by Bukeni Waruzi | Mar 11, 2021 | COVID-19, FTS Updates
It has been one year since the World Health Organization declared that COVID-19 is a global pandemic. The worldwide health and economic crises have made modern slavery worse. As livelihoods have been disrupted, people have taken loans that will trap them in debt...
by Bukeni Waruzi | Feb 26, 2021 | FTS Model for Freedom, Ghana
America botched the abolition of slavery in the 1860s, a mistake that has consequences for descendants of enslaved African Americans even today. Slavery was outlawed, but millions of liberated slaves weren’t allowed to build prosperous lives in freedom. This is why...
by Bukeni Waruzi | Jan 13, 2021 | Become an Abolitionist, Take Action
January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. It’s a great time to take a stand against modern slavery by making a monthly contribution to Free the Slaves through your employer. U.S. GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES: This week is the deadline to join the...
by Bukeni Waruzi | Dec 30, 2020 | Become an Abolitionist, COVID-19, FTS Updates, Ghana, Take Action
This has been a challenging year, but we know that 2021 holds the promise of renewal. While the COVID-19 pandemic has made racial inequality and modern slavery worse, the recovery will provide an opportunity for a global reset. We do not need to repeat the inequities...
by Bukeni Waruzi | Dec 23, 2020 | Become an Abolitionist, COVID-19, Ghana, India, Take Action
I have hope as we approach the year-end holidays, and I hope that you do, too. With the many challenges we face in promoting equality and universal freedom in the world today, what brings me hope is the optimism I hear from slavery survivors and their families around...
