LIBERATE ME
Liberate Me Mission: Liberate Me is our Anti-child trafficking and forced labor project which ensures children are rescued, rehabilitated, and given educational opportunity to rebuild their life. Survivors will either be fully sponsored or in our case management program and are provided with counseling, family mentoring and relocation, food aid, school costs, clothing and health items, and regular surveying to understand the needs of the child.
It is well known in Ghana that Ada is a hot spot for sending (trafficking) children to other communities for labor exploitation. The families of the children are often told lies or partial truths to convince the trafficker to take their children, and there is usually an exchange of money or goods for the child, potentially on a contract basis. Volta Revival recognizes the issue of child trafficking and forced labor as contributing to mass underdevelopment among coastal and riverine communities. As a cyclical problem, we also recognize that substantial rehabilitation efforts must take place for the child to return home safely, without trauma, and never again to be trafficked.
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LIBERATE METHOD
Liberate Me Method: Method: The process involves partnering with local communities to educate minds and alter behaviors, then we work with locals to learning about cases of child forced labor slavery and trafficking, we then investigate reports and when necessary, we intervene and rehabilitate survivors, finally we reintegrate survivors with their families and communities and provide them with a pathway to build the life of their dreams.
Education: We partner with local communities to educate about the causes and harm of child trafficking, forced labor and abuse. Our curriculum is comprehensive and includes legal advice, human rights training, stories, trauma and emotions education, and sexual and reproductive health education.
We understand our communities and work with them to reveal an alternate pathway to collective development.
We understand our communities and work with them to reveal an alternate pathway to collective development.
Investigation: Volta Resilient works with local partners including schools, leaders, and families to learn about cases of trafficking and abuse. Community members may report to our 24/7 hotline, which is available to all ages, which will trigger an investigation from our staff.
Intervention:Our staff are trained with our safeguarding policy and work diligently and discretely with local community member to identify the issues reported. When we find that a reported case is true then we will work with the office of social welfare, community members, and the family being reported to implement an intervention. Often this means working with the family and community to return the child for rehabilitation.
Rehabilitation:After intervention the child will be brought to the Volta Resilient Foundation shelter for rehabilitation where they will be provided health care, psychological counseling, mentorship, basic education, life planning, SRH training, emotions and trauma training, legal and human rights education, and all other needs.
Reintegration:After Rehabilitation every child will receive the materials they need to enter or re-enter school with the promise to continue mentorship, and school fees support through their basic education. In some cases older returned youth may elect to be placed in our apprenticeship program.
