#DevelopingEvent | The IIHS-supported project, The Mobile Museum of Modern Day Slavery, will be on the move in Romania across 13 cities from May 3 – 15, 2023. The Mobile Museum of Modern-day Slavery, founded by Dr. Aurora Martin and supported by the IIHS, is a simulated encounter experience created for use in rural villages…
The OSCE 23rd Alliance Conference Against Trafficking in Persons occurred in Hofburg Palace, Vienna, Austria, 18-19 April 2023 and was attended by Aurora Martin representing the IIHS. On the 20th anniversary of the OSCE Action Plan, the 23rd Conference of the Alliance against Trafficking in Persons showcased examples of leadership and path-breaking in combating trafficking in…
The IIHS Core Program for Leaders and Changemakers: The RIGHT Change, RIGHT here, RIGHT now What is the IIHS Core Program? An applied, four-day workshop and retreat set in the Swiss palace of Caux, in which a select cohort of changemakers from around the world learn to develop and refine peacebuilding programs that are:…
Can tracking apps help fight human trafficking? Read the Genva Macro Labs Opinion Piece by Aurora Martin and Shon A. from the International Institute for Human Security (IIHS) on the role of new technology in human trafficking and the responsibilities of the private sector: https://lnkd.in/ef8edszy 👉🏾 Dr. Aurora Martin is Board Vice President at the IIHS and Founder of the Mobile Museum of Modern-Day Slavery and Shontaye Abegaz is Founder, Executive Director,…
What does community engagement look like amidst the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo? Join us for the first session of the Autumn 2022 Virtual World Cafe Series, kicking off on October 19th @ 2pm EST (GMT-4), where we will host a discussion with the Uhuru Knowledge Center, based in DRC. Meet those…
Stranded on the runway in Kabul A one-year reflection on being a witness to history in Afghanistan Part II The man sitting next to me was a Pakistani, a CTO in a bank in Afghanistan. All this while he sat with his head down and eyes closed. He spoke briefly and apologized for not…
Stranded at the airport for around four and a half hours served as a stark reminder of the fragility of life and how everyone has the same wishes, prayers, and hopes when faced with the brutal reality of death
On May 2, we heard personal stories in the first session, ‘Voices from Ukraine and neighboring countries: The journey of women and their families back home’, as part of the new series, Voices of Refugees. Join us as we continue to move around the globe to give a voice to refugees and their families. Facilitated…
14 March 2022 Wartime Alert on Human Trafficking Romania ranks first in the EU as a resurgent country for victims of human trafficking, which means that local networks are very well structured. In war conditions, the collaboration between the traffic networks in Romania, Moldova, and Ukraine increases the dangers of exposing refugees with…
3 March 2022 Wartime Alert on Human Trafficking Translated from original Romanian text The empathy of the Romanians towards refugees fleeing Ukraine impressed the whole world: they welcomed them with open arms, took them with their cars, and received them in their homes. There is too little talk of cases where, in…