In October 2007, 45 religious women from 7 countries in Southern Africa attended a workshop in Cape Town - conducted by Stefano Volpicello from IOM in Rome and convened by Sr. Marie-Lu of LLCL(SA). Sr Bernadette from UISG was sick at the time and couldn't attend. From 11-15 March, 2008, Sr Bernadette and Mr Volpicello conducted a floow up workshop in Benoni - at the end of which SARWATIP was born and became a member of Talitha Kum network. Sr Cecilia Mkhonto of LCCL (SA) at the time was chosen as coordinator of SARWATIP. (in 2014 SARWATIP in South Africa was changed to CTIP to avoid confusion between that and the Counter Trafficking Office set up by LCCL (SA) and the SACBC in January 2008).

Our vision is othe creation of a world in which all its peoples are safe, respected, valued and given the dignity which is their fundamental human right, a world where there are no one seeks to exploit and enslave another for the purpose of any material or selfish gain - therefore we have our mission and objectives: the protection of potential victims of human trafficking and assistance to survivors of human trafficking. We do through: Education and awareness about the reality of human trafficking in parishes, schools and community at large Shelters to assist survivors of human trafficking Assistance to survivors post shelter to help4 them get on their feet Network also with government and organizations with similar goals Praying for an end to human trafficking Lobbying when necessary