b'>>>Visiting the Convention is always a great oppor- IN THE SPOTLIGHT tunity to engage with a number of speakers on keyDay Three Workshop #1 topics critical to women and girls, and the workshopsYouth Leaders Activism & Philanthropyare equally inspired, and a fabulous place for discus- Lookingcloselyatthechallengesfacedbyrefugees, sion and discovery. Popular with delegates, this yearthis workshop featured Deborah Henry of World Vision, Day Two and Day Three offered numerous interactiveKimLim,ofPichaEats,andSoroptimistInternation-workshops.al(SI)ImmediatePastPresident, YvonneSimpsonas facilitator. Deborah Henry first learned about the des-perate condition of refugees when hosting an inhouse documentary about refugees for UNHCR in 2008, and IN THE SPOTLIGHTin May 2009, she established the Fugee School with Day Two Workshop #3 Shafie Sharif, a Somali community leader, transforming Human Trafficking Prevention his initiative into one that has now educated and em-ManySoroptimiststakeactiontocombathumantraf- powered over 400 refugee children and young people. ficking and no country is immune. Introducing JessicaCEOandCo-founderofPichaEats,established2016, Wong-Dewangga of the UNODC Bangkok and GigiKim Lim named her enterprise after the young son of Penalosa, former Soroptimist International (SI) Boarda refugee, with a motto of "Enjoy meals and Empower Director.Jessicabeganbylookingatthechallengelives!" PichaEats was started with one simple missionthrough a global lens, describing the aims of the Unit- to rebuild the lives of refugees through food, building a ed Nations Convention against Transnational Organizedbusiness model where refugee mothers could cook their Crime, and three protocols, two of which focus on Humandelicious authentic meals, which could then be either Trafficking and Smuggling.delivered by mail, catered, or enjoyed in open house Jessica discussed who, what, where, and why; patternsevents, or pop up tents, with 50% of each sale going to and trends; routes and trafficking flows, and describedthe \'Picha Chef\', and cover the raw ingredients ,and also many of the factors complicit in the continuing demandtheir basic living expenses. and supply. She posed a question for discussion - what support might \'victims\' of trafficking,specifically migrant workers, need? 22'