by Free the Slaves | Mar 30, 2015 | Advocacy, Haiti, Thought Leadership
A slavery survivor from Haiti shared a grisly account of her childhood in restavèk domestic servitude: “I was born on the street in front of a brothel. Prostitutes brought my mother a towel, so she could swaddle me. My father’s mistress was beautiful, and she, too,...
by Free the Slaves | Oct 8, 2014 | FTS Model for Freedom, Thought Leadership
Free the Slaves programs are doing more than helping people break free and stay free. They’re demonstrating that our community education and empowerment approach is a successful strategy to help vulnerable people resist and overcome the injustice and indignity of...
by Maurice Middleberg | Mar 5, 2014 | Take Action
The global celebration of International Women’s Day on Saturday, March 8th serves as both a reminder of how far we’ve come and how far we still have to go. Today, women are at the forefront of the global abolition movement. But unfortunately, women and...
by Staff | May 28, 2013 | Ghana
Editor’s Note: Early this month, FTS frontline partner group Challenging Heights conducted one of their largest rescue missions ever, targeting 20 villages along 125 miles of shoreline on Lake Volta, looking for Ghanaian children reported to be enslaved on fishing...
by Free the Slaves | Mar 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
Slavery is a global problem, but it can be overcome. It’s a simple but important message. And I was honored to deliver it at Lehigh University’s recent event on human trafficking and modern slavery. The presentation paralleled the 57th session of the United Nations...