Trace Kenya Mombasa Shelter
In line with maximizing measures to safeguard and protect more potential victims, we’ve introduced safe places that temporarily house potential victims as they receive counselling, psychosocial support, medication and first aid while waiting for justice. This has been achieved through collaboration with Trace Kenya Shelter staff, village elders in the communities, police officers, the Department of Criminal Investigation (DCI), Religious leaders and other CSOs/CBOs such as Okoa Sasa, Mahali pa Usalama and Salvation Army. Amina says, “it is unfortunate the shelter has limited capacity.
We can only host victims for a temporary period.” They are forced to accommodate only female victims and refer male victims to other shelters with enough capacity. “We do not discriminate gender” she affirmed.
Milestones
- Accommodated over seventy (70) potential victims and victims of trafficking.
- Received 68 victims of trafficking and gender-based violence. Among them were 21 girl children, 21 young women aged between 1926 years, 2 boy children, and 24 who came purely for counselling.
- 80 women, children and youth benefited from short-term psychosocial and psychological first aid.
Case Story
Linet, a deaf and dumb girl from Malaba, Kenya was recruited for domestic work by a neighbour who lives in Mombasa and promised a hefty pay of Ksh. 25,000 per month. She travelled alongside her recruiter to Majengo, Mombasa where she was received by her would-be employer. She says:“Despite being physically challenged, I was mistreated, confined, denied food and forced to work day and night without any pay. It was unbearable, I had to run away.”Linet met a good Samaritan who took her to Trace Kenya where she was given a safe shelter. “I was counselled, and given food and clothing. I also learned about the violation of rights that can result from domestic work, a channel of human trafficking, especially for vulnerable women and girls. I got home safely and am really grateful for the good work that the Trace Kenya shelter is doing in helping the vulnerable.
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