News
Anti-Trafficking Workshops are a Success in Nigeria
ABA ROLI, in collaboration with Nigeria’s National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons (NAPTIP) and the National Judicial Institute (NJI), successfully organized and held pilot anti-trafficking capacity building workshops for high court judges and state prosecutors in Nigeria. Read more »»
ABA ROLI Trains the Trainers on Anti-Trafficking
ABA ROLI, in partnership with the Anti-Human Trafficking & Child Labour Unit (AHT&CL) of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) facilitated a highly participatory “Train the Trainers” workshop on September 26 and 27, 2007, for trainers within NIS training institutions. The two-day workshop, held in Minna, in the state of Niger, had a total of 26 immigration (service) officers trained. Read more »»
Programs
Law Enforcement Training
In collaboration with the National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons (NAPTIP), the National Judicial Institute, the police, and immigration, the Africa Division of the ABA Rule of Law Initiative organized trainings in different parts of the country for members of the bar and the bench; police officers who will act as trainers in the various Police training schools in the country; and immigration officers from the anti-human trafficking units of the immigration services and trainers in the immigration training schools. Read More »»
Providing Training for Counselors at NAPTIP Shelter
The ABA Rule of Law Initiative's Nigeria office has provided training to NAPTIP’s counseling staff to build their capacity to assist TIP victims, who are received at the various NAPTIP shelters, to recover from the trauma of having been trafficked. Read More »»
Providing Support for Trafficking Victims to Undergo Skills Acquisition Training
Through partnerships with NAPTIP Benin and Idia Renaissance, a local NGO in Benin City, the Africa Division of the ABA Rule of Law Initiative has provided assistance for vocational training programs for TIP victims in Benin City. Read More »»
Developing anti-TIP Curriculum Materials
The Nigeria office of the Rule of Law Initiative supported the anti-trafficking unit of the Nigerian Police force in the development of anti-TIP curriculum materials for the Police training schools. Read More »»
Providing Logistical Support to the NAPTIP Shelter
The Africa Division of the ABA Rule of Law Initiative has provided support to the NAPTIP shelter in Lagos to help meet the basic logistical needs of the shelter residents, including food, personal toiletries, etc. Read More »»
Reed D. Slack
Country Director
Off Euphrates Street, Maitama, Abuja
+ 234 (0) 802-335-6340
Background
The Africa Division of the ABA Rule of Law Initiative is the implementing partner for USAID/Nigeria’s Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) program. The primary objectives of the 2 year program, which started in March 2006, are to help build the anti-TIP capacity of law enforcement agencies and to help provide support to traffic victims.
To achieve these goals, the Nigeria office has worked in cooperation with the National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons (NAPTIP), the Nigeria Police Force, the Nigeria Immigration Service, the National Judicial Institute, and local NGOs in a wide range of programs including:
- Providing anti-TIP training for prosecutors, ,judges, police officers, and immigration officers.
- Developing anti-TIP curriculum materials for the police and immigration training institutions.
- Providing training for counselors at NAPTIP shelters in counseling skills, trauma and post-traumatic stress management
- Providing logistical support to the NAPTIP Shelter in Lagos
Meet Our Staff
Chizoma Opara, Staff Attorney, works to support the program activities of ABA ROLI by conducting legal research, drafting reports, assisting in preparation and hosting of training events, as well as fulfilling other assignments as required for the implementation of project objectives in Nigeria. Prior to joining ABA ROLI in November 2006, Chizoma worked with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC-World Service Trust-Nigeria) as a Production Assistant for the Organization's HIV/AIDS Awareness (Campaign) project. She was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2004, following the award of her Bachelors (B.L, Law) from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka in 2003.
Please follow these links to read about our staff in D.C. or in Africa.