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03-03-2009, 05:20 PM
First Lady Margarita Cedeno de Fernandez gave the first presentation at the Human Trafficking at the Crossroads Conference: Private-Public Partnership to Fight Human Trafficking that took place in Manama, Bahrain 1-3 March. The First Lady presented her office's program to install community information and communication technology educational centers nationwide as part of a strategy to discourage women from falling prey to human trafficking.
In addition to the educational opportunities, radio stations that operate from the technology centers broadcast warnings to listeners about the risks of traveling abroad. Mrs. Fernandez attended the conference on the invitation of Her Majesty Shaikha Sabeeka Bint Ibrahim Al-Khalifa, wife of the King of Bahrain and president of the Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking (UNGIFT).
First Lady Cedeno stressed the importance of designing and revising public policies as a way of finding innovative and efficient ways of reducing people's vulnerability to exploitation, with an emphasis on preventive education and awareness programs.

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