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Delegates are from Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Djibouti, Guinea, Lesotho, Madagascar, Republic of the Congo, Senegal, and Togo.

The Department of State has outlined the following specific objectives for the project:

• Define human trafficking in persons, review forms of human trafficking, and discuss how to identify screening indicators;
• Review U.S. government strategies to combat international trafficking in persons, including crimes against women and children, by examining the formulation, administration, and enforcement of U.S. policy on the national, state, and local levels;
• Examine the roles that government, law enforcement, the courts, and local organizations play in detecting, preventing, and prosecuting trafficking crimes;
• Explore initiatives to recognize, protect, and assist victims of abuse and trafficking, including victim recovery and reintegration programs;
• Identify underlying factors that make victims vulnerable to traffickers in order to advocate for implementation of anti-trafficking policies and programs in their home countries;
• Investigate international law enforcement cooperation in trafficking in persons cases; and
• Upon return to their home country, participants will bring lessons both from U.S. partners and from their fellow leaders to develop community-driven action plans and advocate for change in country policies that align with international agreements and best practices.