RENATE has held her first European Conference on Human Trafficking.
It has been little more than a year since RENATE began its preparation for the European conference for Religious against trafficking. The goal of the conference was to meet, interact with and learn from experiences of Religious engaged in counter-trafficking work, across Europe. Individual religious willing to become involved in this ministry were also welcome. The limited number of places was allocated in such a way as to ensure participation from Eastern, Central and Western Europe, and from as many countries as possible.
The working language of the Conference was English. After the participant list was closed, RENATE arranged translation from English into Polish, Italian and Albanian along with whisper translations in French, German and Portuguese.
The Salvatorian Centre of Spiritual Formation in Trzebinia (near Cracow) in Poland was chosen as the venue.
The Conference took place from September 4th – 9th 2011. Download the report by clicking the image below

 

1. Choose to raise money for human trafficking victims

Plenty of sponsored events go on throughout the year where you are encouraged to choose who you will be raising money for. Choose to help those you are supporting and working to eliminate human trafficking – you can donate straight to RENATE or find many other worthwhile human trafficking projects to help – many are listed on our website.
 

2. If you don’t ask…

Don’t be afraid to ask everyone you can think of for sponsorship. The worst they can say is “no”! The personal approach often works best, so talk to people or email them individually. And don’t jkust tell them what you’re doing, tell them why.
 

3. Spread the word

Why not give a talk about your event in your church, school or workplace? Or write an article for your parish newspaper? Or put up a poster ? Your local press may also be interested.
 

4. Get connected

The internet is a great way to get publicity. You could write a blog about the run-up to your event, or promote it on facebook or twitter. One simple way to raise awareness is to add a signature to the bottom of your emails giving the details.
 

5. Double your money

Ask your employer if they have a matched giving scheme. They could make a big difference by doubling the money you raise. If they don’t have one, ask why not!
 

6. A picture tells a thousand words

Make sure there’s someone to take photos on the day. These are vital for getting press coverage and donations after your event, and they could be hugely inspiring to other people. Don’t forget to email your photos to RENATE too.