US embassy cable - 05KINGSTON228

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 KINGSTON 000228 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR WHA/CAR (BENT) 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: JM, ASEC, ELAB, EAID, KWMN, KCRM, KDEM, PHUM, SMIG, TIP 
SUBJECT: COMBATING TIP IN JAMAICA: AWARENESS AND EDUCATION 
 
REF: A. STATE 265981 
     B. KIINGSTON 00211 
 
1.  Per Ref A request, the following text constitutes Post's 
ESF-funded anti-trafficking in persons proposal to G/TIP for 
funding consideration from FY 2005 appropriations (Ref B 
includes Post's INCLE-funded anti-TIP proposal).  This is a 
joint proposal with Kingston USAID Mission.  Please contact 
Post (see para 23) for clarification and further detail. 
 
2.  Title of Project: &Combating TIP in Jamaica: Public 
Awareness and Education8 
 
3.  Name of recipient organization / government agency: 
People,s Action for Community Transformation (PACT) 
 
4.  Duration of Project: Seven months, June to December 2005 
(This is a continuation of an ongoing project funded by USAID 
from June 2004 to May 2005). 
 
Project Summary 
--------------- 
 
5.  PACT is a membership-based umbrella organization with a 
working network of social agencies throughout Jamaica that 
provides diverse services to young people and their families 
at the community level.  Embassy Kingston and the USAID 
Mission have worked closely with PACT, other civil society 
groups, and Government of Jamaica (GOJ) agencies to better 
understand and respond to human trafficking in Jamaica. 
Despite an increasing acknowledgment of the issue among 
certain groups, awareness of a TIP problem in the government 
and in the public discourse remains low.  As part of an 
ongoing project originally funded from June 8, 2004 to May 
31, 2005 by USAID Mission, PACT has generated promising 
momentum towards fighting TIP in Jamaica, and has established 
a consultative committee of key players within the GOJ and 
civil society to protect at-risk youth from falling victim to 
human trafficking. 
 
6.  This project will continue PACT,s work to educate 
vulnerable youth in Jamaica,s tourist and commercial centers 
about the realities and dangers of the sex trade and TIP.  In 
addition, the project will facilitate the development of a 
public education program to raise the awareness of the 
general public, and will produce printed materials for use in 
the national school curriculum with the support of the 
Ministry of Education.  Through its work to date, PACT is 
uniquely positioned to design and execute a research project 
that will be the first to document and quantify the magnitude 
of Jamaica,s TIP problem.  This project will support such a 
research effort. 
 
Project Objectives 
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7.  Based on PACT,s ongoing work with national partners and 
its deep understanding of the nature of TIP in Jamaica, this 
project will continue to protect at-risk youth from the 
dangers of the sex trade through education.  The project will 
be used to raise public awareness of human trafficking, and 
to integrate TIP education into the national curriculum. 
PACT will use this expertise and the information it has 
already gathered to develop a research study to quantify the 
magnitude of Jamaica,s TIP problem.  Project objectives are 
the following: 
 
-- Continue to plan, design, and execute a program of 
remedial education, literacy, and skills training to 
approximately 150 young persons, aged 14 to 24 years, who are 
potential victims of sex trafficking or are already victims. 
 
-- Continue to develop and implement a strategy to facilitate 
the entry or re-entry into the mainstream labor market of 
at-risk youth 
 
-- Develop a public education program to bring to the general 
public the plight of the young people and the tragedies of 
the sex trade 
 
-- Develop an anti-trafficking curriculum for use by the 
Ministry of Education; and 
 
-- Design a research study to provide much-needed documentary 
evidence of the nature and extent of human trafficking in 
Jamaica 
 
Project Description 
------------------- 
 
8.  PACT is a membership-based umbrella organization with a 
working network of social agencies throughout Jamaica that 
provides diverse services to young people and their families 
at the community level.  Under PACT,s leadership, these 
partner groups have formed a consultative committee and have 
held monthly meetings since June 2004 to share ideas and to 
map out a strategic direction for an anti-trafficking 
program.  Each group has targeted local at-risk youths and 
has recruited them to join literacy, numeracy, and vocational 
training programs to prepare them for employment as part of a 
safe and productive workforce.  PACT,s team of experienced 
professionals has managed this project to implement and 
achieve the following project activities. 
9.  Bureau of Women,s Affairs (BWA):  The BWA, a division of 
the Ministry of Health, is mandated to act as a catalyst 
within the GOJ to ensure that women,s issues are addressed. 
By collaborating with PACT, the BWA will integrate a 
trafficking curriculum into its existing public education 
program on gender-related issues.  The BWA has identified 
approximately 200 young people who will be involved in group 
discussions and working sessions over an eight-month period 
to discuss trafficking. 
10.  Western Society for the Upliftment of Children (WSUC): 
To recruit program participants, WSUC targeted places of 
entertainment that employ young people as exotic dancers and 
sex workers.  There are currently 37 at-risk participants 
enrolled at WSUC in literacy and numeracy training programs 
and a preventative program of group counseling and health 
counseling. 
 
11.  Children First:  Children First has enrolled 40 at-risk 
young people, 15 of whom have been exposed to trafficking, in 
a youth-friendly health program.  The organization also 
provides skills training in vocational fields including 
cosmetology, videography, and photography, in addition to 
basic literacy and numeracy. 
 
12.  North Street United Church (NSUC):  NSUC has registered 
25 at-risk youth who are enrolled in a preventative program 
and are being trained in videography and computer skills. 
Trained counselors are available to all participants for 
self-esteem building, peer counseling, motivational talks, 
and parenting.  Jamaica,s Junior Doctors, Association 
assists NSUC with reproductive health monitoring and a 
youth-friendly medical clinic. 
 
13.  Church Action Negril (CAN): CAN has enrolled 26 at-risk 
young people into a program of counseling, motivational 
talks, life-coping skills, numeracy, literacy, health 
monitoring, and computer training.  Some CAN participants 
have gained part-time employment, while others are being 
trained for national vocational training exams. 
 
14.  PACT will use the combined expertise of the consultative 
committee to facilitate the development of both a public 
awareness campaign and a curriculum for use in Jamaica,s 
school system.  In addition, there is already a substantial 
body of research that PACT has collected on the subject of 
trafficking, primarily through intake interviews of each 
participating young person.  PACT intends to analyze this 
data through a research study that will attempt to understand 
the magnitude of the TIP problem in Jamaica. 
 
15.  Sustainability:  PACT will integrate this project into 
its current community development activities to promote 
sustainability and efficiency, and to maximize technical and 
financial resources.  Project components have already been 
implemented by partner agencies throughout Jamaica, and have 
become a part of each organization,s regular programs. 
 
 
Performance Indicators 
---------------------- 
 
16.  As part of the ongoing evaluation of this project, PACT, 
Embassy Kingston, and USAID Mission will measure and report 
performance indicators: 
 
-- Produce a TIP information brochure for use by civil 
society groups; 
 
-- Design and implement a public TIP education program using 
print and electronic media; 
 
-- Initiate discussions with the Ministry of Education to 
introduce trafficking information into the national 
curriculum; 
 
-- Encourage the GOJ to publicly declare its intolerance for 
human trafficking; and 
 
-- Design a research study will to quantify Jamaica,s 
trafficking problem. 
 
Evaluation Plan 
--------------- 
 
17.  PACT will be the project manager and will coordinate the 
implementation of the project activities.  As a recipient of 
USAID funding, PACT is already preparing quarterly reports to 
monitor the program,s progress. 
 
Budget Breakout 
--------------- 
 
18.  The estimated total cost to implement this project is 
US$ 80,000 from June to December 2005.  Please see the budget 
summary below for more details. 
PERSONNEL 
Project Coordinator               $13,000 
Financial Manager                  $4,500 
Statutory Deductions               $1,000 
 
Travel                             $2,000 
Per Diem ) Site Visits             $1,500 
 
SUPPLIES 
Training Packages                  $1,500 
Meals and Allowances               $8,000 
 
CONTRACTORS 
Specialist Teachers (4)           $10,000 
Computer Instruction (4 centers)   $6,000 
 
Public Education                   $7,000 
Research                           $5,500 
Coordination Fee                  $20,000 
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TOTAL                             $80,000 
 
Host Government Contribution 
---------------------------- 
 
19.  The GOJ will actively support the project through the 
participation of the Bureau of Women,s Affairs, the Child 
Development Agency (CDA), and the Ministry of Education.  BWA 
will integrate trafficking education into its existing 
programs to support Jamaican women.  The CDA and the Ministry 
of Education will both work to integrate PACT,s trafficking 
messages into the national curriculum. 
 
Funding Mechanism 
----------------- 
 
20.  As in its existing relationship with USAID, PACT will 
provide overall coordination of the project, and will 
coordinate all financial reporting, monitoring, and 
evaluation at quarterly intervals.  Funding to the NGO should 
be in the form of a grant or cooperative agreement. 
 
Embassy POC 
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23.  Embassy POC is Geoff Siebengartner, the Political 
Officer with responsibility for trafficking issues.  Contact 
details are email: siebengartnergc@state.gov; telephone: 
(876) 935-6086; and fax: (876) 935-6029. 
COBB