Anti-Trafficking in Persons Project [through Maria de los Angeles Foundation]

$124K USD

Funder	Department of State
Recipient Organization	Maria de los Angeles Foundation
Country	Argentina
Start Date	Jul 03, 2009
End Date	Apr 19, 2012
Duration	1,021 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`82295-54`

Grant Description

The Maria de los Angeles Foundation will implement and train special police units to investigate TIP cases in selected provinces in a series of workshops throughout the year.

Training will focus on victim identification, techniques for conducting rescue operations, investigation of trafficking rings, and obtaining evidence for use in the prosecution of offenders.

Finally the Foundation will conduct an evaluation of these special police units with the goal of improving the unit's effectiveness.