Actions: The Responses to Trafficking podcast
17 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago -The podcast that shines a spotlight on new and established trafficking responses in the UK and beyond.
People are finding so many ways to respond to the issue and impact of trafficking- ranging from prevention, early-intervention, longer term support as well as prosecution, and it can be difficult to stay informed about everything that’s happening.
Join Kathryn Baldacchino as she meets with the people who are working on these responses, to find out more about what they do. Whether you’re already working in the sector and want to keep up with new developments, or looking for ways to be more involved, this podcast is for you.
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Episodes
Training for medical professionals to understand and respond to trafficking
February 17, 2023 08:55 - 46 minutes - 63.8 MBIn 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 journe...
Support for Survivors and Preventing Trafficking in Cameroon
January 17, 2023 07:47 - 43 minutes - 59.4 MBIn 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 pro...
Update on Season 2
December 23, 2022 19:33 - 1 minute - 1.77 MBHere'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...
Post-NRM Support and Accommodation for Survivors of Trafficking
December 20, 2022 05:15 - 42 minutes - 58.4 MBThis 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 ...
Survivor LEAD programme
December 20, 2022 05:00 - 39 minutes - 54.5 MBIn 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-overvi...
Launch of Season 2
December 16, 2022 04:01 - 1 minute - 2.06 MBWe'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. Hosted on Acast. See ac...
Update on the next season
May 25, 2022 19:17 - 51 seconds - 847 KBThere's been a brief break in episodes while Kathryn's been on maternity leave. But we're planning and preparing for the next season now! If you'd like to feature any of your work, please get in touch: [email protected] @actionspodcast on Twitter https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathrynbaldacchino/ Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apprise Solutions: Using information technology to screen vulnerable populations
June 22, 2021 03:00 - 41 minutes - 23.9 MBThis 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/re...
Support for women in India who have experienced exploitation
June 01, 2021 03:00 - 44 minutes - 44 MBThis week Kat speaks with Richard Cribb and Carole Chick, from Kindled Spirit. We speak about their work to support an organisation called Kshamata in Mumbai, to deliver a programme to provide longer term support to women who have left exploitation. - For more information on Kindled Spirit - https://www.kindledspirit.org.uk/ - For more information on Kshamata - https://www.kshamata.org/ - For listeners around the world, you can find ways to support Kindled Spirit via their webpage - http...
International trafficking responses, and responses to online sexual exploitation of children
February 23, 2021 04:00 - 43 minutes - 35.8 MBThis 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 ...
Baking and Employability programme for women survivors
February 09, 2021 04:00 - 44 minutes - 41.7 MBThis week Kat speaks with Lucy Butt and Hollin Preston, co-founders and trustees of Bramber Bakehouse, about their work to support female survivors of trafficking through focusing on employability skills and baking. Their programme has been really successful, and they share their reflections and learning about their journey. - For more information about Bramber Bakehouse - https://bramberbakehouse.co.uk/ - For more information, you can contact them through email - hello...
European Litigation & Early Legal Intervention
December 08, 2020 04:00 - 37 minutes - 22 MBThis week Kat speaks with Markella Papadouli, from the AIRE Centre about European Litigation and their Early Legal Intervention work. We discuss the use of the European Court of Human Rights and the importance of legal advice for survivors of trafficking, as early as possible. Markella is a UK Solicitor, a Greek lawyer and the AIRE Centre’s Europe Litigation Coordinator. Markella is also a Lecturer at London South Bank University. For more information about the AIRE centre - https://www....
Stop Slavery Blueprint
November 24, 2020 04:00 - 42 minutes - 41.3 MBThis week Kat speaks with Sian Lea, Managing Director of Shiva Foundation about the work they do to address modern slavery in the hotel industry’s supply chains. Specifically, we speak about their Stop Slavery Blueprint, which is an accessible toolkit that hoteliers can use to guide them through this process. We discuss ways to manage supply chains and the impact of the Modern Slavery Act Transparency in Supply Chains requirement. - For more information on the Stop Slavery Bluepr...
Independent Modern Slavery Advocates (IMSA)
November 10, 2020 04:00 - 44 minutes - 26.3 MBThis week Kat speaks with Olivia Nightingale from Hope for Justice about their model of Independent Modern Slavery Advocates (IMSA), how this role developed and some of their learnings so far. For more information about Hope for Justice - https://hopeforjustice.org/aboutus The email address for advice on survivor care is - [email protected] Olivia is also currently working on the development and wider roll out of the model and if you would like to hear more about this or...
Safe Place
October 27, 2020 03:45 - 39 minutes - 23 MBThis week Kat speaks with Amber Cagney, from the West-Midlands Anti-Slavery Network. We discuss the Safe Place initiative, which is an early support programme for people in the initial stages of leaving exploitation. The project is already seeing some important evidence for the need for this type of support and the way this intervention should be delivered. ~ To read more about the Partnership - https://www.westmidlandsantislavery.org/ ~ To contact Amber directly, her email address is -...
The Determinants of Anti-Trafficking Efforts Project
October 13, 2020 06:15 - 48 minutes - 57.6 MBThis week Kat speaks with Jean-Pierre Gauci, from the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) about the Determinants of Anti-Trafficking Efforts project. We discuss the project’s preliminary findings on what factors influence the development of anti-trafficking policy in different contexts around the world. ~ For more information on the project - https://www.biicl.org/projects/determinants-of-anti-trafficking-efforts ~ To read more about BIICL - https://www.biicl.or...
Actions Podcast Trailer
October 10, 2020 18:29 - 1 minute - 1.28 MBWelcome to the Actions podcast! Here's an intro to what this is all about. For more information, check out our twitter @actionspodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.