OpportunityTitle: Strengthening Moldova&#8217;s Capacity to Address Child Online Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse (COSESA)
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: U.S. based non-profit/non-governmental organizations (NGOs) or educational institutions having a 501(c) (3) status with the IRS or Overseas-based non-profit/non-governmental organizations (NGOs) or private/state educational institutions
Description: To support further progress in Moldova in countering online child sexual exploitation and abuse, the U.S. Department of State has allocated $200,000 USD for a project, &#8220;Strengthening Moldova&#8217;s Capacity to Address Child Online Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse (COSESA).&#8221; The project necessity and context derives from the following national context: - Increasing number of reported and identified TIP trafficking cases and COSESA; - Insufficient national response thus far to COSESA; - Lack of relevant information on COSESA available to Moldovan legal professionals; - Recent institutional reform in the Prosecutor General&#8217;s Office (PGO) assigning COSESA responsibility to the PGO&#8217;s Anti-TIP Unit; - Legal initiatives in combating sexual violence against women and girls aimed at aligning national law with international standards (defined in the CoE Conventions); - Successful partnership developed between law enforcement, judiciary and civil society for advancing the fight against sexual violence against women and girls; - Need to strengthen law enforcement&#8217;s ability to investigate online child trafficking and conducting special investigations of child pornography cases.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Grants Officer
GrantorContactText: Najar Washington &lt;br/&gt;Grants Management Specialist &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-736-9147