Work Group 1: Community Awareness and Education
Chaired by Georgia Commission on Women (Karla Jacobs), Fellowship Community Outreach (Harralyn Swinger-Rawls), & the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council ( NaCosha Harris)
Work Group 1 is focused on community training for the public and victim services providers, law enforcement officers, advocates, and other professionals working in the anti-human trafficking space. Work Group 1 works to identify gaps in general anti-trafficking education at all levels of the trafficking continuum and addresses them with curated training events and documents. The projects developed from this work group affect all forms of human trafficking and all demographics.
- Past and/ or current projects:
- Conversations with an Expert Programs: These one-hour online educational programs are designed for victim services providers, members of law enforcement, activists, and community members to dive deep into narrow topics pertinent to human trafficking.
- Faith Based Training Compendium: Researching and developing a compendium for available training resources for faith-based organizations.
- Combating Trafficking on College Campuses Campaign: Delivering human trafficking curriculum to colleges and working towards developing a anti-trafficking campaign of information, resources and support among Georgia’s university system.
- Suggested disciplines to apply to WG 1: The most important attribute of a member is having a heart for education. Work Group 1 projects change from year to year based on the mix of disciplines represented by its members. Therefore, a prospective member of any discipline who wants to focus on education initiatives would find a place in this Work Group.