Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA

Prevention, Identification, protection (PIP) addressing anti-trafficking

Project completed
The project for Prevention, Identification and Protection (PIP) addressing anti-trafficking was aimed at strengthening the intervention capacity of Romania government actors against trafficking of human beings (THB) and develop public campaigns and prevention in order to implement the National Action Plan 2011-2015. The project was part of the thematic fund security in Romania. Further information about this fund can be found among the additional information on the very bottom of this page.

Country/region	Topic	Period	Budget
Romania	Enhanced security and safety Combating corruption and organised crime	01.03.2012 - 15.11.2014	CHF 314’000

The project in brief

Target groups	Romanian public and private actors in anti-trafficking of human beings as well as victims of trafficking
Activities	The project has built up the intervention capacity of Romanian government actors, target potential victims of trafficking in Romania through public campaigns focusing on most vulnerable groups, developed activities in the field of preventing trafficking in human beings, feed lessons learned from the project into the 2013 National Action Plan and produced recommendations for Victims of Trafficking (VoT).
Results	Achieved results: Increased capacities within the Romanian National Agency Against Trafficking in Persons (ANITP) to understand and manage its tasks with local and international stakeholders (via trainings; begging survey; study visits and workshops in Romania and Switzerland; and brochure on identification, referral and repatriation of victims of trafficking between Romania and Switzerland) Raised awareness among potential victims of trafficking in persons in Romania about the risks of being exploited and trafficked (via Campaign that reached 27'350 people; decrease in Romanian of victims of traffiking expected ) Improved cooperation and enhanced capacity for regional centres to develop future activities (via local seminars) Recommendations for improving assistance to victims of THB in RO received for the elaboration of the next National Action Plan .
Directorate/federal office responsible	SDC
Credit area	Swiss Contribution to the enlarged EU
Project partners	Contract partner Private sector Swiss Private Sector Implementing partner Swiss Partner Institution: SEM, Christliche Ostmission, FIZ
Budget	Current phase Swiss budget CHF 314’000 Swiss disbursement to date CHF 314’264
Project phases	Phase 22 01.10.2017 - 31.08.2019 (Completed) Phase 21 01.03.2016 - 30.09.2018 (Completed) Phase 20 01.03.2016 - 30.09.2019 (Completed) Phase 19 02.05.2016 - 28.02.2019 (Completed) Phase 18 01.09.2014 - 30.06.2017 (Completed) Phase 17 14.11.2014 - 31.08.2018 (Completed) Phase 16 01.02.2014 - 31.07.2015 (Completed) Phase 15 01.09.2014 - 28.02.2019 (Completed) Phase 14 01.03.2013 - 30.06.2018 (Completed) Phase 13 01.03.2013 - 30.11.2015 (Completed) Phase 12 01.11.2012 - 30.06.2018 (Completed) Phase 11 01.04.2012 - 31.03.2013 (Completed) Phase 10 01.04.2012 - 30.06.2017 (Completed) Phase 9 01.04.2012 - 15.06.2014 (Completed) Phase 8 01.03.2012 - 31.03.2018 (Completed) Phase 7 01.03.2012 - 31.08.2013 (Completed) Phase 6 01.03.2012 - 15.11.2014 (Completed) Phase 5 01.03.2012 - 30.06.2018 (Completed) Phase 4 01.03.2012 - 30.09.2019 (Completed) Phase 3 01.03.2012 - 30.07.2015 (Completed) Phase 2 01.01.2012 - 31.12.2017 (Completed)