47- In this regard, the Association des Femmes et Filles de l’Adamaoua (AFFADA) (Adamawa Women’s Association) carried out activities in some chiefdoms (lamidats) in Adamawa Region (Banyo, Meiganga, Tibati), North Region (Demsa/Gaschiga, Dargala), and Far North Region to identify children of servants living in the said lamidats, establish Birth Certificates for them, pay their school fees and/or set up income-generating activities for the women (mothers of the children or spouses of the servants). Community awareness-raising campaigns were carried out and Local Anti-slavery Supervision Committees established. 48- Although the national survey is still to be conducted to obtain consolidated data on the scope and nature of slavery and trafficking in persons in Cameroon, the complexity of the phenomenon, some of the aspects22 of which some organizations have identified, was discussed at two national colloquia on combating slavery and trafficking in persons in Cameroon held respectively from 3 to 4 March 2015 and on 11 May 2018. The Colloquia which were organised by AFFADA, brought together public authorities, university dons, social workers, CSOs and development partners. It should be noted that slavery in Cameroon has an internal dimension with varied realities comprising slavery for the execution of household chores, for economic exploitation or sexual exploitation. It also has an international dimension since Cameroon is a port of departure, a transit port and a port of entry. Such transborder reality was cruelly highlighted with an increase in the number of Cameroonians in distress in Libya and other countries along the Sahara belt, and in the countries in the Middle East. Thus, in 2017, out of 104 victims of slavery registered in Police services, 90% were from Kuwait. 49- In order to address the situation, prevention initiatives were taken. In this regard, the Ministry of Social Affairs (MINAS) that has the institutional responsibility of coordinating awareness-raising and social mobilisation against violence, slavery and trafficking in persons23 produced, in 2013, awareness-raising tools on prevention and combating slavery, trafficking in persons and other emerging social scourges. It further organised a national pilot campaign on preventing and combating slavery, trafficking in persons, and other social scourges in 2014, 2015 and 2016, and another billposting campaign on the same issue during the National Solidarity Week that ran from 4 to 7 December 2017. In addition, a Press Conference was organised by the Ministry of Women’s Empowerment and the Family (MINFOF) on 1 August 2014 in Yaounde to raise the awareness of communities, parents and families on the dangers to which children who carry out commercial activities in streets and markets during holidays are exposed. 50- A number of CSOs also carried out awareness-raising actions through especially radio and TV programmes. In addition to awareness-raising, activities to check and monitor possible channels of slavery were also conducted. Thus, with regard especially to combating child slavery, MINAS drew up and disseminated a Manual on child adoption procedure in Cameroon, procedures for having a child found inside or outside a hospital premises, and a chart of private social works on the supervision of students in boarding schools with a listing showing entry and exit of the students. 51- In order to prevent trafficking in persons for the purpose of economic exploitation, private job-matching organisations were checked. In 2017, out of the 103 private organisations concerned, 23 were formally notified to comply with the regulations in force while 3 were suspended. The recurrent grounds of irregularities include especially the lack of access of 22 2013 CIPCRE Report on Slavery in Cameroon. Article 1 (2), (25), (30), and (31) of Decree No. 2017/383 of 18 July 2017 to organise the Ministry of Social Affairs. 23 13