A Call to Reform Aid in Nigeria’s Anti-Human Trafficking Efforts: Identifying Effective Funding Practices

Author, Uchenna J. Mbawuike

This policy brief highlights the need for reform in how funding is dispersed to aid anti-human trafficking efforts in Nigeria ⏤ a country of origin, a pathway of transit, and a destination for victims of trafficking. Recommendations are provided on how to reform funding deployment in these efforts. Recommendations 3 and 4 come from “Time to Decolonise Aid Insights and Lessons from Global consultation Full Report,” published in 2021 and co-authored by WCAPS. This brief centers on a context-sensitive policy approach that promotes utilizing aid in the framework of well-documented root causes, including, but not limited to, corruption, poverty, globalization, gender-based violence, and other social inequities. These root causes, coupled with long-standing local traditional practices and beliefs can exacerbate gender-based inequalities, underpin the impact of human trafficking.