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Launch of Walking in Dignity App- 30 January 2024, Rome, Italy, spotlighting the energy requires to carry out social transformation for a world without human trafficking.
On January 30th, 2024, in the presence of about 300 people, including ambassadors, people from institutions, religious and young people, Talitha Kum International launched the “Walking in Dignity” application.
Sr. Abby Avelino, MM, International Coordinator of Talitha Kum, opened the online and onsite event by presenting the goal and features of the app, a project that Talitha Kum members, embassies to the Holy See, and many volunteers have been working on for over a year and a half. The idea is to walk together, especially for and with young people, and engage against human trafficking by feeling involved in prevention, care of persons and empowerment of survivors.
The Irish Ambassador to the Holy See, H.E. Frances Collins, emphasized the importance of synergy between the networks and different organizations: “working through networking, with different departments and states, is crucial because this is a common mission. All this work requires resources and we have to take care of vulnerable people to prevent them from ending up as victims of trafficking.”
The aim of the app is to increase awareness and knowledge of the phenomenon, it is a tool for not leaving people behind and or leaving them alone.
The US Ambassador to the Holy See, Joe Donnelly, congratulating the efforts that went into making the app, expressed his support, calling the project “an incredible step forward!”
Numerous young people, volunteers, and religious sisters testified their involvement in the testing phase of the app: “I encourage all young people to be ambassadors against human trafficking,” said Elisabeth, a Youth Ambassador who completed the Talitha Kum trainers’ course in 2023.
“We are called to stand in solidarity with each other and leave no one behind. We must stand by all our friends who have been and are victims of trafficking and coercion. […] Young people are the centre of the change we hope to see in the world. This is the call to action for all of us: we can be the change,” concluded Sr. Patricia Murray, IBVM, UISG Executive Secretary, officially launching the “Walking in Dignity” app.
This app “Walking in Dignity” aims to raise awareness of human trafficking and promote behavioural change.
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