Project Overview

Constructing a Vocational Institute for Trafficked Girls

The Daughters of Mary Immaculate and Collaborators (DMI) is a registered religious congregation that has worked in Tanzania for over a decade to address human trafficking and support survivors. Through the DMI–Spring of Hope (DMI–SOH) center in Kibamba, Dar es Salaam, DMI has rescued, rehabilitated, and reintegrated 623 survivors of trafficking, helping them lead dignified and independent lives.

Since 2015, DMI–SOH has provided vocational training in beautician services, catering, tailoring, and computer skills—empowering 312 survivors with job-ready skills and restoring their confidence. In 2024, the center’s existing facility was repurposed into a school to serve vulnerable children in the community, creating an urgent need for a new vocational training institute to continue DMI’s critical rehabilitation work.Tanzania faces persistent poverty and widespread human trafficking, especially among girls who drop out of school due to poverty, early pregnancy, or family breakdown. Urban migration increases vulnerability, and the lack of formal training opportunities leaves many girls at risk of exploitation.

This project will establish a new two-story vocational training center on the DMI–SOH campus, with four classrooms, a multi-purpose hall, and an office. The facility will train 300 trafficked girls, alumni, and family members annually in job-focused skills like beautician services, catering, tailoring, and computer literacy. It will also provide psychosocial support, family counseling, alumni support networks, and community engagement through child protection initiatives.

Support the Vocational Future of Trafficked Girls in Tanzania

Your donation will help build and equip a state-of-the-art vocational training center in Kibamba, giving trafficking survivors the skills, support, and stability they need to reclaim their futures with confidence and dignity.

With a rise in trafficking and ongoing urban poverty, there is an urgent need to provide survivors of human trafficking with vocational skills and psychosocial support to prevent re- trafficking and enable independent livelihoods. The repurposing of the current training space into a primary school necessitates the construction of a new facility to continue this critical work.

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Mission Statement

Our mission is to safeguard biodiversity, mitigate climate change impacts, and ensure a sustainable future for generations to come through proactive conservation efforts.

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Direct Care Services

We provide essential services tailored to survivors' needs, including family reunification, residential care, and reintegration programs for at-risk children and youth.

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Accreditation and Collaboration

Through our accreditation processes and open-source collaboration, we connect and support aftercare organizations, enhancing the quality of care and support available to survivors globally.

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Research and Program Development

Engaging with a global community of service providers, researchers, and advocates, we drive innovation and continual improvement in aftercare practices to combat human trafficking effectively.

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Global Outreach

Our active engagement spans Southeast Asia, Africa, and Latin America, where we support organizations in building brighter futures for survivors and uniting communities to end exploitation.

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