Counter-Trafficking in Persons: Improved Guidance and Training Can Strengthen USAID’s C-TIP Efforts in Asia

Submitting OIG:

U.S. Agency for International Development OIG

Date Issued:

Monday, September 11, 2023

Agency Reviewed / Investigated:

U.S. Agency for International Development

Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:

5-000-23-001-P

Location(s):

Agency-Wide

Type of Report:

Audit

Questioned Costs:

Funds for Better Use:

Number of Recommendations:

Report updated under NDAA 5274:

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Recommendation Number	Recommendation Status	Significant Recommendation	Additional Details
1	Open
Deputy Administrator for Policy and Programming coordinate with regional bureaus and the Center for Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance to develop and implement an action plan to improve guidance and training for missions on implementing C-TIP Policy programming objectives and using C-TIP Coordinators. This plan should include incorporating current C-TIP Policy programming objectives into the C-TIP Field Guide, developing training for mission C-TIP Coordinators, improving availability and awareness of survivor engagement training for missions, and assessing opportunities to strengthen C-TIP standard indicators in coordination with missions and the State Department.
2	Open
Deputy Administrator for Management and Resources coordinate with the Bureau for Policy, Planning, and Learning and the Office of Acquisition and Assistance to develop and implement an action plan to clarify guidance and improve training for Contracting and Agreement Officers and Contracting and Agreement Officer Representatives on their roles and responsibilities for monitoring and enforcing implementer compliance with trafficking in persons requirements in acquisition and assistance awards.
3	Open
Bureau for Asia coordinate with USAID/Regional Development Mission for Asia, USAID/Central Asia Regional, and USAID/Philippines, Pacific Islands, and Mongolia to review and revise each mission’s procedures to incorporate guidance on integrating C-TIP during strategy, project, and activity design.
4	Open
Bureau for Asia coordinate with USAID/Regional Development Mission for Asia, USAID/Central Asia Regional, and USAID/Philippines, Pacific Islands, and Mongolia to review and revise each mission’s mission orders to incorporate guidance on designating C-TIP Coordinators, assigning responsibilities, and using C-TIP Coordinators. As part of this review, each mission should (1) designate C-TIP Coordinator(s) in its mission orders and (2) insert C-TIP Coordinator responsibilities into the position descriptions and annual work objectives for designated C-TIP Coordinators.
5	Open
Bureau for Asia coordinate with USAID/Regional Development Mission for Asia, USAID/Central Asia Regional, and USAID/Philippines, Pacific Islands, and Mongolia to develop and implement an action plan to bring each mission’s monitoring and enforcement practices for acquisition and assistance awards into compliance with trafficking in persons regulations, policies, and procedures.

Recommendation Number

Recommendation Status

Significant Recommendation

Additional Details

Open

Deputy Administrator for Policy and Programming coordinate with regional bureaus and the Center for Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance to develop and implement an action plan to improve guidance and training for missions on implementing C-TIP Policy programming objectives and using C-TIP Coordinators. This plan should include incorporating current C-TIP Policy programming objectives into the C-TIP Field Guide, developing training for mission C-TIP Coordinators, improving availability and awareness of survivor engagement training for missions, and assessing opportunities to strengthen C-TIP standard indicators in coordination with missions and the State Department.

Open

Deputy Administrator for Management and Resources coordinate with the Bureau for Policy, Planning, and Learning and the Office of Acquisition and Assistance to develop and implement an action plan to clarify guidance and improve training for Contracting and Agreement Officers and Contracting and Agreement Officer Representatives on their roles and responsibilities for monitoring and enforcing implementer compliance with trafficking in persons requirements in acquisition and assistance awards.

Open

Bureau for Asia coordinate with USAID/Regional Development Mission for Asia, USAID/Central Asia Regional, and USAID/Philippines, Pacific Islands, and Mongolia to review and revise each mission’s mission orders to incorporate guidance on designating C-TIP Coordinators, assigning responsibilities, and using C-TIP Coordinators. As part of this review, each mission should (1) designate C-TIP Coordinator(s) in its mission orders and (2) insert C-TIP Coordinator responsibilities into the position descriptions and annual work objectives for designated C-TIP Coordinators.

Open

Bureau for Asia coordinate with USAID/Regional Development Mission for Asia, USAID/Central Asia Regional, and USAID/Philippines, Pacific Islands, and Mongolia to develop and implement an action plan to bring each mission’s monitoring and enforcement practices for acquisition and assistance awards into compliance with trafficking in persons regulations, policies, and procedures.

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Counter-Trafficking in Persons: Improved Guidance and Training Can Strengthen USAID’s C-TIP Efforts in Asia

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