Actions: The Responses to Trafficking podcast

In episode 3 of season 2, Kat speaks with Rosie Riley, the founder and CEO of VITA, about her work to deliver training to medical professionals to better understand human trafficking and respond appropriately and safely. Rosie is a doctor and has been involved in the development of the Modern Slavery Act Statutory guidance, is a core member of the NHS England Modern Slavery Network, and the Home Office Modern Slavery Strategy and Implementation Victim Support Group. Rosie shares her journey to setting up VITA, and shares information about the training content and the ways medical professionals can create an environment where survivors can access the support they need. We also discuss the VITA network which connects people in the medical profession on the issue of human trafficking. - To learn more about VITA Training - https://www.vita-training.com/ - For more on VITA network - https://vita-network.com/ - To contact the team info@vita-training.comActions Podcast is presented and produced by Kathryn Baldacchino Music used is ‘Inspiration’ by Raphael Krux, sourced from www.freePD.com Subscribe to the Audio podcast wherever you download your podcasts https://shows.acast.com/actionspodcast Subscribe to our You Tube channel and find the Video Podcasts https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClfJRFQFcCrCV3RaGf_QCtw Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ActionsPodcast

In episode 2 of season 2, Kat speaks with Francisca Awah Mbuli, the founder and CEO of the organisation Survivors' Network, which supports survivors of human trafficking including people returning to Cameroon after experiencing exploitation in other countries, and works to raise awareness and prevent human trafficking in Cameroon. Francisca shares her personal journey to setting up the organisation, and we discuss the trafficking context within Cameroon, as well as Survivors' Network's programmes and the challenges and complexities of working within Cameroon at the moment. - To learn more about Survivors' Network - https://www.survivorsnetwork.co/ - To contact Francisca - https://www.linkedin.com/in/awah-francisca-mbuli-b42837103/?originalSubdomain=cm and https://twitter.com/awahfrank?lang=en-GB Actions Podcast is presented and produced by Kathryn Baldacchino Music used is ‘Inspiration’ by Raphael Krux, sourced from www.freePD.com Subscribe to the Audio podcast wherever you download your podcasts https://shows.acast.com/actionspodcast Subscribe to our You Tube channel and find the Video Podcasts https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClfJRFQFcCrCV3RaGf_QCtw Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ActionsPodcast

Here's an update on Season 2 of the Actions: Responses to Trafficking podcast, because this season cuts across the December and New Year holiday period. Two episodes have been released in December, and a new episode will be released every two weeks from January. Make sure you subscribe to the podcast wherever you download your podcasts (https://shows.acast.com/actionspodcast), and subscribe to the YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClfJRFQFcCrCV3RaGf_QCtw) so you know when new episodes are released.Thanks for all your support and feedback, please get in touch for any information or to feature your work in an upcoming episode. Email: actionspodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @actionspodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathrynbaldacchino/

This week Kat speaks with Rachael King, CEO of the organisation The Strongtower Foundation, which supports survivors of human trafficking through supported accommodation in London, and works to build awareness of human trafficking. Rachael shares her journey to setting up the organisation, and outlines the support they are ready to start offering. - To learn more about The Strongtower Foundation - https://thestrongtowerfoundation.org/ - To contact Rachael and the team at the Strongtower Foundation - info@thestrongtowerfoundation.org - The Strongtower Foundation can also be found on social media - https://www.facebook.com/thestrongtowerfoundation/ - https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-strongtower-foundation/ - https://www.instagram.com/thestrongtowerfoundation/Actions Podcast is presented and produced by Kathryn Baldacchino Music used is ‘Inspiration’ by Raphael Krux, sourced from www.freePD.com Subscribe to the Audio podcast wherever you download your podcasts https://shows.acast.com/actionspodcast Subscribe to our You Tube channel and find the Video Podcasts https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClfJRFQFcCrCV3RaGf_QCtw Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ActionsPodcast

In this bonus episode for season 2, Kat speaks with Maria Lozano, from Survivor Alliance, about survivor engagement and the Survivor LEAD Programme. Maria shares her insight to the importance of meaningful engagement of survivors of trafficking at all stages of planning and delivery of programmes and policy, and the Survivor LEAD programme demonstrates this in practice. Kat and Maria spoke in June 2021.- For more information on the project - https://www.survivoralliance.org/programs-overview - To read more about Survivor Alliance - https://www.survivoralliance.org/ - And to find out more about Maria - https://www.survivoralliance.org/our-team - To get in touch you can email survivorlead@survivoralliance.com or info@survivoralliance.comActions Podcast is presented and produced by Kathryn Baldacchino Music used is ‘Inspiration’ by Raphael Krux, sourced from www.freePD.com Subscribe to the Audio podcast wherever you download your podcasts https://shows.acast.com/actionspodcast Subscribe to our You Tube channel and find the Video Podcasts https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClfJRFQFcCrCV3RaGf_QCtw Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ActionsPodcast

We're about to launch Season 2 of the Actions: Responses to Trafficking Podcast. This season is packed with interesting discussions featuring trafficking-response work in Australia, Cameroon, and across the UK. Make sure you subscribe to the podcast wherever you download your podcasts (https://shows.acast.com/actionspodcast), and subscribe to the YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClfJRFQFcCrCV3RaGf_QCtw), so you know when new episodes are released.

This week Kat speaks with to Dr. Hannah Thinyane, who is the Principal Research Fellow at United Nations University Institute in Macau, where she leads the Migrant Tech Research Project. We talk about some of her work to utilise Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to better protect and screen groups at risk of being trafficked, and specifically we discuss the Apprise Tool for screening vulnerable populations. ·        More information on Apprise can be found here - cs.unu.edu/research/migrant-tech-apprise and www.apprise.solutions/home·        You can contact Hannah through – email hannah@unu.edu or on twitter @HannahThinyane or @AppriseSolnsHannah mentions the Sustainable Development Goal 8.7 which can be found here - https://sdgs.un.org/goals/goal8Actions Podcast is presented and produced by Kathryn Baldacchino Music used is ‘Inspiration’ by Raphael Krux, sourced from www.freePD.com  Watch the video version of this podcast on our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClfJRFQFcCrCV3RaGf_QCtw   Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/ActionsPodcast

This week Kat speaks with Euan Fraser, who is the Public and Corporate Affairs Manager at the International Justice Mission. We talk about the work he is doing with the UK Government on international responses to trafficking, and also his work on responding to the online sexual exploitation of children. Please note that in this episode we speak about IJM’s work to respond to child abuse, we don’t go into lengthy details – but understandably some people may prefer to skip that section - if you would like to avoid this content, skip the last half of this episode. -           For more information on IJM - https://www.ijmuk.org/  -           To contact Euan you can email him on - Euan.Fraser@ijmuk.org Euan mentions the ICAI report which can be found here - https://icai.independent.gov.uk/report/the-uks-approach-to-tackling-modern-slavery-through-the-aid-programme/ He also mentions the government white paper on online harms which can be found here -https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/online-harms-white-paper Actions Podcast is presented and produced by Kathryn BaldacchinoMusic used is ‘Inspiration’ by Raphael Krux, sourced from www.freePD.com Watch the video version of this podcast on our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClfJRFQFcCrCV3RaGf_QCtw Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ActionsPodcast