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IIB Partners with Susan G. Komen

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

The IIB received a grant totaling over $20,000 from the Susan G. Komen Foundation last month. This funding will be used to target breast health More>>

IIB Inspires St. Joseph's Student to Reflect in Poetry

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Amy Fleischauer, Director of Victim Services at the IIB, and Sarah Jakiel, Polaris Project, spoke at St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute as part of More>>

Erie County Donates Used Furniture to IIB

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Erie County will donate used furniture to the International Institute of Buffalo's Refugee Resettlement Department. The County, having determined More>>

International Institute Co-Sponsors Conference on Human Trafficking

Thursday, December 10, 2009

The International Institute of Buffalo partnered with Farmworker Legal Services of NY and the NY Branch of the National Center for Missing & More>>

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Community Training

Anti-trafficking and victim services training is offered by the Human Trafficking Victim Services staff at the International Institute on the following topics:

Legal definitions of human trafficking
Elements of trafficking
Key differences between trafficking and smuggling
Why migrants are vulnerable to traffickers
Signs that someone might be a victim of trafficking
Overcoming cultural and linguistic barriers when providing services to victims
Who are the traffickers?
Recruitment tactics of traffickers
Western New York as a prime location for human trafficking
Local responses to human trafficking
Human rights approach to trafficking and slavery
Strategies to address trafficking
How can I help?

Each training is tailored to the specific needs and interests of your organization.

If you are interested in participating in or attending one of our training sessions, please contact our Human Trafficking Victim Services staff at tassistant1@iibuff.org or (716) 883-1900, ext. 304.

"The talk on human trafficking was excellent. The topic needs far greater awareness than it currently receives."
- Anne Conable, Director of Museum Experience, Buffalo Museum of Science

The mission of the International Institute of Buffalo is to assist immigrants, refugees, their families, and others who face linguistic and cultural barriers to become self-sufficient, productive members of our community, and to increase global understanding and international connections in Western New York.