COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (CTIP) PROGRAM ANNUAL REPORT October 1, 2013– September 30, 2014 COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT NO: AID-367-A-10-00003 Submitted by Nandita Baruah COP- CTIP, Nepal Tel: + 977 (1) 441-8345; + 977 (1) 444-3316 Fax +977(1) 4415881 [email protected] November 1, 2014 COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (CTIP) PROGRAM .......................................1 October 1, 2013– September 30, 2014...................................................................................1 1 Executive Summary............................................................................................................1 2 Implementation...................................................................................................................7 2.1 Program Description ...................................................................................................7 2.1.1 Geographic Focus ................................................................................................8 2.1.2 Performance Indicators ........................................................................................8 2.2 Approach and Methodology......................................................................................10 2.3 Year Three Achievements.........................................................................................11 2.4 Challenges Faced in Year Four .................................................................................12 3 Results Achieved in Year Four.........................................................................................13 3.1 Progress Per the Performance Management Plan .....................................................13 3.2 Progress Per Program Objective ...............................................................................16 3.2.1 Protection ...........................................................................................................16 3.2.2 Prosecution.........................................................................................................24 3.2.3 Prevention ..........................................................................................................36 3.2.4 Coordination Strategy ........................................................................................51 3.2.5 Cross-Cutting Issues & Synergy........................................................................60 3.2.6 Windows of Opportunity ...................................................................................60 3.3 Successful Coordination with Other Programs .........................................................67 3.4 Success in Promoting USAID Objectives.................................................................68 4 Success Stories .................................................................................................................68 5 Priority Activities for Next Year ......................................................................................71 6 Management Report .........................................................................................................72 6.1 New / Start-up Activities...........................................................................................72 6.2 Project Staffing..........................................................................................................72 6.3 Management Issues ...................................................................................................72 7 Annex................................................................................................................................72 Acronyms CDO Chief District Officer CeLRRd Center for Legal Research and Resource Development CSO Civil society organizations CTIP Combating Trafficking in Persons DCCHT District Committee for Controlling Human Trafficking DOFE Department of Foreign Employment FEPB Foreign Employment Promotion Board FEONA Federation of Nepalese Employment Orientation Agency FFP Family Financial Planning FIR First Incident Report FWLD Forum for Women, Law and Development GBV Gender based violence GMSS Gramin Mahila Swabhalambhan Sahakari Sansthan GoN Government of Nepal IACG Inter Agency Coordination Group IEC Information, education, and communication LACC Legal Aid Consultancy Center M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MoU Memorandum of Understanding MoWCSW Ministry of Women, Children, and Social Welfare MoHP Ministry of Health and Population NCCHT National Committee on Controlling Human Trafficking NGOs Non-governmental organizations NJA National Judicial Academy NMS National Minimum Standards NNSM National Network for Safe Migration NTWG Nepal Tamang Women Ghedung OAG Office of the Attorney General PMP Performance Monitoring Plan PPP Public-Private Partnership PP Public Prosecutor PPR Forum for Protection of People's Rights TIP Trafficking in persons TMSG Technical Mentoring Support Group TOR Terms of Reference ToT Training of Trainers TPO Transcultural Psychosocial Organization SMN Safe Migration Networks SOP Standard Operating Procedures USAID United States Agency for International Development USG United States Government VDC Village Development Committee VCCHT Village Committee on Controlling Human Trafficking WEI World Education Inc. Note: The CTIP program uses the term "survivor" instead of "victim" in-line with the rights-based approach being adopted by The Asia Foundation. The usage of the terminology has been reflected in this quarterly report. The term "victim" has been used in some sections specifically referring to the USAID performance indicators as they are standard indicators termed and defined by USAID. 1 Executive Summary This report covers activities from October 1, 2013 to September 30, 2014 for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded Combating Trafficking in Persons (CTIP) program in Nepal (Cooperative Agreement No. AID-367-A-10-00003). The Asia Foundation (TAF) as the primary grantee with World Education Inc. (WEI) as the sub-grantee for the prevention component continued to work with 12 non-governmental organizations (NGO); the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare (MoWCSW) and other relevant government line ministries for effective implementation of the project in FY 14. Strengthening coordination of anti-trafficking efforts by building the capacity of government agencies: As mandated by the Human Trafficking and Transportation (Control) Act 2007 and the Human Trafficking (Control) Regulations 2008, TAF has been working closely with the government agencies, especially the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare and National Committee on Controlling Human Trafficking (NCCHT), the central coordinating agency of the government in its efforts towards combating trafficking in persons. During this year, with the support from the CTIP program, the NCCHT/MoWCSW organized five NCCHT steering committee meetings and total of 7 meetings of prosecution sub-committee to review amendments to the Human Trafficking and Transportation Control Act (HTTCA). It also successfully hosted the national anti-trafficking day under the sub-committee set up to organize the same. The NCCHT Steering Committee also approved the proposed “Guideline on the Formation and Regulation of the Village Committees on Controlling Human Trafficking (VCCHTs), 2069”. These decisions have been made based on the direct advocacy and experience of community networks set up by the CTIP program. Under the approved guideline, till date 170 VCCHTs have been formed under the CTIP program in the six CTIP districts. Additionally, VCCHTs are also being formed in other non-CTIP districts under the leadership of government and non-government agencies. The Prosecution sub-committee, under the NCCHT formed a technical expert task force to undertake policy reform, which was headed by Joint Secretary of the Office of the Attorney General, with participation from Nepal Police, MoWCSW, and Ministry of Law and Justice, NGO partners WOFOWON, and Maiti Nepal. The sub-committee made recommendations to NCCHT for amendments to be made in the HTTCA-2007 by specifically modifying the operational modality of the Rehabilitation Fund so that it can address needs for both rehabilitation and compensation. This would enable the enactment of the decision made by the Supreme Court of Nepal on May 2, 2013, where the Court had ordered the creation of a separate compensation fund at the earliest by managing the necessary resource allocation of the money from the budget of FY 2070/2071. Supporting the government officials through knowledge and practice sharing opportunities: The CTIP program supported a exposure visit of high level government delegation from Ministry of Women, Children, and Social Welfare; Ministry of Law Justice, Constituent Assembly, and Parliamentary Affairs; Ministry of Home Affairs; and Department of Foreign Employment, Ministry of Labor and Employment, to visit Mongolia from May 19-23, 2014. The visit focused 1 CTIP Program; AID-367-A-10-00003 Annual Report, October 2013 - September 2014 on observing the anti-trafficking efforts in Mongolia. The exposure visit also explored the applicability of similar processes in the context of Nepal; and facilitate cross learnings on best practices and challenges. Providing institutional support for anti-TIP legislation and policy reforms: In year 4, the CTIP program continued to support the NCCHT secretariat to develop and publish the annual report on the GoN’s efforts to combat human trafficking in Nepal.