Evidence2Action
The 2023 Evidence2Action (E2A) Conference is a three-day event hosted by USAID Asia CTIP, a regional USAID-funded counter-trafficking project based in Bangkok, Thailand, with support from Winrock International. Join us for the 4th annual E2A, which will bring the Asia Pacific anti-trafficking community together.
The goal of this conference is to create a sustainable learning community where participants can actively engage and learn from one another in order to effectively take action to reduce trafficking in persons (TIP).
This year’s Evidence2Action Conference will include a diverse array of actors involved in anti-human trafficking, including non-governmental organizations, academia, the private sector, and government.
This year’s Evidence2Action Summit will include participatory workshops on the following thematic areas:
- Battling Cyberslavery. How can CTIP practitioners leverage regional and global collaborative approaches to tackle cyberslavery? In this interactive and engaging session, participants will explore strategies, share experiences, and build networks to address a pervasive and complex issue that transcends geographical boundaries
- Empowering Narratives. This interactive workshop dives into the world of narratives, exploring how storytelling can be harnessed as a transformative force to combat human trafficking. Participants will delve into the art of crafting impactful stories and understanding the nuances of effective storytelling techniques
- Paradigm Shift: Survivor-led approaches to CTIP: Traditionally, survivors have been positioned as passive subjects in counter-trafficking initiatives. This session, rooted in survivor expertise, seeks to dismantle this model. It champions a forum for survivors to guide pivotal discussions on what genuine survivor engagement means, in order to provide pragmatic guidance for CTIP practitioners to effectively actualize this transformative shift
- Engendering change: The aim of a gender transformative workshop is to challenge and transform gender norms, roles, and power dynamics to promote gender equality and social inclusion
- Bridges to Healing (Pitch Challenge): This session will showcase alternative approaches to facilitating the healing process and promoting holistic recovery among survivors, highlighting the transformative impact of art, dance, sport-based interventions and others. The highly anticipated annual Pitch Challenge will also be launched, inviting researchers to partner with CSOs to explore the impact of innovative interventions on survivors’ holistic recovery.
- A Migrant’s Odyssey: This migrant-led workshop will be an opportunity to learn more about who migrant workers are, what they want from their precarious journeys abroad, and how CSOs can support them in achieving their goals
- Participatory approaches to CTIP Programming and Evaluation: What is participatory monitoring, evaluation, and learning and why is it useful? How can organizations incorporate participatory methods to guide MEL strategy and ensure better outcomes for program stakeholders? This workshop will provide exercises, tools, and resources for organizations to reflect on and improve their MEL through inclusive and ethically minded engagement with stakeholders.
- Practitioner’s Mirror: How does a practitioner’s background and beliefs potentially impact decisions? This workshop discusses unconscious bias and coping cycles of practitioners that can lead to negative outcomes for the communities and survivors they work with
The registration has already been sent to the invitation list. If you have not received the invitation and are interested in participating in the summit, you can express your interest by sending an email to evidence2action@winrock.org. Please note that attendees are expected to cover their own airfare and accommodation expenses during their stay in Bangkok.
Please understand that due to limited capacity, we may not be able to accommodate all requests to attend the event. Once your registration is confirmed, you will receive a confirmation email with further details.