Some resources on people trafficking

Websites and Networks

European Freedom Network www.europeanfreedomnetwork.org

EFN is a strategic network of the European Evangelical Alliance that connects active and emerging ministries and other stakeholders across Europe. In a constantly changing and developing context, EFN shares crucial information, resources, ideas, prayer and encouragement, with the aim of helping the Body of Christ in Europe work together effectively to prevent and combat human trafficking and sexual exploitation, and to see the restoration of its victims.

Freedom Collaborativ www.freedomcollaborative.org

An online network enabling sharing of resources and information. Once you login, you can access a huge library of articles and reports on many different aspects of trafficking.  In addition, the Freedom registry ‘facilitates the opportunity for local,, national and transnational referral mechanisms, and promotes regional best practices to ensure quality victims services.

International Christian Alliance on Prositution www.icapglobal.org

A partnership devoted to offering freedom and change to people involved in prostitution and those who have been trafficked for sexual exploitation, with regional affiliates in Europe.

Resources for churches and groups

Salvation Army www.salvationarmy.org/ihq/antitrafficking

Prayer resources from the Salvation Army  Scroll down to find resources including sermons, responsive prayers and a powerpoint presentation.

 

Books and Reports

Miles and Crawford, Stopping the Traffick, Oxford: Regnum,  2014

This book brings together practical advice and strategic insight from more than 40 global experts and experienced practitioners who thoughtfully explore how best to answer questions such as How should we go about working with exploited people? Where should we focus our response? How do we deal with the challenges?  “Stopping the Traffick is for everyone who wants to go beyond merely knowing that something must be done to a deeper understanding of how we can more effectively bring an end to exploitation.”

Batstone, Not for Sale: The Return of the Global Slave Trade–and How We Can Fight It, New York: HarperOne, 2011.

Human trafficking generates $32 billion annually and enslaves over 30 million people, half of them children. Award-winning journalist David Batstone, whom Bono calls “a heroic character,” profiles the new generation of abolitionists who are leading the movement. This ground-breaking global report is now updated with the latest findings, new stories, and statistics.

European Baptist Federation anti-trafficking resources http://www.ebf.org/anti-trafficking-materials

A series of downloadable resource books  by the European Baptist Federation on various aspects of human trafficking.

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