The trafficking of children for purposes of sexual exploitation

Acknowledgments
This report was researched and written by Karin Koen (senior researcher), Bernadette Van Vuuren
(field researcher) and Vanessa Anthony (field researcher) for Molo Songololo. Dr. Svea van der
Hoorn provided valuable support and guidance for the management of the research, and edited the
report.
Johanna Kehler of the National Association of Democratic Lawyers – Human Rights and Advocacy
Project provided the research and analysis for the legal aspects dealt with in Chapter 7. Althea
Deborah did the transcripts of recorded interviews.
Zurayah Abass and Patric Solomons of Molo Songololo managed the research project. The
research team was assisted and supported by the rest of the Molo Songololo staff – Warda Essa,
Khaya Yaphi, Moegamat Abass, Kobie Ferreira, Ronnie Ngalo and Charmaine Wagner.
Molo Songololo thanks terre des hommes (Germany) and Open Society Institute (New York) for
the financial assistance that made this research possible.
We also thank the organisations and individuals who gave of their time and shared information. In
particular we want to thank Lee Mossop of Tracing Missing Persons and Kathy Viscardi who
provided valuable assistance on the abduction of children.
In addition the research team would like to thank Lindsay Fredman, Theresa Guthrie and Sue
Manson for the individual debrief sessions at a critical time of the research.
A special thanks to the children who shared their stories and without whom this report would not
have been possible.
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