How We Work
NGI believes trafficking cannot be addressed through isolated interventions alone. Prevention, survivor recovery, livelihoods, justice systems, media narratives, and public institutions are deeply interconnected.
Our approach combines direct support, systems strengthening, research, partnerships, and community-based action to create practical and long-term change.
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We work across prevention, reintegration, and systems change to address trafficking before, during, and after exploitation.
Our Approach to Change
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Survivor-Centered Practice
We support survivors through psychosocial care, case management, vocational pathways, peer support, and livelihood opportunities that restore dignity, confidence, and agency.
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Prevention Through Awareness & Education
We work with youth, communities, and media actors to strengthen informed migration decision-making and reduce vulnerability before exploitation occurs.
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Evidence, Research & Emerging Trends
NGI documents evolving trafficking patterns, including cyber-enabled exploitation and forced criminality, to support evidence-informed prevention and policy responses.
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Mental Health & Psychosocial Support
Healing is central to reintegration. We integrate trauma-informed and community-based wellbeing approaches into survivor recovery and long-term reintegration support.
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Media & Narrative Change
We work with journalists and media institutions to strengthen ethical migration reporting and promote informed public narratives grounded in dignity and protection.
What Makes NGI Different
Survivor-informed
People with lived experience help shape our thinking, programs, and advocacy.
Systems-focused
We address not only individual harm, but also the structural conditions that enable exploitation.
Grounded in local realities
Our work is rooted in Ethiopian and Global South realities while engaging regional and global conversations.
Adaptive and forward-looking
We respond to emerging trafficking trends, including cyber-enabled exploitation, scam compounds, and forced criminality.
Partnership-driven
We believe lasting impact requires collaboration across communities, institutions, media, and international actors.
Our Work in Action
650,000+ people reached through awareness and media engagement
300 youth engaged through migration prevention education
48+ media professionals trained on ethical migration reporting
30 survivors enrolled in vocational pathways under RR-TIP
National consultation convened on cybercrime and trafficking
Survivor-led Dignity Circle established for peer support and healing