A Voice For the Voiceless
The Advocacy Project helps marginalized communities to tell their story, claim their rights and produce social change.
We are currently recruiting graduate students to volunteer as Peace Fellows with partners.
The Impact of Service
|
Translate this page:
Partners
> Outreach Partners...
> Africans in Ameri...
Africans In America, Inc.'s (AIA) target population is the new immigrant African communities especially the underserved and economically disadvantaged in the United States. It is currently waging vociferous fight against the gross abuse of the African victims of human trafficking trapped in United States. (Source: Africans in America, Inc.'s website)
April 3, 2007
Nigerian Diaspora Raises the Alarm as Trafficked Victim Faces Deportation from Texas
Outreach Partners
Back
Africans in America, Inc. (AIA)
.gif)
| In the US P. O. Box 812 New York, New York 10039 Tel: 1-347-284-3164 Fax: 1-718-328-9170 |
In Nigeria P. O. Box 302 Nnobi Idemili South Local Government Area Anambra State Nigeria |
| Email Africans in America |
|
- Mission
- Advocacy
- Information/ News from AIA
- Press Releases
- Reports
- Dissemination
- AdvocacyNet
- Networking
- Institution Building
| Mission |
Africans In America, Inc.'s (AIA) target population is the new immigrant African communities especially the underserved and economically disadvantaged in the United States. It is currently waging vociferous fight against the gross abuse of the African victims of human trafficking trapped in United States. (Source: Africans in America, Inc.'s website)
| Advocacy |
- AIA has helped a trafficking victim, Ms Celestina Ifeacho Joseph by publicizing her story, appealing for a lawyer, sending Ms. Joseph’s case to the US Conference of Catholic Bishops and asking the US immigration service to reconsider her deportation order. For more information about this case, see our bulletin: Nigerian Diaspora Raises the Alarm as Trafficked Victim Faces Deportation from Texas.
- Africans in America Inc. is now lobbying for a change in the TVPA to make it more favorable to survivors. Although the law treats trafficked women as victims, not criminals, and offers them the chance to receive a special immigration status ("T visa") in return for denouncing their trafficker, only 112 "T visas" were issued in 2005 - a small percentage of those who are actually trafficked. AIA Inc. is seeking an amnesty for all trafficked survivors in the United States, and an amendment in the TVPA that will remove the unofficial three-year limitation.
- AIA runs a New Immigrant Program that helps African immigrants adjust by providing services such as information awareness and referral services, support, socio-cultural counseling, civil rights awareness, enhanced case management, accompaniment, translation, advocacy and follow-up.
- AIA provides Human Trafficking Victims Services such as case management, service plan development, counseling and support, and cultural and social adjustment. The group also raises awareness about the trafficking issue as well as conducts educational services for social service providers and law enforcement.
- AIA promotes awareness about Advance Fee Fraud in order to stem the corrupt practice.
- AIA provides consulting services such as expert analysis on human trafficking symptoms, interpretation, planning and development, organizing and research.
| Information/ News from AIA |
- Press Releases
See AIA's news section for their news directory and their press release page for their releases.
- Reports
AIA has compiled six case studies of trafficking victims.
See AIA's website for their annual reports.
| Dissemination |
- AdvocacyNet
April 3, 2007
Nigerian Diaspora Raises the Alarm as Trafficked Victim Faces Deportation from Texas
| Networking |
Outreach Partners
- Global Alliance To Monitor and Combat Human Trafficking, Torture and Human Rights Violations in Africa (GAMCHTA)
- New York Immigration Coalitions
- The New York State Anti-trafficking Coalition
- Coalition of African Social Services Organizations (CASSO), New York
- Orbed Igwe Human Rights Foundation (OIF), Nigeria
| Institution Building |
- AIA opened an office in Nigeria in order to help at risk people from falling into the trap of human traffickers.
- AIA is currently developing a Speaker's Bureau in order to provide a forum for victims to share their stories.
Back