Anti-Trafficking in Persons Project [through U.S. Government - Department of Justice]

This program will increase the capacity of the Government of Madagascar to effectively fight child sexual exploitation.

ICITAP will: (1) conduct a needs assessment of the police and criminal justice situation with regard to child sexual exploitation; (2) develop an inter-agency, multi-disciplinary course on child sexual exploitation; (3) assist the GOM to develop self-sustaining multi-disciplinary training programs for investigators, prosecutors, victim/witness specialists, community leaders, and local NGOs; (4) help the GOM create four regional task forces in high-risk locations with a concentration of tourist, as well as provide additional training and technical assistance to the task forces; and (5) assist the GOM to develop standard policies and procedures to improve enforcement capabilities.

ICITAP will work in concert with OPDAT on this initiative.