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BOTSWANA

 1        Share information re: this meeting

Bishop Boniface (Carmel)

Bishop Frank (Boitumelo)

Sisters -  C+B meet before end of October

                  -  plan and send a letter to each community (25)

                  -  content:  inform about what we heard here, ask for help, enclose 2 leaflets

 2        People to contact

Sheila Tlou (Min of Health) B seek appointment

Nurse Ntle – we hear she has done research – C to contact

 3        B+C work to find out what we can do in our work situations (children) share this and take it from there.

 4        Meet B+C in December

NAMIBIA

 Between November 2007 and April 2008

 Gobabis

Awareness raising in

-  in parish and community

-  secondary schools

-  women’s group

 Windhoek

Awareness raising:

-  MM community

-  Pastoral Council

-  women’s group and women religious congregations

 Contact national newspaper

 LESOTHO

 1        Primary Prevention

Continue to do awareness raising workshops in our ministry setting, e.g. schools, parishes, herd-boys, single mothers, etc.

Ask LMRS to support activities that are organised by inter-congregational committee.

Training session – inter-congregational committee

Share information in our congregations, continuing learning process.

 2         Advocacy

Collaborate with FIDA (association of women lawyers who are pushing the government to do something about human trafficking)

Collaborate with GCPU (gender and child protection units – police)

 3         Approach LCBC – agenda human trafficking

 4        Use Media to educate the society.

 SWAZILAND

 1        Report to

community

bishop

religious groups

parish

 2         Awareness Day in school and working girls’ hostel

 3        Work in collaboration with NGOs and other organisations.

ZAMBIA

 October         -  visit IOM office

                  -  visit shelter – Lusaka

                  -  contact Franciscans and international

 November         -  raise awareness in:

                     -  local communities

                     -  parishes, SCC, lay groups, youths

 December         -  report to AGM of ZAS

 Jan 2008         -  set up office / desk

ZIMBABWE

 October         -  visit IOM offices

         -  shelter trust (Msasa)

         -  congregation newsletter

 November         -  Parishes – Guilds

 December         -  Deanery level – Congress

         -  Diocesan Pastoral Plan

 January         -  Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR, JCT)

 February         -  Refugees / camp Tongogara

         -  CCJP – national – Congregations

CAPE REGION

 Gather information: - share with each other

In our parishes – inform priest, share information in newsletter

Youth groups: target youth plus other groups

Prayer – religious and other communities involved

Inform bishop of the area and request insert into Diocesan Newsletter

Collect signatures to lobby for criminalising of trafficking

JOHANNESBURG GROUP

 1        Report to congregations / groups whom we represent – verbal and written.

 2         Awareness raising

Priest and Parishes where we work/live

Principals and schools we are in touch with

Women’s groups that we work in/with

Community projects where we have contacts

Religious men

Newsletters of our various groups

 3         Exchange literature on trafficking including and especially information on positive interventions and ‘success’ stories.

 4         Contact with lawyers (pro bono representation?)

 5        Jhb group to meet before the follow up workshop

 6         Request for HT Desk to produce a pamphlet which groups can use in the regions

KWAZULU NATAL GROUP (5 dioceses)

 Now to January 2008:

 1        Report back to own congregations and seek mandate

 2         Information to bishops, administrators. and others

 3        Meeting in January regarding way forward and possibly to plan for:

Metropolitan Major Superiors’ meeting

KZN Religious Formators meeting

Workshops for teachers

Prayer service for places of pilgrimage in KZN

 4         Gathering of resource materials and sharing these

 5       Create our own material

 6         Continuing planning

TSWANE GROUP

 1         Awareness programmes in parishes, schools, womens’ groups

 2         Investigate the possibility of engaging in short courses in counselling

 3         Information gathering through existing structures – HBC workers, tribal authorities, NGOs and CBOs.

 4         Meeting in Khanya House (SACBC secretariate)

29 November 2007

31 January 2008

UPPINGTON

 November 2007 to April 2008

 -  Speak to the bishop

 - Speak to local parish priest

 -  Awareness raising in Small Christian Communities in parish

NATIONAL OFFICE

 Collection of resource material

 Developing an awareness programme

 Establishing what is already available and networking with existing organisations in the field of trafficking.

 Be involved in awareness programmes

 Meeting in Khanya House – SACBC of Tswane Group on

29 November 2007

31 January 2008

Schoenstatt Retreat Centre

6 October 2007