by Maurice Middleberg | Nov 24, 2015 | Become an Abolitionist, I Am the Change, Take Action
There’s one word that defines what Free the Slaves has accomplished in our first 15 years of fighting for freedom: results. With your support, we have helped more than 10,000 people escape the brutal clutches of slavery. And there’s one word we always hear from...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Nov 3, 2015 | FTS Updates, India, Uncategorized
Free the Slaves is thrilled to welcome Rajneesh Kumar Yadav to the staff as our new India country manager, based in Allahabad.Rajneesh is no stranger, he’s run anti-trafficking teams for years as a key staffer at our partner organization MSEMVS.Many of the remarkable...
by Free the Slaves | Jun 12, 2015 | Advocacy, FTS Model for Freedom, Students Ending Slavery
Today marks the 13th annual World Day Against Child Labor, and this year’s theme is education. That’s because educating children is one of the most effective ways to prevent them from becoming exploited in hard labor or slavery.Schooling prepares children for...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Jun 1, 2015 | FTS Model for Freedom, India
Free the Slaves south Asia Director Supriya Awasthi sees herself as a connector. She builds bridges between slavery survivors and those still in bondage.“I always wanted to do something like this, because I could see something changing in front of me,” she says. Once...
by Terry FitzPatrick | May 19, 2015 | Artists Against Slavery, FTS Model for Freedom, India, Slavery-Free Commerce
Staying free is just as important as breaking free. It’s vital that slavery survivors plan what they will do to earn a living once they are rescued.In the India village of Kukdaha, rescued slaves decided that they would do in freedom exactly what they did in slavery:...