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EQUIP: Equipping Sri Lanka to Counter Trafficking in Persons - Final evaluation

eval_number:

2784

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/2784

lessons_learned:

themes:

theme:

Migration

category:

Conditions of work & equality

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comments:

Victims and potential victims of TIP and general public

challenges:

Initially the audience was not as large as expected as many people would not stand on the side of the road or stop to watch a drama performance. Therefore, target audiences were gathered in venues such as the SLBFE, youth camps, community halls, and institutions. The total reach of the street drama was about 4000 across Colombo, Kandy, Kurunegala and Gampaha. Similarly, the extent to which this approach can deter potential migrant workers from using unsafe or irregular means is challenged, as if they are ‘desperate’ to leave the country they sometimes opt to not pay attention to implications of taking unsafe and irregular migration route despite being knowledgeable about risks and dangers associated with TIP.

success:

Under the ‘Prevention’ pillar of the project, the street drama component played a key role in raising awareness regarding the TIP at the grassroots by using innovating and creative ways of communicating the message to aspiring migrant workers and potential victims of TIP. People are able to emotionally connect to this form of communication and receive the message more effectively.

context:

Experienced and professional theatre group to work with subject experts in developing the script, professional actors to effectively communicate the message, and stage set up where large crowds gather to pass the message to a wider audience.

description:

At the grassroots TIP was normalised as migrant workers were not aware of safe migration routes and relevant authorities that can help in the process of migration, and the absence of legal recourse rendered them vulnerable to being trafficked. Therefore, awareness raising through entertainment communication i.e., street dramas was an creative way in which the message regarding safe labour migration was conveyed to potential migrant workers with the aim of preventing TIP. However, whether this should also be targeted at an adolescent age group to effectively change mindsets in time is a lesson that could be learnt.

administrative_issues:

n/a

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/235336

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location:

country:

Sri Lanka

region:

Asia and the Pacific

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eval_title:

EQUIP: Equipping Sri Lanka to Counter Trafficking in Persons - Final evaluation