The Trafficked in the Pandemic Mrs Dadirai Miriam Chikwekwete AFCAST Research Unit, Arrupe Jesuit University, Harare
Deaf Workshop on Human Trafficking
Immediate Impact of the
Guidance and counselling pandemic on the victims of forms part of the package of the psycho-social human trafficking support system afforded The immediate impact that to them as they rehabilitate raised an outcry from the victims of human trafficking and re-integrate into their respective families and who collaborate with the communities. The lack of African Forum for Catholic a safe space that is availed Social Teaching (AFCAST), to them at AFCAST was at Arrupe Jesuit University felt immediately as soon in Harare Zimbabwe, was as the announcement the lack of personalised of the lockdown was face to face counselling announced in March and interaction which they 2020. The social impact of enjoyed and received from Covid-19 is immeasurable the institution and also because these young the loss of livelihoods. Mukai -Vukani No.77 | July 2020 |
women enjoyed meeting and sharing joys and tribulations. The therapeutic weekly sessions enabled them to have their ‘me time’ away from their homes and families. The young women have been engaged in various economic activities ranging from buying and selling groceries, small business entrepreneurship, cross border trading, clothing and other wares, poultry farming, cake making, hair saloons, fashion designing, 17
