LEFÖ-IBF offers support to trafficked women and girls, regardless of their residency status or their willingness to cooperate with law enforcement

LEFÖ–IBF, Intervention Centre for Trafficked Women, is an Austrian NGO providing support, legal counselling, and protection to female victims of human trafficking. It plays a key role in victim identification and assistance within Austria's National Referral Mechanism.

Following LEFÖ–IBF presentation during the Training Workshop on Countering Trafficking in Human Beings in September, the Prague Process asked the Centre to provide more information on their comprehensive, rights-based, and trauma-informed approach to victim protection. 

This written interview explores:

• LEFÖ-IBF’s role within Austria’s national referral mechanism
• Victim protection services provided by LEFÖ-IBF
• Addressing various forms of exploitation
• Working with women from diverse backgrounds
• Evolution of online outreach work