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Rejecting Racism, Strengthening our Bonds

Posted by Maurice Middleberg on January 12, 2018

Every day, the staff of Free the Slaves works in solidarity with local partners and communities to help bring about a more just world. We do so in Haiti, in several countries in Africa, and in Asia.

Every day, our staff manifests tremendous dedication and skill. Every day, our partners do the hard work of serving, with great integrity, communities in need.

Every day, the people in those communities exhibit courage, decency and care. These are read more >

From Slavery to Dressmaking Trainer in the Congo

Posted by Staff on December 13, 2017

“My story is hard to tell,” says Benita Furaha, a trainer at a dressmaking training center in Rubaya, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Benita’s parents died when she was 13. Her older brother threatened to starve her or to send her out of the house if she couldn’t contribute to household expenses. One option was to find a husband. Instead, she went to work in the mines.

“Every morning, I transported and sold sorghum juice to the quarry workers,” Benita recounts. “I read more >

Building a United Front to End Slavery

Posted by Eva Perez on September 12, 2017

The fight against slavery cannot be won by one group working alone. It takes many organizations, governments and communities acting in unison to free the enslaved and protect the vulnerable.

The work of Free the Slaves is only possible because of your help! That’s why we invite you to stand against slavery by donating to our United for Freedom Campaign. Watch as we work our way to reaching the goal of $5,000. Get your friends involved! Tell them read more >

Where Your Donations to our Fashion for Freedom Campaign Are Going

Posted by Shannon Fallon on July 21, 2017

Our Fashion for Freedom Campaign is designed to benefit women, men, and children working to rebuild their lives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and India. Recovering from slavery requires multidimensional healing – psychological, physical, social and economic. One way to help survivors recover is to provide opportunities for them to become economically independent in a sustainable way. Free the Slaves is committed to providing these economic opportunities to survivors through vocational training.

All of the money raised read more >

How Fashion is Changing Lives for Slavery Survivors

Posted by Lina Permut on July 19, 2017

Throughout July, our Fashion for Freedom Campaign has been in motion leading up to the United Nations World Day Against Trafficking in Persons at the end of the month. Our campaign supports vocational training programs, providing safe spaces for trafficking survivors to grow and learn. These programs help survivors gain skills to access meaningful employment and rebuild their lives.

Along with the skills training, FTS is able to provide medical and legal assistance, psychological counseling, and read more >

2017 Trafficking Report Released Amid Radical Budget Cutbacks

Posted by Terry FitzPatrick on June 27, 2017

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says the 2017 Trafficking in Persons Report illustrates “the commitment of our country that we have this joint effort underway across the entire United States government” to combat modern slavery. “Human trafficking is as old as humankind, regrettably” Tillerson said. “It is our hope that the 21st century will be the last century of human trafficking, and that is what we are all committed to.”

Tillerson’s comments came as he unveiled the read more >

White House Threatening Rule that Combats Slavery in Africa

Posted by Maurice Middleberg on February 9, 2017

Our work to end slavery in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is under threat. Our Congolese partner organizations say an executive order being drafted by the Trump White House would undo years of progress.

The executive order would suspend the Conflict Minerals Rule, which requires major U.S. companies to disclose if they purchase minerals that finance one of history’s deadliest wars. Free the Slaves research teams have documented that slavery read more >

Global Human Rights Award for FTS Partner Organization Founder

Posted by Terry FitzPatrick on December 13, 2016

Overcoming fear is essential to freedom, and in eastern Congo there is plenty to be frightened about. Millions have died in conflict over the region’s vast mineral wealth. Control of mines and the slaves who work them has turned the region into one of the world’s most dangerous places.

That’s why anti-slavery activist Janvier Murairi Bakihanaye of the FTS partner organization ASSODIP was awarded the Roger Baldwin Medal of Liberty today in Washington by the group Human Rights First. read more >

FTS Film Spreads Word about Slavery throughout Africa

Posted by Terry FitzPatrick on October 4, 2016

The film’s name is short and straightforward: Hatuko Watumwa, Swahili for We Are Not Slaves. It’s a half-hour fictionalization of how vulnerable villagers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo fall into slavery at mines – at what they can do to escape.

FTS and our front-line partner organizations have been screening Hatuko Watumwa in Congo’s mining regions for more than a year. Now, the film is being shown throughout Africa by the U.S. State Department, which funded its read more >

Congolese religious leaders, FTS staff and our frrontline partners plan ways faith communities can confront slavery

Religious Leaders Vow to Fight Congo Slavery

Posted by Gabriel Deussom on December 23, 2015

Seventeen religious leaders from different faiths agreed they’ll take action with their congregations to confront modern slavery, following an in-depth workshop with Free the Slaves and our Congolese partner organizations in Goma earlier this month.

The training session was designed to increase knowledge about slavery among local religious figures, and facilitate an interfaith discussion on practical steps that faith leaders can take to overcome slavery in one of the world’s worst trafficking hot spots.

The workshop emphasized that Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu read more >

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Archive for the ‘Congo’ Category

Rejecting Racism, Strengthening our Bonds

From Slavery to Dressmaking Trainer in the Congo

Building a United Front to End Slavery

Where Your Donations to our Fashion for Freedom Campaign Are Going

How Fashion is Changing Lives for Slavery Survivors

2017 Trafficking Report Released Amid Radical Budget Cutbacks

White House Threatening Rule that Combats Slavery in Africa

Global Human Rights Award for FTS Partner Organization Founder

FTS Film Spreads Word about Slavery throughout Africa

Religious Leaders Vow to Fight Congo Slavery

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