Sunday July 30th marks the UN World Day Against Trafficking in Persons.
Nigerians were the 2nd highest people to be referred to The Salvation Army in the UK for support after slavery ordeal with The Philippines as the 15th highest.
Both projects are aimed at preventing modern slavery and trafficking of people from these two countries, known as places targeted by traffickers looking to entice unsuspecting victims.
As part of the project, Anti-Human Trafficking volunteers will be recruited and trained. These 'champions' will work in the communities raising awareness of trafficking and helping to identify slavery survivors. Those survivors are then referred to the programme with a view to receiving the appropriate support.
Between July 2015 and July 2016 The Salvation Army supported more than 4,300 potential victims of modern slavery in England and Wales.
Anne Read, The Salvation Army's Anti-Trafficking and Modern Slavery Director, said:
"We will build on our wide experience of managing these kind of projects, which include similar work made possible through charitable funds from the UK in countries such as Nepal, Malawi and Poland."
Anne Gregora, the technical adviser for The Salvation Army's Trafficking International Programme, told Premier that by working in the countries, they aim to have projects that are locally relevant and involve the local communities.
As part of The Salvation Army's global commitment to fighting modern slavery and human trafficking an International Anti-Human Trafficking Taskforce has been established. The Salvation Army was awarded the Government contract in 2011 to provide specialist support for adult victims of modern slavery including safe accommodation, counselling, medical care, translation services and legal counselling.