A powerful investigative documentary brought to light two deeply disturbing realities in Uganda: the rise of organ trafficking linked to labor externalization abroad and the hidden but widespread child sexual exploitation within homes and communities.

These crimes are not rare and they do not happen in isolation. They thrive in silence, shame, and systems that fail to protect the most vulnerable. Young people, eager for opportunity, are misled into exploitative labor conditions abroad, some returning physically harmed or emotionally broken. Meanwhile, children are being sexually abused by people within their own communities, often behind closed doors, and with little to no accountability.

At the Center on Anti-Trafficking Research and Empowerment (CATRE), we believe that stopping trafficking begins long before a rescue. It starts with prevention, led by communities themselves.

CATRE is developing a community-led prevention and awareness model that equips ordinary people such as parents, teachers, religious leaders, youth, and local councils to identify early warning signs, respond to disclosures safely, and dismantle harmful myths around trafficking. This model will build Community Prevention Hubs across high-risk areas, offering ongoing education, dialogue spaces, peer-led advocacy, and support for at-risk families.

Rather than relying solely on law enforcement or emergency intervention, CATRE’s model centers community wisdom, trust, and ownership. Survivors and frontline workers help design the curriculum, ensuring the content is both accurate and trauma-informed.

Awareness is not just about sharing information, it’s about shifting mindsets, challenging silence, and empowering people to act.

The crimes exposed in the documentary remind us why prevention cannot wait. It must begin in the places trafficking takes root—our homes, our streets, and our communities.

👉 Watch the Documentary: A Secret Slayer Eating Up Ugandan Working Abroad-Especial Report Human Trafficking