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The East and Horn of Africa Anti-Trafficking (EHAAT) Network is a professional and data-driven collective of over 100 civil society organizations (CSOs) working together to protect migrants and survivors of human trafficking across the East and Horn of Africa, in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Ugand. Together, we amplify efforts to stop exploitation and human trafficking by shaping policies and driving solutions that protect the most vulnerable.
The Regional Civil Society Organisation (CSO) Network is an informal, largely self-organising network of CSOs that work on issues relating to anti-trafficking and the protection of vulnerable migrants in East Africa. It was initiated in 2017 by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH under the Better Migration Management Programme (BMM), which is funded by the Federal Government of Germany and the European Union.
EHAAT comprises of many activities, such as hosting an Annual Regional CSO Forum to Promote Safe and Fair Migration, having Monthly Regional CSO Network Calls, connecting to regional processes, and offering regional CSO trainings.
By leveraging the diversity within the EHAAT Network, we ensure members understand each others’ perspectives and progress.
We utilize data and evidence to
inform strategies and highlight the
impact of EHAAT members’ efforts.
Through our network and resource hub, we offer strategies and documentation on effective practices in the industry.
We enhance the capabilities of all EHAAT members by promoting and sharing best practices, building on our strengths.
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Our new EHAAT regional routes mapping report highlights re-trafficking as a persistent concern in East Africa, with nearly half of documented survivors trafficked more than once. The findings point to layered vulnerabilities across age, gender, education, and displacement, underscoring the need for long-term, trauma-informed support.
Civil society groups in the EHAAT Network are shifting focus from documenting re-trafficking to identifying practical steps, like expanding legal aid and compensation, to strengthen survivor protection.
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New data collected by EHAAT civil society groups offers fresh insights into survivor recovery journeys, service gaps, and outcomes across East Africa. The findings highlight the central role of legal support in enabling access to services, compensation, and longer-term protection.
Freedom Collaborative convened EHAAT and our Forced Criminality Working Group for the first session of a new learning series, exploring how East Africans are trafficked into Southeast Asian cyber-scam centers and the protection gaps survivors face.
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Civil society groups in the EHAAT Network are shifting focus from documenting re-trafficking to identifying practical steps, like expanding legal aid and compensation, to strengthen survivor protection.
Civil society groups in the EHAAT Network are shifting focus from documenting re-trafficking to identifying practical steps, like expanding legal aid and compensation, to strengthen survivor protection.
New data collected by EHAAT civil society groups offers fresh insights into survivor recovery journeys, service gaps, and outcomes across East Africa. The findings highlight the central role of legal support in enabling access to services, compensation, and longer-term protection.
Our new EHAAT regional routes mapping report highlights re-trafficking as a persistent concern in East Africa, with nearly half of documented survivors trafficked more than once. The findings point to layered vulnerabilities across age, gender, education, and displacement, underscoring the need for long-term, trauma-informed support.
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EHAAT brings together key anti-trafficking organisations from all over the region. Freedom Collaborative is the hosting organisation and central focal point to facilitate with the national CSO coalition coordinators per country. For more information, please contact us.
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