Protecting Vulnerable Lives Daily
SFATMO offers direct assistance and vital support to families and survivors affected by trafficking and irregular migration, working to completely eradicate the crisis in The Gambia.
Safe Futures Anti-Trafficking and Migration Organisation (SFATMO)
SFATMO's CORE INTERVENTION AREAS INCLUDE:
- Detection and prevention of human trafficking through community engagement, victim identification, and survivor centred services
- Combating human trafficking and irregular migration through awareness-raising campaigns, counselling, and reintegration support.
- Youth empowerment through vocational guidance, skills development, and entrepreneurship initiatives.
- Research, advocacy, knowledge exchange, and policy engagement through evidence-based reporting and collaboration with grassroots communities and like-minded stakeholders.
Community-Led Care and Support
Rooted in local communities, SFATMO partners with agencies and organisations to provide survivor-centered care and create effective and sustainable responses to human trafficking and irregular migration challenges in The Gambia.
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Regions and Municipalities Covered
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Families and Survivors Assisted
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Active Partnerships and Collaborators
Survivor Support Services
In collaboration with our partners, we offer tailored support, personalised care and access to essential counselling, rehabilitation and psychosocial support.
Community Engagement
We focus on advocacy by engaging relevant stakeholders to design and implement effective interventions addressing human trafficking and irregular migration. Our efforts include mobilising communities to raise awareness about the dangers, consequences, and impacts on wellbeing and mental health, while promoting safe and informed migration pathways. We also work with communities to ensure provision of counselling and re-integration support.
Collaborative Partnerships
Village Development Committees (VDCs) play central roles in the delivery of our interventions and engagements with communities. VDCs, which are governed by Local Government Act 2002, are responsible for identifying, managing, and sustaining local projects at village levels.
We have established strong partnerships with organisations like WAYAS and AFET. WAYAS is the largest organisation in The Gambia providing counselling, psychosocial support and training. AFET is the oldest farmer-based membership organisation in The Gambia, established in the early 1980s. Its mandate is to enhance agricultural production and productivity, promote a culture of savings and credit, build capacity in livelihood skills, and create income generation opportunities, particularly for rural women and youths.
SFATMO operates from AFET's premises, demonstrating the strength of our relationship.
We work with Surrey Global Health Research Network, University of Surrey, to help us with our monitoring and evaluation activities and ensure that our interventions and programmes are informed by research and best practices.
Sustainable Solutions
Our focus is on developing realistic, long‑term strategies to address the challenges of irregular migration and human trafficking. We work to build and strengthen a coordinated national system that identifies, protects, and reintegrates victims in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.
Our approach is both community‑based and victim‑centred. Through co‑design and realist approaches, we develop effective interventions and advocate for evidence‑informed policies that drive sustainable change.
Get in touch
Telephone: +2202734774 (Gambia) +4915734320359 (Germany)
E-Mail: info@Sfatmo.org;SfatmoGambia@gmail.com
Address:SFATMO, AFET Office, PO Box 5095 Brikama Town Kombo Central, West Coast Region, The Gambia, West Africa