of its citizens due to promises of a better life abroad, with many tragically becoming victims of trafficking. The aspiration for a better life has rendered Romania a primary source country for trafficking victims in the European Union.
The relatively low number of reported and identified human trafficking cases in Romania, compared to estimations by international organizations, underscores a complex set of contributing factors to this issue.
Our Priorities
Preventive Education
Reducing the risk of exploitation by creating practical tools that contribute to critical thinking and the development of discernment.
Capacity Building
Organizing training sessions on identification of human trafficking for social workers, teachers, police officers, priests or other groups of people and informal leaders active at the community level.
Assistance and Ethical Survivor Inclusion
Within the Center for Assistance and Information for the Detection of Human Trafficking Cases as emergency assistance, or on the basis of partnerships with shelters for victims and survivors, in order to reintegrate them into society through mentoring programs or material support.
Advocacy and Public Policies
Advocating for a coherent legislative framework, SOPs and mechanisms to support the victims and the survivors, the specialized CSOs and the experts and to reduce the phenomenon of human trafficking.
Awareness Events
Both online and offline, for informative purposes regarding the phenomenon and to raise the general public’s awareness of human trafficking and the effects it has on individuals and the society.
Eliberare’s Impact
10K people trained
1M people reached online
Educational Program
400K pupils reached in 100K schools
ARIPI Magazine
Created with and for survivors, 3 issues of ARIPI Magazine, 400 distributed and 20 survivors involved
MUNCA.INFO
Tailored campaign on labour exploitation targeting Romanians planning on leaving abroad - 350k reached online
The information and assistance center for the detection and notification of human trafficking cases
50 cases and over 1K people informed
DRAGOSTE PE BUNE Digital Campaign
Tailored campaign for teenagers on the loverboy method 700k reached
Victims emergency fund
47 survivors supported through tailored intervention plan
KOMPASS Intervention Model
- 9K refugees informed in capacity building session
- 3K refugees assisted with a safety plan
- At least 500 people referred or assisted
- 410K reached online
Annual reports
Annual Report – 2023
Annual Report – 2022
Annual Report – 2021
Our latest
Programs & Campaigns
Kompass Intervention Model
A protection model mainstreaming preventing and combating human trafficking in the Ukraine Crisis Response. The model is implemented in four steps which constitutes a barrier against exploitation and human trafficking among Ukrainians and third-country nationals displaced by the war.
Dragoste pe Bune campaign
A clickbait campaign designed for teenagers in order to prevent sexual exploitation. Users of the website are invited to go through a quiz and test their relationship. At the end a package of information is delivered to them as well as contacts to reach out in case they find themselves in a potential danger situation.
Dragoste pe Bune campaign
A clickbait campaign designed for teenagers in order to prevent sexual exploitation. Users of the website are invited to go through a quiz and test their relationship. At the end a package of information is delivered to them as well as contacts to reach out in case they find themselves in a potential danger situation.
Robota Info
Robota.info is a platform which contains information about workers’ rights, safety measures, but also useful resources, as well as providing safety measures for displaced people from Ukraine looking for a job in Romania or other countries.
Awards
Serious & Organised Crime Network (SOCNET) 2020
Serious & Organised Crime Network UK Award for the collaboration on eLiberare’s activity in human trafficking prevention
Child 10 2021
Child 10 is a Swedish organization whose mission is to end child trafficking. Each year they select and award champion organizations which activate in prevention of child trafficking
Data to Disrupt Trafficking Award 2022
DATA TO DISRUPT TRAFFICKING AWARD offered by Stop the Traffik and powered by Amazon Web Services in recognition of eLiberare’s work in the Disruption of Recruitment
Amplify Award 2023
Ioana Bauer, chairwoman of eLiberare, received the Amplify Award at the Amplify Gala organized by the Global Center for Women and Justice in Newport (USA) in recognition of her work in the fight against human trafficking.
We will continue to ensure that the topic of human trafficking is prioritized at all levels: from grassroots initiatives, to multilateral. We will continue to militate for better protections for victims of human trafficking, especially women and girls, from any form of human trafficking and exploitation. We will continue to advocate and create spaces for ethical representation and participation of survivors of human trafficking in everything that impacts them. We will continue to challenge the myths that make human trafficking hidden in plain sightand make proactive identification the norm.
Ioana Bauer
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Chairwoman eLiberare
The questions is:
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Networks
eLiberare holds the presidency of the ProTECT Federation in Romania and
is part of the WeProtect and the Atlas Free Networks.
