UNIAP announces second round of human trafficking estimates competition

The UNIAP Human Trafficking Estimates Competition is a revolutionary step forward in our tackling of human trafficking and determining the prevalence of human trafficking.

UNIAP is looking for innovative, creative methodologies to estimate the number of trafficking victims, traffickers, or profits in or from Asia that are logical, feasible, and defendable. We are hoping to engage innovative, rigorous thinking find a way to get the numbers that the anti-trafficking community so desperately needs.

Despite the underground and clandestine nature of human trafficking, UNIAP believes it IS possible to estimate the magnitude of the crime.

The Competition Challenges are:

Challenge 1

“Estimate the number of trafficking victims within your chosen geographical area and sector(s) OR supply chain relating to the Mekong region.”

Challenge 2

“Estimate the number of traffickers within your chosen geographical area and sector(s) OR supply chain relating to the Mekong region.”

Challenge 3

“Estimate the amount of financial profit made by trafficking-related criminal activities within your chosen geographical area and sector(s) OR supply chain relating to the Mekong region.”

What do you get if you win?

The best entries will be short-listed by a panel of independent judges.

Soon afterward, each short-listed entry will be brought to a final judging competition in Bangkok,  to defend their approach in front of a panel of independent judges and audience.  (Translation support will be available for Mekong languages).

The winners will receive prizes (and glory!), but more importantly:

• Top entries will be published and disseminated globally, and
• Funding ($40,000 US) will be provided to pilot the top methodologies in the field.

How To Enter:

Step 1: Download the competition information pack, make sure you read and understand all the requirements.

Step 2: Fill out the entry form and follow the application procedures. Forms and information are available the side tab in all six Mekong country languages as well as English.

All entrants must electronically submit the Entry Form Sections 1, 2, and 3 to UNIAP, in English or any GMS language.  Please submit your entry via email to lisa.rende.taylor@undp.org

Entry Forms must be received by UNIAP no later than Friday, 30 March 2012. Please contact your UNIAP country project office for further information in languages other than English:

• Chinese:  Ms Wang Yi, yi.wang@public.un.org.cn
• Khmer: Mr Huot Vichheka, vichheka.huot@undp.org
• Lao: Ms Malayvanh Khamhoung, malayvanh.khamhoung@undp.org
• Myanmar: Mr Si Thu Ko Ko, sithukoko.com@gmail.com
• Thai: Ms Suparnee Pongruengphant, suparnee.pongruengphant@undp.org
• Vietnamese: Ms VuThi Thu Phuong, vu.thi.thu.phuong@undppartners.org

Short-listed entries will be announced and contacted on Friday, 29 June 2012.

The official presentation and awards ceremony will take place in late 2012 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Please do not hesitate to contact UNIAP with any queries you may have! 
Your UNIAP point of contact is Dr Lisa Rende Taylor,  lisa.rende.taylor@undp.org