Meeting Minutes
October 20, 2017 at Anglican Alliance
Hub Co-Chairs:
Anne Gregora, Salvation Army, Anne.Gregora@salvationarmy.org
Emma Tomalin, University of Leeds, E.Tomalin@leeds.ac.uk
- Attendees listed at the end of the post
Agenda details:
- 11 am-11.15 am: Introductory session (led by Anne Gregora) Joint Learning Initiative on Faith and Local Communities (JLI)
International collaboration on the role of Local Faith Communities in development and humanitarian aid
- Focused on evidence of impact & effectiveness of FBOs to local relief & dev issues
- Resilience hub 3-year cycle included literature review followed by interviews to develop scoping study and then dissemination to various forums including side event at WHS
Key Questions: How does it help the policy environment and How does it help practitioners to be more effective
- Anti-Human Trafficking & Modern Slavery Hub (AHT) started on the premise that there is not enough evidence on the role of religion and local faith communities that can be used for policy & shared w/ practitioners
- Concept note
- JLI overall, What already exists, What we don’t know- Framing questions are structured under 6 P’s – how to respond to trafficking
Why are you interested in joining the JLI AHT-MS Hub?
- Innovation, new & different ideas – exchange of knowledge; differences in approach of different groups especially disagreements
- improve impact & excellence
- how do FBOs (all faiths) work with govt & UN agencies, linking results to dev strategies & policy -communicating where it needs to be heard
- academic publication
- role of religion in preventing and supporting trafficking
- listening to survivors and perpetrators to understand context, anti-pornography
- Chab dai longitudinal project links- FBO support in aftercare of survivors & spirituality (prayer, connecting with God)
- US Barna reports (but only specific to pornography); need other regional reports
- sex trafficking
Expectations:
- Interaction with others interested in AHT-MS, researchers & with other sectors
- connection locally & globally: involving researchers from local countries through existing coalitions & networks
- mapping & prioritise under-represented countries
- how to link the JLI hubs together
- how to create and develop a community for reflective practice and still create a space for practitioners to policy & academics
- Supporting FBOs in trafficking response
- recruit PhD students
What we know
- Fragmentation, siloed by region and issue; many focus on only one aspect of trafficking (ie sex trafficking); definition issues (ie bonded vs child labor)
- Gap between advocacy & academic
- Religious vs institutional structures differ, trafficking in refugee & protracted conflict,
- refugees increased vulnerability in humanitarian situations; also, stricter immigration control => risk for trafficking
What we need to know
- role of trafficked persons along the journey & distinct faith actor role
- Patterns that differ by region & religious community
- Interfaith approaches
- LFCs interaction on criminal acts (need to ensure safeguarding: how to ensure safety of those mobilized aren’t at risk -bring in criminologists?)
- Survey faith-based attitudes towards trafficked persons,
Framing Questions:
Prevention:
- Careful of framing regarding children
- FBO engagement w/ supply chains & fair trade
- Faith based orgs & actors &
- Child labor & changing domestic norms
- Include something about root causes; gender inequality- long term objective would be to compare & ensure that rich understandings of “root causes” of trafficking need to form part of strategy discussions by pertinent government departments and partners
Protection
- Training & background check FBOs for work w/ vulnerable populations (also involvement of police in this – Churches Child protection advisory service) & challenges of doing that in places where that isn’t ‘normal’ e.g. phoning previous employers
Prosecution
- Ensure safeguarding and sensitivity is included; Sharing best practice
- Relationship between protection & prosecution
Policy
- There are a wide range of policies that would indirectly affect trafficking (ie housing) is this included in the term policy?
Partnerships
- Interfaith network in rome; eval impact- did those efforts filter down to faith-based comms
- Concerned about focusing to much on micro & macro levels; how to ensure these levels are connecting
- Recognize interfaith partnerships & nuances especially when engaging at UN level
Participation
- Ensuring agency of FBOs is integrated
- What’s the influence of faith on practitioners in their own work contexts? Ex business sector, law etc. does this faith make a difference: Positive deviation research
1.30-3 pm: Planning the next steps (led by Emma Tomalin)
Scoping Study Plans
Introduction of scoping study possibilities
- Targeted lit review, grey lit and case studies from members of hub, interviews with practitioners
- Role of hub members in scoping study: writing case study, case studies contributed from members, fill in geographic areas
- Explore thematic scoping studies
- Dissemination and call for further research
Discussion: What will it include, how will it be done, who should do it?
- Key informant interviews based on lit review that identifies gaps and key categories- consider the context; reflective practitioner mapping on the ground
- Global focus with epicenters (ex. Philippines, Thailand, central south america)
- Advocacy vs evidence- genuine gaps in knowledge & disagreements
- FBOs role in policy
- Ensure lit review includes gray lit
- Refugees, migration and trafficking intersection, how FBOs have worked with survivors & response, inclusion of minority faith groups & how they engage with anti-trafficking efforts- use of trafficking language, symbols and concepts.
- How are faith groups working in stable countries (drivers of trafficking)
- Need to include minority religions (ie hindu),
- Use HTP DFID study model
- Get info from local actors in countries themselves, but also partner academic partners in the south.
- How do FBOs hinder vs healing survivor work
- Looking for partners or students to help w/ work
- Labor in the gulf has impact in e asia, sri lanka, mid east
- Refugee crisis- Rohingya & E Africa
Who’s missing & Other
- Indigenous practitioners w/ lack of resources
- Consider a Twin base in global south- Cambodia, Thailand hub- next in-person
- Others to invite: Santa marta (catholic) st mary’s, Rene cassin , Simbata- braynard prince, Sikh – apex body, Apostleship by the sea
What’s next?
- Next meeting: Terms of reference revised w/ scoping proposal
- In meantime, survey existing members
- Hub website on JLI – aht-ms.jliflc.com
- Call for resources on faith, trafficking and modern-slavery
Attendees
Name | Organization | Video |
Anne Gregora | Salvation Army UK, JLI AHT co-chair | |
Emma Tomalin | Leeds University, JLI AHT co-chair | |
Rachel Carnegie | Anglican Alliance | |
Isobel Owen | Anglican Alliance | |
Charles Reed | Church of England, Archbishop’s Council | |
Helen Sworn | Freedom Collaborative | video |
Glenn Miles | Independent Consultant | video |
Molly Hodson | International Justice Mission | |
Patrick Burland | International Organization for Migration | |
Bill Prevette | Oxford Centre for Mission Studies | |
John Frame | Oxford University | |
Christa Crawford | Payap University in Chiang Mai, Thailand | video |
Eirwen Pallant | Salvation Army | |
Anne Makumi | Salvation Army for AHT response in Kenya | |
Monica Napier | Samaritan’s Purse | |
Natalia Lester-Bush | Tearfund, JLI GBV Hub coordinator | |
Gwyneth Lonergan | University of Sheffield | |
Susan Greener | Wheaton University | video |
Katherine Marshall | World Faiths Development Dialogue- Georgetown University | video |
Stacy Nam | JLI |
For any questions please email Stacy Nam, Programs & Knowledge Manager- stacynam@jliflc.com