CHILD TRAFFICKING!!!
CHILD TRAFFICKING!!!
What do we understand by child Trafficking????
Child trafficking is an illegal act of stealing children for ritual or other purposes which is prohibited and taboo. - Ramdan Mijinyawa (Member of Paysod)
Child trafficking is defined as the "recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring, and/or receipt" of a child for the purpose of slavery, forced labor and exploitation. - Mustapha Master
The distribution of children by people for their selfish interest. - Mrs.Hauwau AbdulAzeez
What then is the Difference between Child Abuse and Child Trafficking???
Physical maltreatment of a child is child abuse. Also sexual molestation of a child is child abuse.
Whatever you to inflict discomfort and pain on a child is an abuse.
Child trafficking is when a child is taken to a location whr the child is being exploited thru forced labour or sexually.
What are the root causes of Child Trafficking????
1. Leaving a place of poverty to gain wealth
Many victims want to get out of their situation so they risk everything to leave the place that sees them mired in poverty. This gives the human traffickers bait to lure victims to move to a different country.
2.Political conditions
Political instability, militarism, generalized violence or civil unrest can result in an increase in trafficking as well. The destabilization and scattering of populations increase their vulnerability to unfair treatment and abuse via trafficking and forced labor.
3. War
Armed conflicts can lead to massive forced displacements of people. War creates large numbers of orphans and street children who are especially vulnerable to trafficking. Their families have either passed away or are fighting a war, complicating child-rearing.
4. Social and Cultural practices
Many societies and cultures devalue, abuse and exploit women and girls, creating perilous living conditions for these women. With little opportunities of upward mobility and with little value placed on women and girls, they are more vulnerable to human trafficking.
How can we Stop human Trafficking in Nigeria???
1. INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION
Government should invest sufficiently in the area of education and education infrastructure as well as introduce topics to enlighten the students on human trafficking into school curriculum both at the secondary and tertiary level. This would go a long way in enlightening the people as well as make them less vulnerable to trafficking. Also parents should endeavor to maintain small sized families and give their wards minimum level of education as education remains the best legacy a parent can leave for a child.
2. RURAL ORIENTATION
NAPTIP and governmental and non-governmental organizations fighting against human trafficking in person should focus their awareness and sensitization more on the rural areas as they are the more vulnerable group. Their awareness should also be channeled towards reestablishing lost morals and values in our society.
3. EMPLOYMENT CREATION AND SKILL ACQUISITION
Government should also create jobs for the masses as a large number of the trafficked persons were lured into the act due to unemployment and poverty. Skill acquisition centers should also be established to train people on skills necessary to earn a living as well as provide the trained people with soft loans to start their businesses.
4. RESOLUTION OF CONFLICTS IN THE COUNTRY
Government should also seek for ways to minimize or eradicate the security challenges in the country so as to reduce the number of internally displaced persons and the constant destruction of the people’s businesses and property.
5. PROPER MONITORING OF HUMAN MOVEMENTS AT THE BORDERS
Government and its agencies in charge of fighting this menace should work with Immigration Services to monitor emigration and immigration patterns for evidence of trafficking in person.
6. USING THE SOCIAL MEDIA
Agencies in charge of fighting this menace should put in place Google alert so as to help them receive current human trafficking news as well as open websites, blogs and forums where issues relating to human trafficking are reported and discussed.
7. PARTNERING WITH TELECOMMUNICATION COMPANIES
Telecommunication companies should also be partnered with to send help lines to the people and encourage them to report suspected cases of child abuse, domestic servitude and other similar trafficking activities to the appropriate agencies through the help lines provided.
I strongly believe that implementation of the solutions discussed above will go a long way in helping the government and the appropriate agencies in stopping the evil of human trafficking in Nigeria.
PAYSOD will focus on combating human trafficking , gender-based violence, child abuse; and providing educational supports to vulnerable children.
#Synotochildabuse
#Saynotochildtraffiking
Supporting Girl Child Education
#TEAMPAYSOD
What do we understand by child Trafficking????
Child trafficking is an illegal act of stealing children for ritual or other purposes which is prohibited and taboo. - Ramdan Mijinyawa (Member of Paysod)
Child trafficking is defined as the "recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring, and/or receipt" of a child for the purpose of slavery, forced labor and exploitation. - Mustapha Master
The distribution of children by people for their selfish interest. - Mrs.Hauwau AbdulAzeez
What then is the Difference between Child Abuse and Child Trafficking???
Physical maltreatment of a child is child abuse. Also sexual molestation of a child is child abuse.
Whatever you to inflict discomfort and pain on a child is an abuse.
Child trafficking is when a child is taken to a location whr the child is being exploited thru forced labour or sexually.
What are the root causes of Child Trafficking????
1. Leaving a place of poverty to gain wealth
Many victims want to get out of their situation so they risk everything to leave the place that sees them mired in poverty. This gives the human traffickers bait to lure victims to move to a different country.
2.Political conditions
Political instability, militarism, generalized violence or civil unrest can result in an increase in trafficking as well. The destabilization and scattering of populations increase their vulnerability to unfair treatment and abuse via trafficking and forced labor.
3. War
Armed conflicts can lead to massive forced displacements of people. War creates large numbers of orphans and street children who are especially vulnerable to trafficking. Their families have either passed away or are fighting a war, complicating child-rearing.
4. Social and Cultural practices
Many societies and cultures devalue, abuse and exploit women and girls, creating perilous living conditions for these women. With little opportunities of upward mobility and with little value placed on women and girls, they are more vulnerable to human trafficking.
How can we Stop human Trafficking in Nigeria???
1. INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION
Government should invest sufficiently in the area of education and education infrastructure as well as introduce topics to enlighten the students on human trafficking into school curriculum both at the secondary and tertiary level. This would go a long way in enlightening the people as well as make them less vulnerable to trafficking. Also parents should endeavor to maintain small sized families and give their wards minimum level of education as education remains the best legacy a parent can leave for a child.
2. RURAL ORIENTATION
NAPTIP and governmental and non-governmental organizations fighting against human trafficking in person should focus their awareness and sensitization more on the rural areas as they are the more vulnerable group. Their awareness should also be channeled towards reestablishing lost morals and values in our society.
3. EMPLOYMENT CREATION AND SKILL ACQUISITION
Government should also create jobs for the masses as a large number of the trafficked persons were lured into the act due to unemployment and poverty. Skill acquisition centers should also be established to train people on skills necessary to earn a living as well as provide the trained people with soft loans to start their businesses.
4. RESOLUTION OF CONFLICTS IN THE COUNTRY
Government should also seek for ways to minimize or eradicate the security challenges in the country so as to reduce the number of internally displaced persons and the constant destruction of the people’s businesses and property.
5. PROPER MONITORING OF HUMAN MOVEMENTS AT THE BORDERS
Government and its agencies in charge of fighting this menace should work with Immigration Services to monitor emigration and immigration patterns for evidence of trafficking in person.
6. USING THE SOCIAL MEDIA
Agencies in charge of fighting this menace should put in place Google alert so as to help them receive current human trafficking news as well as open websites, blogs and forums where issues relating to human trafficking are reported and discussed.
7. PARTNERING WITH TELECOMMUNICATION COMPANIES
Telecommunication companies should also be partnered with to send help lines to the people and encourage them to report suspected cases of child abuse, domestic servitude and other similar trafficking activities to the appropriate agencies through the help lines provided.
I strongly believe that implementation of the solutions discussed above will go a long way in helping the government and the appropriate agencies in stopping the evil of human trafficking in Nigeria.
PAYSOD will focus on combating human trafficking , gender-based violence, child abuse; and providing educational supports to vulnerable children.
#Synotochildabuse
#Saynotochildtraffiking
Supporting Girl Child Education
#TEAMPAYSOD
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