Part 6/7: O.U.R. Aftercare Around the World The mission of O.U.R. Aftercare is to support survivors of human trafficking and exploitation in their healing process by supporting their individual needs. At this time, O.U.R.’s model is empowering and supporting in-country aftercare centers. Through collaboration, we have been able to support the care of survivors far beyond what we would have been able to do on our own. In order to be most effective, we believe that people who have already invested years in the country are the experts and understand the culture far greater than those who do not live there. O.U.R. vets and assesses aftercare centers around the world, which consists of partnering with different organizations, safe homes and aftercare centers. Our aftercare team has a wide variety of backgrounds of working with survivors and support services, but also utilizes the evaluations and standards of the country provided by local social workers. Aftercare also collaborates with the O.U.R. Ops Team and government officials to communicate the assessments and potential aftercare centers for children. We assist in communication to the center about upcoming rescues and the predicted needs, such as additional social workers or medical professionals in-country. It is the current practice of O.U.R. Aftercare to build partnerships with in-country aftercare centers prior to any operations. Survivors are often referred to us by aftercare homes when they are not able to meet a specific need for someone. For example, expensive medical needs, education, additional mental health workers, community outings, and celebrations are not easily accessible in some countries, so our efforts often focus on ensuring survivors receive holistic services. Through our partnerships, many of the survivors we work with are provided with business classes to be successful entrepreneurs. O.U.R. strives to support survivors in their dreams. O.U.R. also strives to empower local staff at aftercare centers around the world. We provide training to ensure they provide the highest quality care. We also connect them with our network, acting as consultants and liaisons between different groups.
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