Anti-Trafficking in Persons Project [through Covenant House]

$1.03M USD

Funder	U.S. Agency for International Development
Recipient Organization	Covenant House
Country	Guatemala
Start Date	Feb 19, 2009
End Date	Dec 20, 2011
Duration	1,034 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`82121-54`

Grant Description

Covenant House aims to protect victims of trafficking in persons (TIP) through the operation of a 24-hour care that provides education, counseling, medical, and social reintegration support. The project will also seek to modify national laws related to TIP.

Focus will be placed on developing and implementing a plan to address TIP and to seek modification/creation of laws to improve protection for victims and increase rates of prosecution.