The IACT Program will strengthen and consolidate anti-trafficking responses in the country and achieve demonstrable change for child victims of trafficking in persons, their families, and affected communities, as well as prevent the sexual exploitation of children and adolescents. As part of this work, the IACT Program is continuing the provision of training and technical assistance to frontline healthcare professionals and social workers from the Costa Rican Fund of Social Security (CCSS).
On October 17 and October 18, Warnath Group conducted a foundational training with CCSS officials in the province of Puntarenas. This training focused on understanding child trafficking, how trafficking in persons occurs in Costa Rica, dispelling myths and misconceptions about child trafficking, the five steps of victim protection, indicators of child and adolescent trafficking, and the CCSS institutional protocol for the identification, referral, protection and immediate support of child and adolescent trafficking victims.
IACT Program Technical Specialists and participants at the October 17-18 training with CCSS.