by Staff | Dec 21, 2016 | FTS Model for Freedom, Ghana
By William Greenbaum and Maurice Middleberg Sylvester and Emmanuel were side-by-side as members of the Community Child Protection Committee (CCPC), sitting on plastic chairs and gathered under a tarp to ward off the sun. The CCPC had assembled to talk about efforts to...
by Free the Slaves | Aug 1, 2016 | Advocacy, FTS Model for Freedom, Ghana, Thought Leadership
Ghana is partnering with the U.S. government and civil society organizations to eradicate child trafficking here, a country where modern-day slavery is rampant. Political officials, NGOs and community leaders gathered in Accra last week for the first-ever anti-human...
by Bismark Quartey | Feb 11, 2016 | FTS Model for Freedom, Ghana, Thought Leadership
Thousands of U.S. Peace Corps volunteers are posted around the globe each year to promote world peace and friendship through projects that tackle international development challenges such as climate change, pandemic disease, food security and gender equality. They...
by Free the Slaves | Dec 17, 2015 | Ghana, Thought Leadership
The U.S. and Ghana governments have signed a historic compact to accelerate the fight against child slavery in Africa. Free the Slaves has been chosen as one of the key organizations to lead the way.The four-year project will not only free more than 400 children in...
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,...
