FUNDING FUNDING in situations of conflict and humanitarian crises. By doing so, the Trust Fund contributed to the realization of Target 8.7 of the Sustainable Development Goals, on immediate and effective measures to eradicate forced labour, end modern slavery and human trafficking. In 2018, the Fund on Contemporary Forms of Slavery focused on the issue of domestic servitude during its 2018 annual event to commemorate the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery. Special Fund established by the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment UN VOLUNTARY TRUST FUND ON CONTEMPORARY FORMS OF SLAVERY VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS IN 2018 Donor US$ Australia 149,014 Germany 238,662 Holy See 2,500 India 25,000 Luxembourg 17,045 Republic of Korea 40,000 Saudi Arabia 70,000 Spain 39,773 Turkey 10,000 United Kingdom 130,331 TOTAL 722,326 The Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT) was adopted by the General Assembly in December 2002 and entered into force in June 2006. OPCAT created a two-pillar system at the international and national levels to prevent torture and other forms of ill-treatment in places where persons may be deprived of their liberty. At the international level, it established the Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture (SPT) and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, which has been in operation since February 2007. The SPT is mandated to visit all places of detention in States Parties and provide assistance and advice to States Parties and National Preventive Mechanisms (NPMs). HELPING CHILD VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC SERVITUDE IN HAITI REALIZE THEIR RIGHTS The Restavek Freedom Foundation, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, has been receiving support from the UN Trust Fund on Contemporary Forms of Slavery for over five years. The project, entitled Expanding Child Advocacy to the Sud Department, provides social, educational and humanitarian (in the form of transitional homes) assistance to 200 Haitian child victims of domestic servitude, known as restavek. In 2018, the programme had 32 children enrolled in Restavek shelter homes in Port-salut and 68 children in Les Cayes. In parallel, the organization is working to raise awareness and transform attitudes against domestic servitude within the community, including through a national competition for restavek children to write and perform original songs about freedom and ending modern day slavery and a radio drama series to deliver a powerful message about education. 110 UN HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT 2018 Ms. Rosemyrtha Innocent, a survivor of domestic servitude from Haiti. With the support of the Restavek Freedom Foundation, funded by the UN Trust Fund on Contemporary Forms of Slavery, she is completing her studies and has become an advocate of protection from domestic servitude and other forms of modern slavery. She provided her voice as a survivor at the annual commemoration of the International Slavery Day in 2018. © OHCHR 17 countries with grants amounting to US$1,558,036. In 2018, the Fund awarded grants amounting to US$301,784 to support 13 prevention projects in 12 States Parties to the Optional Protocol. The projects that were supported by the Fund resulted in legislative, institutional and operational changes, as well as concrete changes in people’s lives. Since 2017, the projects supported by the Fund have focused on the establishment or strengthening of the effective functioning of NPMs with a view to increasing the preventive impact of the Fund. The projects included drafting laws to establish NPMs in accordance with the Optional Protocol; elaborating calls for nominations, terms of reference and the organization of public hearings on NPM candidates; the training of NPM members on international standards concerning torture and ill-treatment, reporting and monitoring techniques; developing strategic plans for NPMs and supporting operational efficiency; elaborating NPM documents (annual reports, leaflets, posters); supporting collaboration between NPMs and other stakeholders; and promoting the visibility of NPMs through public meetings and radio campaigns. OPCAT SPECIAL FUND VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS IN 2018 Donor US$ Argentina 3,500 Czech Republic 8,764 Denmark 152,462 France 23,229 Germany 121,154 Norway 119,090 Spain 39,773 TOTAL 467,972 In 2018, the Fund received contributions and pledges of US$467,972, which represents an increase of more than 100 per cent compared to US$187,263 that was received in 2017. The Special Fund was established by article 26 of OPCAT to help finance the implementation of recommendations issued by the SPT after a visit to a State Party and to support education programmes for NPMs. The Fund became operational in 2011. During the period 2014-2018, the OPCAT Special Fund supported 59 projects in UN HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT 2018 111