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Red Cross of Montenegro (RCM) has been since 2015 one of the lead humanitarian organization for provision of support to migrants, asylum seekers and refugees in Montenegro. The main activities that RCM has been providing and still continues to do are the provision of humanitarian assistance, psycho social support, assistance in access to health institutions and provision of medicines for migrants and asylum seekers in all reception facilities. Beside this RCM continuously works on provision of support in social inclusion and integration for persons with granted international and subsidiary protection.
RCM is regularly organizing prevention and educational workshops for migrants, asylum seekers and refugees on first aid, hygiene promotion, access to their rights, prevention of human trafficking and land mines in bordering area with Bosnia and Herzegovina.
RCM work is based on Law on Red Cross of Montenegro, Law on international and subsidiary protection, agreements with UNHCR and other donors and partners of Red Cross (IFRC, ICRC and PNSs).
When it comes to the work of RCM for prevention of human trafficking, RCM is a member of National team for prevention of human trafficking established by Ministry of Interior (MoI).
In order to increase the impact of efforts to prevent and recognize human trafficking, MoI (National office for prevention of human trafficking) has initiated the process of creation of Standard operational procedures (SOP) for recognition of potential victims and/or real victims of human trafficking and UAM. The SOP is very detailed document with clear steps and responsibilities. RCM is part of SOP especially in part of PSS and RFL when it comes to UAM and family reunification.
RCM has established Community Center in vicinity of Reception center (due to lack of space in Reception center) to organize different activities for beneficiaries (distribution of food and NFI, organization of language lessons, creative workshops for children, assistance with homework for children in school and provision of RFL service, organization of workshops…). The special focus is given to workshops on prevention of human trafficking, raising awareness among migrants on risks of smuggling and trafficking, prevention and recognition of different forms of SGBV. As a good result of cooperation with National office for prevention of human trafficking, workshops are organized with officials from state institutions where they together with RCM trained volunteers present mechanisms of protection for victims or potential victims of human trafficking.
Since 2015 RCM has organized several trainings for staff and volunteers for prevention of human trafficking. In that sense, RCM has educated, with the support of Center for Cooperation in the Mediterranean (CCM), several volunteers who finished Training for Trainers and currently these volunteers are educating and training volunteers at national and regional level.
Beside the operational field activities in direct communication with beneficiaries, RCM is working on advocacy with authorities through state working groups for implementation of Law on international and subsidiary protection and Strategy for integrated management in migration.
The field work information and challenges from the daily work, help RCM advocate and recommend the changes for legal framework and policy papers in order to provide better support to person of concern. When it comes to advocacy activities, RCM is also member of WG for Chapter 24 for pre-accession negotiation (Rule of Law, Justice and Asylum).
