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La Strada International (LSI) is an international NGO network addressing the trafficking of persons in . The organisation was established in October 2004 and includes members from , , , , , the , , and
and an International Secretariat based in , The Netherlands. In each of the eight member countries the programme is implemented by independent
, working within the La Strada philosophy. Cooperation among the members dates back to 1995, when the first La Strada project started.
The mission of LSI is to work for and with trafficked persons and at-risk groups with a focus on women in a European context. LSI aims at empowering trafficked persons to access and exercise their rights and reclaim their lives. To achieve its mission LSI develops activities in three interrelated areas: Information & L Prevention & E and Social Assistance to trafficked persons.
LSI's work is based on the overall Human Rights principle, defining trafficking in human beings as a severe violation of human rights, with a trafficked persons centred approach. Female migrants,
must have their rights protected, and states that are accountable for the violations of human rights, including forced labour and practices akin to slavery, must face their responsibility and work to secure the rights of trafficked people and migrants in general.
LSI is a value-driven network with a vision of a world without trafficking in human beings where human rights are respected. In order to promote this vision La Strada International, including the member organisations, is currently working with a
that has six main goals:
To strengthen the role of NGOs in impact monitoring of existing anti-trafficking and related policies and measures for trafficked persons.
To strengthen the financial sustainability of LSI Secretariat and members.
To strengthen LSI’s evidence-based planning and policy development.
To increase LSI’ visibility.
To increase the effect of the operation and management of LSI.
To strengthen LSI’s networking and partnership with external stakeholders.
La Strada International is a member organisation of the NGO networks ,
- the Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants and the .
In July 2010 LSI was granted consultative status by the
(ECOSOC). The consultative status gives LSI the ability to actively participate in the work of ECOSOC, as well as other bodies within the , such as the . La Strada International will be allowed to consult with UN member states and discuss concerns and ideas within the field of human trafficking. LSI is also a member of
Alliance Expert Coordination Team, the EU
Platform and has a participatory status with the .
LSI has become an influential actor in the arena of anti-trafficking work and continues to cooperate with various organisations and EU and UN bodies. From 2009 to 2012 La Strada International, together with
implemented a three-year European project called "". The aim of the project was to improve access to justice and guarantee compensation for trafficked people. The project received institutional support from the
In 2013 LSI began coordinating the La Strada NGO Platform - a network of 21 European (EU and non-EU) NGOs from 20 countries, working to address human trafficking and related issues, such as ,
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