by Free the Slaves | Dec 4, 2014 | FTS Updates
Free the Slaves is pleased to announce that Crispin Baderha is our new country director in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He’s already at work in Goma, leading our program to confront labor and sex slavery in mining communities, as well as forced marriage...
by Maurice Middleberg | Dec 2, 2014 | Become an Abolitionist, Take Action
The holiday gift season has begun. Another sweater? What size? What color? Stand in line? Find a parking spot? Make it easy. And make a difference. Give the gift of freedom instead. Give a gift that will help end slavery. It’s simple and can be done from your...
by Maurice Middleberg | Nov 20, 2014 | FTS Model for Freedom, FTS Updates
As the Thanksgiving holiday draws near, I would like to share a very special video message from the Free the Slaves staffers across the globe whose work you support. They risk their safety every day to help vulnerable and exploited communities break free from the...
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 | Nov 13, 2014 | Become an Abolitionist, Take Action
We’re all touched by slavery today. It’s in our homes, schools, offices, churches and stores. That’s because many of the 21 to 30 million people in We’re all touched by slavery today. It’s in our homes, schools, offices, churches and stores. That’s because many of the...