Monday, August 13, 2018

New Yorker Named Human Trafficking Ambassador for Jamaica

Pictured (left to right) are Shamere McKenzie, CEO of Sun Gate Foundation, Solange Sinclair, Ms. Jamaica World 2017, and Carol Palmer, Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Justice and Chair of  the National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons (NATFATIP).

On July 25 and 26, 2018, the National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons (NATFATIP) hosted the first forum of its kind in the Caribbean – “The Hard Road to Recovery: From Victim to Survivor”. 

The inaugural international conference was held at the Melia Braco Village Hotel in Trelawny, Jamaica. The main objectives of the conference were to: increase public awareness to discourage these activities and to warn those who are unaware; train officials throughout the public and private sectors on identifying victims of trafficking; and build capacities through legislation and institutional strengthening.

The opening ceremony included the sashing of the island’s first-ever Human Trafficking Ambassadors, Miss Jamaica World 2017, Solange Sinclair, and Founder of The Sun Gate Foundation and human trafficking survivor, Shamere McKenzie, who also delivered the keynote address.

Click here for the full announcement. 

Source: The Sun Gate Foundation 

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