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Four Letters that Spell Freedom

Posted by Bukeni Waruzi on November 23, 2021

It takes organization to free a village from modern slavery. In Ghana, that organization has a long name with a short acronym: a Community Child Protection Committee, or CCPC. Helping villagers form these committees is a fundamental element of our community-based approach to ending child trafficking in Ghana.

During my visit to Ghana this summer, I dropped in on the CCPC in a village called Krankuase in the Sene East District of the Bono East Region. They said that they have read more >

Fighting Slavery by Starting a Community Led Savings and Loan

Posted by Bukeni Waruzi on November 16, 2021

Poverty and the absence of legitimate sources of credit are two of the key conditions that allow modern slavery to exist. People without resources are vulnerable to offers of cash, food or livestock if they send a child away with a trafficker. People without credit must borrow informally during emergencies, working off the debt in conditions of slavery.

This is why I was keen to visit an island community called Chenekope in the Krachi West District of Ghana’s Oti Region this read more >

Rebuilding Young Lives Scarred by Slavery

Posted by Bukeni Waruzi on November 9, 2021

The Village of Life shelter is exactly what modern slavery survivors need. It’s a vibrant and supportive place – far from the hardships and exploitation that children experience when enslaved in remote fishing villages along Lake Volta in Ghana.

My visit to this FTS-supported shelter started with a simple tour, including dormitories for boys and girls, the sick bay, canteen, school, soccer pitch, basketball court and play fields. There’s everything a child needs to become a child once again.

But just as read more >

Child Rights Begin with Children

Posted by Bukeni Waruzi on November 2, 2021

The village school in Kobiri Nsuoano is a beacon of hope. It’s a simple building down a bumpy narrow road. But what happens inside is revolutionary. Children are learning about their rights as part of a Free the Slaves program to prevent them from being trafficked into fishing slavery.

Many children from impoverished families throughout this region are lured by traffickers who offer cash payments and a promise the children will learn valuable skills in the fishing industry. Instead, the children read more >

Webinar Recording: Ending Modern Slavery in Our Communities

Posted by Terry FitzPatrick on April 26, 2021

What are the differences between historical slavery and slavery today? What are the key dates and accomplishments in the history of the abolition movement? How can you take action to make communities slavery free? Find out in our newest webinar recording: “Building Communities Together: How to End Human Trafficking in Local Communities.”

This “lunch and learn” virtual event, sponsored by Florida Power and Light, features the voices of slavery survivors from Brazil, Cambodia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti, read more >

We Won’t Botch Afryea’s Freedom

Posted by Bukeni Waruzi on February 26, 2021

America botched the abolition of slavery in the 1860s, a mistake that has consequences for descendants of enslaved African Americans even today. Slavery was outlawed, but millions of liberated slaves weren’t allowed to build prosperous lives in freedom.

This is why Free the Slaves works tirelessly to ensure that people we help liberate from modern slavery can successfully rebuild their lives. People like Afryea* in Ghana. She comes from a family of six in a suburb of the capital city Accra. At read more >

Learning About Slavery is the First Step to Ending It

Posted by Terry FitzPatrick on January 27, 2021

January is Slavery and Trafficking Prevention Month in the U.S. It’s an important opportunity to learn why slavery still exists, what can be done to end it, and how you can help.

Thanks to the Lowenstein Sandler law firm, there’s a one-hour video that will help you understand the basics. Join Harvard Professor Timothy Patrick McCarthy, chair of the FTS board, Bukeni Waruzi, FTS executive director, and attorney Amy Wiwi of Lowenstein Sandler, also a FTS board member, to learn about read more >

Free the Slaves Training Toolkit Goes Virtual in India

Posted by Kuldeep Singh Chauhan on January 21, 2021

The Free the Slaves Community Liberation Toolkit is a key capacity-building tool to catalyse a civil society movement against slavery. Designed to train frontline field staff in anti-slavery strategies and integrate anti-slavery activities into the work of high-impact international development organizations, the toolkit distils the knowledge, skills and norms needed to implement the Free the Slaves community-based approach to change the conditions that allow modern slavery to exist.

Our interactive and intensive multi-day trainings are usually conducted in-person, but COVID-19 has required read more >

Double Child Education to Fight Slavery

Posted by Programs Team on September 11, 2019

Summer is over and kids are back to school. But not enslaved children. For them, each day brings a lesson in hardship and mistreatment. They have no school mates, no pep rallies, no recess. Just backbreaking work and beatings.

That’s why Free the Slaves invests so heavily in education as part of our Community Liberation Model. An educated child is less likely to be trafficked. A community with adequate schools is more likely to be slavery-resistant. Child slavery survivors who read more >

From Fishing Nets to Safety Nets

Posted by Programs Team on August 15, 2019

Emmanuel endured years beneath the blistering sky of Ghana’s Lake Volta. As a child fishing slave, he faced the bare elements in a shoddy open boat. Sharp nets left deep cuts in his fingers. The blurry water left him fearful that he might not survive when forced to dive beneath the surface to untangle the nets.

“My life was in a total mess,” Emmanuel recalls. He had no access to medical care or education. “I thought that was the end of read more >

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Archive for the ‘FTS Model for Freedom’ Category

Four Letters that Spell Freedom

Fighting Slavery by Starting a Community Led Savings and Loan

Rebuilding Young Lives Scarred by Slavery

Child Rights Begin with Children

Webinar Recording: Ending Modern Slavery in Our Communities

We Won’t Botch Afryea’s Freedom

Learning About Slavery is the First Step to Ending It

Free the Slaves Training Toolkit Goes Virtual in India

Double Child Education to Fight Slavery

From Fishing Nets to Safety Nets

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