The Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare educated youth in Otjiwarongo on how traffickers lure victims, the risks facing children, and ways to protect themselves.

Human trafficking is a real threat in Namibia, making education and vigilance critical. 

The Director General of the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), Stanley Similo, highlighted the importance of ethical reporting on stories related to gender-based violence (GBV) as well as protecting the identity and dignity of victims despite their age, race or gender.

Control Prosecutor in the office of the Prosecutor General, Soraya Petrus, has raised concern that the low number of trafficking in persons cases reported in the two Kavango regions could be due to a lack of understanding.