Chapter 3 

AWARENESS OF SIGNS INDICATIVE OF TRAFFICKING 

This chapter deals with the awareness among the target audience of different signs of 

trafficking such as an increase in awareness of trafficking, definition of trafficking, 

knowledge of girls being trafficked from the village, knowledge of signs indicative of 

trafficking while traveling, knowledge of traffickers, measures to protect girls from 

traffickers, and their role in preventing trafficking of girls. Furthermore, this chapter 

analyses the level of increased knowledge among adolescents, peers, parents and 

community members about the different signs indicative of trafficking. 

3.1 Awareness and Source of Trafficking 

Adolescent Group 

The level of knowledge regarding the awareness of trafficking of girls increased almost 

20 percent in the endline survey, meaning that all respondents (100%) had heard about 

trafficking of girls. When asked about the source, almost all (99%) the respondents 

mentioned AMK as the main source of information in the endline survey while only 26%  

of the respondents had mentioned AMK as the source in the baseline survey.  

Other sources of information cited by the respondents were radio/television, friends 

(AMK adolescent group), newspapers, neighbours, NGO personnel, family members etc. 

Table 3.1.1  

Percentage Distribution of Adolescent Respondents Regarding Knowledge of 

Trafficking of Girls 

Heard about trafficking of girls?

Baseline 

Endline 

Yes 

81.8 

100.0 

No 

18.2 

Total 

100.0 

100.0 

N 

176 

176 

Source of Knowledge 

AMK 

26.4 

98.9 

Radio/TV 

72.9 

50.0 

Friends (AMK adolescent group) 

24.3 

13.1 

Newspapers 

  9.0 

  6.8 

Neighbours 

  6.3 

  2.3 

NGO personnel 

  1.7 

Others* 

  2.1 

  0.6 

Total 

144 

176 

*

Family member, School

Percentage totals may exceed 100 due to multiple responses. 

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