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Shelter Self-Improvement Toolkit
Shelter Improvement Toolkit | November 2011
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China's shelter improvement program measures progress | December 2011
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Training Workshop for Vietnam Shelters Bac Giang City | November 2011
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VN Shelter anniversary
Vietnam marks one-year of the 'Shelter Self Improvement Project' | September 2010
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November Update: Shelter Improvement in Vietnam | November 2009
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Shelter Improvement in Vietnam | October 2009
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Shelter Self-Improvement



Shelter Self-Improvement

Within the process of victim protection, from victim identification to reintegration, shelter (and other custodial facility) stays are just a fraction of the services that may be appropriate for an individual victim. Still, investing in better shelters and transit centers that meet international standards, and in the capacity of facility managers to provide better services, is an investment that trafficking victims deserve.  While anti-trafficking organizations and victim service agencies have been working steadily to improve the services available to trafficked persons across the region, there are still shelters that struggle to provide care and protection that meet international quality standards. These facilities are often run by shelter managers and staff who lack the financial or technical resources to improve the conditions of their facilities, the quality of services that they offer to trafficked persons, or the breadth of referral services that meet the needs of the victims they serve. While many government and non-government agencies are involved in the longer term process of developing and implementing procedures for improved comprehensive victim protection under COMMIT, UNIAP aims to jump-start this process through an innovative time-bound approach that builds the capacity of shelter managers and helps them to help each other improve the conditions of their facilities.

How does it work? Over the course of 1 year…

Learn more about the progress of the Shelter Self-Improvement Project

 

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Activity Summary
Objectives of Shelter
Self-Improvement Initiative
  • To measurably improve shelters and other custodial facilities that serve trafficked persons throughout the GMS;
  • To build the capacity of shelter / facility managers to maintain international standards for victim care and support; and
  • To build a sustainable network of government and non-government shelter managers and other victim service providers who know how to maintain international standards in victim care and support, and can help other victim service providers reach these standards in their programs and facilities.