The document reports on a charitable project by a human rights clinic group focusing on human trafficking in Trinidad and Tobago, aimed at raising public awareness through various media. The group initially planned a more extensive campaign but adjusted their strategies due to financial and time constraints, ultimately producing a video, a public service announcement, and promotional items. The project culminated in volunteer work with a relevant NGO, with the final outputs expected to reach a wide audience through various organizations.

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HUGH WOODING LAW SCHOOL
HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP
ANESSA ANDERSON
NADIA SCOTT
SHARLA WEIR
STEFAN KNIGHTS
REPORT :
HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
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Our group, which consists of Anessa Anderson, Nadia Scott, Sharla Weir and
Stefan Knights, chose human trafficking as the subject of our charitable project.
This topic was chosen because it is a pressing human rights issue within Trinidad
& Tobago, and the wider Caribbean, which is often overlooked Thereafter, we
decided that the project should take the form of a public awareness campaign
which targeted persons in Trinidad and Tobago but could also reach and sensitize
other persons throughout the region.
Our intended public service campaign consisted of the following elements: one
video, two Public Service Announcements (PSAs) and one promotional item
namely wristbands. We also intended to distribute sponsorship letters to various
organisations which included, but was not limited to, the Ministry of Social
Security, United Nations Agencies and persons in the private corporate sector.
Thereafter, we intended to the donate proceeds generated from the sale
of/donations towards wristbands to a related charity.
With the benefit of hindsight we have realised that our goals were overly
ambitious given, amongst other things, our timeframe to complete the project and
the current financial climate. As a result we opted to change our project with
respect to three areas namely: the PSAs, the mode of raising income and our
promotional item.
Financial Requirements of the project
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We originally anticipated that the financial requirements of our project would be
met if we received sponsorship from the aforementioned organisations and
parties. However, we became concerned that those organisations may not have
adequate time to receive and reply favorably to our correspondence within our
deadline. Therefore we proceeded with another, more expedient option namely
donation sheets. The donation sheets were chosen because it allowed us to have
access to cash immediately and meet our expenses as they became due. This new
strategy was effected through our group members who were each given a
donation sheet. As an incentive to donate we added the raffle of a ham. That
meant that all persons who donated a minimum of TWENTY DOLLARS ($20)
would be eligible to win that prize. The draw for the winner of the ham took
place on Monday 8th
December 2014 and the winner was a Year II student by the
name of Kamisha Benjamin.
The project was also funded by personal funds of all group members. Despite
having limited resources the members of the group all banded together and came
up with innovative ways to execute the project and achieve our goals.
The video
The video for our project consisted of: footage of our group members, the
recordings of two experts, namely Akida Marine the regional Accountant
Trafficking Specialist and Allanna Whaler Deputy Director of the Counter
Trafficking Unit, and an interview with the Counter TIP Coordinator of the
Caribbean Umbrella Body for Restorative Behaviour (CURB), Mr. Adrian
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Alexander. Those recordings were taken on Wednesday 26th November from the
radio station ISAAC 98.1 FM. The footage for the video was filmed on Saturday
22nd
November and Saturday 29th
November.
The promotional items
After two weeks of various failed attempts to source wristbands which were
affordable and could be delivered within our timeframe, we decided to change
our promotional item. The alternative items of branded pencils and pens, which
contained the words “End Human Trafficking,” were chosen. The CURB
informed us that they were interested in our promotional items and on 10th
December half of those items were delivered to them to distribute at their events.
Also, on 10th
December our group distributed some of our promotional items at
the Hugh Wooding Law School and donated a portion to the Rape Crisis Society
of Trinidad & Tobago. We decided to distribute our items in this way so that a
greater number of persons in various cross sections of society would be made
aware of the issue of human trafficking.
The Public Service Announcement (PSA)
After we were able to fully appreciate the financial reality of our group we opted
to proceed with one PSA. This option allowed us to utilise the limited resources
which we had but still produce a body of work which was extremely pleasing.
The script for our PSA was collectively written by our group members and was
filmed on Sunday 30th
November.
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Our Charity
We identified the Caribbean Umbrella Body for Restorative Behaviour (CURB)
as the most prominent NGO which addresses human trafficking at the policy and
ground level. We therefore concluded that the CURB would be our charity of
choice. Instead of a financial donation, on Saturday 29th
November we
volunteered our time with the CURB at an event organised by the Rape Crisis
Society of Trinidad and Tobago. At this event we actively assisted in the
distribution of learning materials, assisted in role playing and advised attendees
of the human trafficking laws in Trinidad and Tobago. This experience was
definitely an amazing one as the members of the group were able to impart
knowledge of a critical human rights area in the country and educate the vast
number of persons who were in attendance on that day. We thank you Mr. Nathu
for allowing us this privilege, it was definitely an experience that has richly added
value in our Human Rights journey.
The project was executed in its entirety by Thursday 4th
December. The video
and the PSA was distributed to the CURB, the Rape Crisis Society and the
Caribbean Youth Environment Network. These organisations have indicated that
they would use both items as a teaching tool. As such, they have agreed to share
the video on various platforms such as their coordinated events and social media.
Our group members will also share the PSA on social media. We therefore
anticipate that the video and PSA will reach an extremely wide audience.
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In closing, on behalf of the group, I would like to say that we are very grateful for
the opportunity to conduct this project. We believed the subject of human
trafficking had not received the level of public appreciation which it deserved and
it was our duty to bring awareness to it. This project has made us aware of a
myriad of things, it has allowed us develop new skills and sharpen existing ones.
As such, the members of this group would like to say a resounding thank you and
we hope the great work carried out by this clinic would continue.
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