ZAMBIA: CCJP-ECM Urges Sisters to Join in the Fight against Human Trafficking
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| Mr. Chris Chisoni National Secretary CCJP, Malawi |
The Catholic Commission for Justice and
Peace (CCJP) of Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) has called on the sisters
in the ACWECA region to build a network of information through research and data
collection that will tell the magnitude of the problem of human
trafficking in the region.
Peace (CCJP) of Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) has called on the sisters
in the ACWECA region to build a network of information through research and data
collection that will tell the magnitude of the problem of human
trafficking in the region.
Mr. Chris Chisoni
said this when he gave a presentation on Human trafficking at the just ended 16th
ACWECA General Assembly at Andrews motel in Lusaka, Zambia.
said this when he gave a presentation on Human trafficking at the just ended 16th
ACWECA General Assembly at Andrews motel in Lusaka, Zambia.
Mr. Chisoni reiterated that a lot of
people were benefiting from different continents by shipping human beings from
poor countries in Africa through promising them a good life.
people were benefiting from different continents by shipping human beings from
poor countries in Africa through promising them a good life.
Mr. Chisoni urged the sisters to increase
awareness of this vice and collaborate with their various governments and
continental unions to strengthen the legal frameworks to eliminate human
trafficking in Africa.
awareness of this vice and collaborate with their various governments and
continental unions to strengthen the legal frameworks to eliminate human
trafficking in Africa.
He called on individual congregations to
help in building desiring communities that will be alert in curbing this vice.
help in building desiring communities that will be alert in curbing this vice.
“At individual congregation level, there
is need of building desiring communities that are aware and realize what is
happening and the gap that can be created by human traffickers so that no more
citizens should be taken on board in the
business of human trafficking”, he said.
is need of building desiring communities that are aware and realize what is
happening and the gap that can be created by human traffickers so that no more
citizens should be taken on board in the
business of human trafficking”, he said.
He advised political leaders to put in
place rehabilitation institutions and economic empowerment schemes to evade the
attractions and deceptions the traffickers offer.
place rehabilitation institutions and economic empowerment schemes to evade the
attractions and deceptions the traffickers offer.
“People should not easily be attracted
with the promises of a good life because often times these are deceptions,” he
said.
with the promises of a good life because often times these are deceptions,” he
said.
Mr. Chisoni invited the church to work
closely with the government to ensure that programs of service delivery are
responding to the needs and aspirations of the people.
closely with the government to ensure that programs of service delivery are
responding to the needs and aspirations of the people.
Human trafficking is referred to as modern
day slavery.
day slavery.
By Sr.
Helen Kasaka, from ACWECA Meeting Zambia
Helen Kasaka, from ACWECA Meeting Zambia
