Episode 298 | (Not) Just Money: Exploring Economic Empowerment for Survivors of Trafficking
Original Release Date: October 4, 2024
In episode 1 of our economic empowerment season, Just Science down with Carolyne Ouya, Program Manager at Futures Without Violence, to discuss core concepts in economic empowerment for human trafficking.
For those who have experienced human trafficking, economic or financial consequences are often inextricably linked to their trafficking experience and may leave those people without the skills, resources, or social capital to meet their needs in the community. Listen along as Carolyne talk about the role that victim advocates or social service providers can play in supporting someone’s economic empowerment journey.
This season is funded by the Human Trafficking Policy and Research Analyses Project. The views expressed in this podcast belong to the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, the Administration for Children and Families, or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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Additional Resources
- RTI Impact Story
- Futures Without Violence
- Futures Without Violence’s Promoting Employment Opportunities for Survivors of Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Project
- Aspen Financial Security Program
- Poverty in the United States: 2022 Census
- Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households (SHED)
- Pathways to Work Evidence Clearinghouse
- Futures Without Violence’s Building Collaborative Responses to Human Trafficking project
- Futures Without Violence’s Building Pathways and Collaborations with Workforce and Education Systems
Episode Citation
Ouya, C. & Melander, C. (2024, September 10). Just Science. [(Not) Just Money: Exploring Economic Empowerment for Survivors of Trafficking]. [Audio podcast episode]. RTI Justice Practice Area.
Guest Biography
Carolyne Ouya is a Program Manager at Futures Without Violence, where she leads the Promoting Employment Opportunities for Survivors of Trafficking (PEOST) project. This project focuses on improving access to safe and quality education and employment opportunities for survivors of gender-based violence and human trafficking. She has over 8 years of experience working within Department of Labor Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA) programs, legal advocacy for immigrant survivors under the Department of Justice Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), and innovative strategies related to entrepreneurship and professional development for underrepresented communities. Carolyne leverages local and national stakeholders to promote economic security, upward mobility, and wellbeing for all.