Combating the Trafficking of Human Beings organs (mainly children) in southern Mozambique CEMIRDE is the Episcopal Commission for Migrants, Refugees and Displaced Persons in Mozambique and represents a presence close to migrants through human assistance, spiritual, pastoral, legal and material, helps. CEMIRDE is working to help all people in need to be protagonists of their history and contribute for a more just, humane and fraternal society.

As part of CEMIRDE’s 2014-2016 Strategic Plan, it intends to implement the following: 
1) Assistance and Guidance to Immigrants and Refugees in Mozambique;
2) Support for Mozambican emigrants in South Africa, especially miners;
3) Hosting to Mozambicans Deported from South Africa at Ressano Garcia Center;
4) Lobby for the prevention against Human Trafficking and human organs;
5) Development of the Migrant Ministry in the Dioceses and Parishes;
6) Advocacy in favour of foreign prisoners; and
7) Regularization of multiple documents for migrants, refugees and displaced people.

The action of Lobby for the prevention against Human Trafficking and human organs has been ongoing since 2013, having escalated with launching of the campaign in 2014, whose motto: "It is for freedom that Christ set us free." In Mozambique Traffic of human body organ is mainly referred to children. The campaign has been developed with sensitization activities through radio, educational centres, coordinators of pastoral among other means. During the campaign dissemination of information through distribution of IEC materials (such as brochures, posters, stickers) and radio programs. With this experience, it was realized that awareness activities should be expanded to the inland provinces, or rural communities where access communication is still a right of a few.

This project aims to combat trafficking in organs or parts of the human body (mainly children) in southern Mozambique. The project is a reinforcement to the National and International initiatives undertaken in awareness campaigns against trafficking in human beings and organs or parts of the human body. But CEMIRDE can offer a specific focus about the sensitization of catholic partners and communities.

Due to the few information available it is necessary a better knowledge of the phenomenon and specific trainings. This includes the responses given by the responsible institutions in order to strengthen actions to combat trafficking of human organs and body parts, since there is increase in the cases where mainly women and children are victims.

The Catholic Church is established and structured-lined form so that has the ability to collect and disseminate information at different levels. However, as trafficking in organs and body parts, due to lack of access to information within communities, many cases of trafficking in human organs are not brought to public notice. The lack of a specific law to combat trafficking in human organs, poor cooperation of the police with the communities and, on the other hand, traditional beliefs, contribute to fear and fear on the active involvement of women and men in the communities.

CEMIRDE feels the need to give its support to committed governmental and non-governmental structures, looking for efficient and joint solutions combating this heinous evil that afflicts our society.