Evaluering
Prevention of Trafficking in Women and Children, Savannakhet province, Lao PDR, August 2005
In 2002, Savannakhet Provincial Youth Union and Norwegian Church Aid started a pilot project to initiate prevention of illegal labor migration from Xayphouthong district to Thailand. The initial purpose of the project was to give awareness on the risk of illegal migration to youth, to generate local income, network with other agencies addressing prevention of migration and capacity building on prevention of illegal migration and human trafficking for province and district coordinators. After a review in 2003 both parties agreed to continue the programme activities by establishing of a 3-year plan (2003-2005) to combat trafficking through prevention of migration. In 2004 the project expanded to another district, Atsaphoutong, which is located further away from the Mekong river and the Thai border.