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South East Asia Regional Cooperation in Human Development (SEARCH)

Overview
Location: 
Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos PDR, Timor Leste, Philippines

SEARCH is a multi-partner initiative designed to improve legal and institutional mechanisms for the promotion and protection of the rights of children, ethnic minorities, and migrant workers.

As a member of the SEARCH team, IICRD provides child rights and cultural/strength-based expertise to better supporting children affected by trafficking and migration through community based interventions and the rule of law.

Specific initiatives undertaken include:
  • Assisting in the development of a regional child rights strategy for the SEARCH project partners;
  • Working with ASEAN to develop a regional women and children’s human rights commission;
  • Partnering with UNIAP and Kohn Kaen University, Thailand in hosting a regional human rights training for law enforcement officers and NGOs;
  • Helping scale up a community based, multidisciplinary professional team approach to supporting child victims of trafficking in Thailand;
  • Assisting in a regional mapping of ethnic minority children’s rights issues in SE Asia.
     

Funders: 
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
Partner Info
Timeline: 
August 2004 to December 2010
Team: 
Suzanne Williams
Cheryl Heykoop
Partners: 
Geospatial/ Salasan Consulting Inc.
Four Worlds International
Working Group for an ASEAN Human Rights Mechanism
UN Inter-agency Project on Human Trafficking in the Greater Mekon Sub-region
Forum Asia

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