BEPS/Bulgaria/Combating Human Trafficking
Date: January 2003 – February 2005
Ruse, a Bulgarian town on the border with Romania, lies along one of Eastern Europe’s most popular human trafficking routes. USAID, through its Basic Education Policy Support Activity, engaged a team from Creative to design and implement innovative programs, using education as a force to combat child trafficking and prostitution. The project sought to improve the retention of economically disadvantaged students, particularly ethnic minorities, through teacher training and summer programs, and to provide vocational training, job counseling and life-skills classes for at-risk youths. ...