by Terry FitzPatrick | Nov 17, 2014 | Research, Monitoring & Evaluation, Slavery in the News
New research from the group Walk Free and FTS Co-founder Kevin Bales estimates there are more people in slavery today than previously thought. The 2014 edition of the Walk Free Global Slavery Index reports that 35.8 million people are enslaved, a 23 percent increase...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Oct 20, 2014 | FTS Updates, Ghana, Haiti, Research, Monitoring & Evaluation
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is working to integrate anti-trafficking efforts into America’s development projects around the globe. That’s because modern-day slavery can reduce the success of international development efforts. USAID officials...
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 Free the Slaves | Sep 17, 2014 | FTS Model for Freedom, Ghana
It is a familiar situation in West Africa. A child is sent to live with a relative and made to take care of all household chores, leaving them no time or energy attend school. It happened to Seth Boateng two years ago. His father left the 16-year-old with an aunt,...
by Maurice Middleberg | Jun 5, 2014 | Take Action
What if you had no choice but to send your child away, hoping she’d be fed, go to school and be safe? What if you found out that instead she was held against her will, abused and forced to work? No father wants to send his daughter to be enslaved as a maid in...
