Practitioner Implementation Workshop
From Standard to Practice
Quick Information
Location: Kathmandu, Nepal (with online participation)
Participants: subject matter experts by invitation only
Focus: Implementation, tools, and real-time risk response
Format: On-site workshop in Kathmandu in parallel with online workshop engaging international colleagues
About the Workshop
The Practitioner Implementation Workshop is designed to move the International Standard for Counter Human Trafficking Programming in Disasters from policy into practice.
Following years of global consultation, the standard provides a framework to address trafficking risks in disaster contexts. This workshop focuses on the next critical step: ensuring organisations can apply it effectively in real-world operational environments.
Who Participates
This workshop brings together NGOs, humanitarian responders, and practitioners working in disaster-affected settings.
Participants include Nepal-based organisations alongside international experts joining online, creating a collaborative space that bridges local experience with global insight.
Workshop Focus
This is a practical, working session with two core objectives:
- Toolkit Development
Participants will co-design the core components of a Practitioner Toolkit for Counter Human Trafficking Programming in Disasters.
This toolkit will translate the international standard into actionable guidance, tools, and resources that can be used directly by disaster managers and humanitarian actors. - Trafficking Risk Intelligence
This part of the workshop with explore how organisations can identify, share, and respond to trafficking risks in real time during disasters.
Participants will examine mechanisms for coordination and information exchange, and the role of Freedom in Disasters in connecting local actors with international systems.
How It Works
- Collaborative Working Sessions (on-site and online)
Facilitated discussions, breakout groups, and practitioner-led exchanges - Sharing of insights and knowledge from the Field
Capturing real-world insights from organisations operating - Co-Creation
Designing tools, systems, and approaches that are practical and scalable
Outcomes
The workshop will directly inform:
- A practitioner toolkit for disaster responders
- A concept for a trafficking risk intelligence network
- Ongoing collaboration between humanitarian and counter-trafficking actors
Why It Matters
- Disasters create conditions where vulnerability increases and risks escalate.
- Effective prevention requires not just frameworks, but tools, coordination, and real-time action.
This workshop is a critical step in strengthening global capacity to prevent human trafficking where and when it matters most.