by Terry FitzPatrick | Aug 30, 2018 | India, Nepal, Thought Leadership
Free the Slaves has begun the work of educating field workers at high-impact international development organizations how to liberate entire communities from slavery. This year, we have partnered with READ Nepal, a group that helps villagers improve their livelihoods,...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Aug 27, 2018 | FTS Updates, Thought Leadership
Transparency and accountability. They are two guiding principles of Free the Slaves, and the reason why we publish a detailed report every year about our activities, impact and financial health. The theme of our most recent annual report is “Communities,...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Aug 23, 2018 | Advocacy, Artists Against Slavery, Become an Abolitionist, Fashion for Freedom, I Am the Change, Take Action
The reviews are in, and our 2018 Fashion for Freedom Event in New York is being heralded as a fantastic success. Scores of Free the Slaves supporters and ethical fashion advocates gathered in Manhattan for the uplifting evening. “The Fashion for Freedom Event was a...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Aug 21, 2018 | Faith in Action, FTS Model for Freedom, Senegal
It doesn’t look like much, just a small brick building with a dirt floor and tin roof. But it’s a major step in ending child slavery in Senegal. Residents of Medina Samba Diamanka have typically sent their children to boarding schools in the city to learn the Quran...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Jul 5, 2018 | Advocacy, Slavery in the News
Great news this week. Our colleague at the Human Trafficking Institute, John Cotton Richmond, is being nominated to become America’s next human trafficking ambassador (White House announcement here). Once confirmed by the Senate, Richmond will run the State...
