by Terry FitzPatrick | Dec 20, 2017 | FTS Model for Freedom, Ghana
For the first six years of his life, David enjoyed a happy and supportive upbringing in a village in Ghana. But then, his father fell ill and died – and David’s life was upended. Unable to support seven children, David’s mother sent him to labor on dangerous...
by Free the Slaves | Jul 27, 2017 | FTS Model for Freedom, Ghana, Research, Monitoring & Evaluation, Thought Leadership
Anti-slavery work demands constant evaluation. That’s why FTS works diligently to improve anti-slavery activities by our grassroots partners through baseline research to examine, contextualize and adapt our program strategies to best suit the needs of individual...
by Free the Slaves | May 31, 2017 | FTS Model for Freedom, Ghana, Thought Leadership
FTS is proud to present a special series profiling Ghanaian children who survived fishing slavery on Lake Volta. FTS volunteer Emily Teague traveled to Ghana to photograph them. These young victims were forced to work day and night on dangerous, deadly fishing boats....
by Free the Slaves | May 23, 2017 | Ghana, Thought Leadership
A new special FTS series profiles children who have survived slavery on Ghana’s Lake Volta. They were forced to work day and night on dangerous, deadly fishing boats. They were abused, held under threat of violence, unable to walk away. Many children enslaved on...
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...