Innovative Tools and Cross-sectoral Collaboration to Support Victims of Human Trafficking
As part of the ASIT project, funded by the ISF fund, CESIE ETS recently participated in a two-day simulation in Athens, hosted by KEMEA, which brought together experts from across Europe to strengthen operational strategies in the fight against human trafficking.
Together with the Juvenile and Community Justice Office of Palermo and the Juvenile Chamber Orazio Campo, CESIE participated in a dynamic training focused on digital tools for victim protection and online investigations. These included:
- ▪️FALKOR – case-based investigation platform
- ▪️CESAGRAM – to tackle online grooming
- ▪️ALUNA & HEROES – mobile tools for detection and support
Italian professionals shared their experience in the field, emphasizing the value of inter-institutional cooperation and adapting solutions to local needs. Their active and critical participation confirmed ASIT’s mission to provide innovative and victim-centred responses to emerging threats such as online exploitation.
ASIT continues to promote capacity building, training and multi-sectoral coordination to ensure early detection, response to crime and consequently greater protection for victims.
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Understanding the Gender Care Gap to Prevent Violence
How can we build together a more inclusive, equal, and caring future?
The V.O.I.C.E. project explores how unequal care responsibilities and persistent gender stereotypes contribute to social injustice and, in many cases, gender-based violence. Studying and addressing the root causes of the gender care gap can be one of the most effective forms of prevention against all forms of violence, not only against women but also affecting families and communities at large. Through a participatory research process, V.O.I.C.E. brings together a European consortium of experts, including youth workers, educators, and professionals in social inclusion and gender equality. The project involves children, young people, parents, and community workers in an intergenerational and intersectional dialogue — creating space for reflection, mutual learning, and concrete change.
As part of our European dialogue, we invite you to join the upcoming online European Roundtable on July 2nd, from 14:30 to 15:30 CET, where we will discuss good practices, shared challenges, and insights from across Europe.
👉 Register here: https://forms.gle/AZV7svVMCR1VVc5K8
Navigating the Psychological Aspects of Survivors’ Support
The WeLENS project addresses gender-based violence and its consequences, with an emphasis on sexual exploitation in prostitution, exploring the importance of a trauma-informed, survivor-centered approach. Appropriate support is one that takes into account the serious psychological consequences of violence and the results of the trafficking experience on the person. The WeLENS project therefore aim to further inform operators and educators working with survivors by providing empowerment and awareness tools for all people involved in the support dynamic. The project ideology relies on the importance of adopting an intersectional approach when dealing with survivors. To this regard, partners have developed a Memory Library, where multiple experiences from different professionals have been published, showing the intersectionality of care and support of survivours of violence and trafficking.
👉 Join us in reshaping survivor support. Explore the Memory Library, share the stories, and become part of a community committed to healing, justice, and empowerment.
