Ten Years Fighting Child Trafficking in Ghana

In December 2002, IOM Ghana launched the Yeji Trafficked Children Project (YTCP) to rescue, rehabilitate and reintegrate Ghanaian children trafficked into the fishing industry along Lake Volta. The project was originally made possible with funding from the U.S. State Department, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM). Since then, however, individuals and organizations in the U.S. have played a critical role in providing assistance to over 700 vulnerable children and their families in over 100 communities in Ghana.

Trafficking Victims in the U.S. More Vulnerable Than Ever

The U.S. Government estimates that as many as 17,500 individuals are trafficked into the U.S. every year. For nearly a decade, IOM has provided critically needed return and reunification assistance to victims of forced slave labor and sex trafficking in the U.S. However, without additional funding from generous private donors, IOM will be unable to meet the needs of this year’s trafficking victims. Your donation can save a life, reunite a family, or bring a victim safely home.