
David Okech
@davidokech3
Professor and Director of the Center on Human Trafficking Research & Outreach.
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http://cenhtro.uga.edu 14-02-2014 23:14:07
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UGASocialWork Dean Philip Hong opened the #PrevalenceForum dinner at UGA Botanical Garden. Thank you, Dean Hong!


CenHTRO associate director Lydia Aletraris + Sheldon Zhang (CPE UMass Lowell) led a workshop reviewing the core human trafficking indicators developed and used in #PrevalenceForum research projects Read more 👉 t.uga.edu/95X @JTIP_State UGASocialWork UGA Research


Grant Miller and Kimberly Babiarz of StanfordHealthPolicy lead a discussion of "gold standard surveys" and administrative data informing anti-human trafficking policy and programming during the #PrevalenceForum. #EndHumanTrafficking @JTIP_State UGASocialWork


Meredith Dank (Marron Institute) + Alina Cedeño (OIM Costa Rica) presented a research overview on #forcedlabor in the Costa Rican fishing industry during #PrevalenceForum on UGA campus, using multiple methodologies to find significant prevalence. #EndHumanTrafficking


Read 'The Risk of Children Employed in Abbatoirs' slconcordtimes.com/the-risk-of-ch… —a #humantrafficking investigative story produced via partnership with Journalism Centre on Global Trafficking + Center on Human Trafficking Research & Outreach Proud of Concord Times for publishing stories to impact #SierraLeone. #EndHumanTrafficking U.S. State Dept. Trafficking in Persons Office




Selon une nouvelle étude du Center on Human Trafficking Research & Outreach, un nombre inquiétant d’enfants guinéens sont victimes de traite ou de travail des enfants. 🔗 : t.uga.edu/9ck #EndHumanTrafficking


« En Guinée, la pauvreté constitue un facteur de risque majeur pour la traite et le travail des enfants. La pauvreté au niveau national et au niveau des ménages rend les enfants vulnérables à toutes sortes d’exploitation » dit David Okech 🔗 t.uga.edu/9ck



This week UGASocialWork welcomed the largest-ever group of international students to our MSW, MANML, and PhD programs. Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, SouthKorea, China, the UK, Turkey, Bangladesh, India, Iran, Colombia, and the Bahamas are all #UGAglobalSW!




Join CenHTRO director David Okech on Nov. 3 for an informative webinar series on building the evidence base to #EndHumanTrafficking.

1/2 Capturing the poignant moment as Mr. David Mureithi chairman of the school's managing committee Starehe Boys' Centre & School, gracefully receives the Consecrated Colours of Starehe and the School Seal from Director Emeritus Mr. Josphat Mwaura Josphat Mwaũra #Starehe #UnitedToServe


🚨New Publication Alert! Stakeholder Perceptions of Gaps and Solutions in Addressing Child Trafficking, new in Children and Youth Services Review. Available free until March 23, 2024: lnkd.in/gVkQvywc #EndHumanTrafficking @JTIP_State UGASocialWork UGA Research
