The State Fund for Protection and Assistance of (statutory) Victims of Human Trafficking held a training today for the employees of shelters and crisis centers, and 28 representatives of the Agency took part in it.

Within the framework of the training, attention was focused on the forms of exploitation characteristic of minors' trafficking, the stages of psychological development of children, the technique of establishing contact with minor victims and the issue of children living and/or working on the street.

Raising the qualifications of relevant specialists on these issues is one of the priority directions of the 2023-2024 action plan for combating trafficking. Its purpose is to improve protection and assistance services for victims of human trafficking and to introduce effective mechanisms for their rehabilitation.

The training was organized by the Interagency Coordinating Council implementing measures against human trafficking, with the financial support of the European Union and in cooperation with the International Center for the Development of Migration Policy.

The training was held within the framework of the project - "Strengthening the impact of migration on development in Georgia" (STREAMinG) - which is implemented by the International Center for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) with the financing of the European Union and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).