by Maurice Middleberg | Dec 16, 2018 | Become an Abolitionist, I Am the Change, It Starts With Freedom, Take Action
People everywhere dream about a better future for their children. We all want them to have the education and opportunities necessary to lead fulfilling lives. For millions of families, those dreams aren’t possible. Traffickers promising schooling in return for easy...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Dec 13, 2018 | Community Liberation Initiative, India
It doesn’t look like much, just a small wooden grocery stall beside a busy road. But this microenterprise has kept Sunil Kumar free from slavery, now six years after his rescue. Staying free is just as important as breaking free. That’s why the Free the Slaves...
by Maurice Middleberg | Dec 12, 2018 | Become an Abolitionist, FTS Model for Freedom, I Am the Change, Take Action
Inequality is one of the major root causes of modern slavery. Traffickers thrive when women’s rights aren’t respected, when gender-based violence is ignored, when girls are denied education, and when people of different races, tribes, nationalities or social status...
by Free the Slaves | Dec 7, 2018 | Community Liberation Initiative, FTS Model for Freedom, Ghana
When they first arrived at the rescue shelter, you could see in their eyes that these children had endured the unimaginable. “We were tied with ropes and beaten, with no food for the day,” they said. “We slept on the bare floor with no blankets.” For these three kids,...
by Maurice Middleberg | Dec 4, 2018 | Become an Abolitionist, I Am the Change, Take Action
There are no classrooms at the mines, plantations, fish camps or sweatshops where children are enslaved. Their schooling stops the moment slavery starts. That’s why your support in liberating child slaves makes such a difference. Freedom changes the trajectory of a...