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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 >

David, freedom and forgiveness | Photo: Don Bosco

After Years of Slavery, A Future of Freedom and Forgiveness

Posted by Terry FitzPatrick on December 20, 2017

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 fishing boats on Lake Volta.

“I did not agree to go, but I had no choice than to go with the man,” David recalls. Life on the lake was brutal. “Sometimes they beat me with read more >

FTS Research Inspires Ways to Strengthen Ghana Community Programs

Posted by Karen Snyder on July 27, 2017

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 communities.

I recently visited Ghana to guide our training and data collection program in 14 newly-targeted communities being served by our partner International Needs Ghana. My trip launched phase two of our original research project on child trafficking in fishing. 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 >

Free the Slaves helps children escape and communities resist human trafficking | Photo: FTS/Teague

Amazing New Stories of Triumph Over Slavery

Posted by Anna Bengel on May 31, 2017

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. They were abused, held under threat of violence, unable to walk away. Many children enslaved on Lake Volta are never seen again. These inspiring survivors highlight how our Community-based Model for Freedom really works.

We posted three read more >

Thousands of children are victims of trafficking and slavery-like conditions on Ghana's Lake Volta. Photos: FTS/Emily Teague

Overcoming Child Fishing Slavery in Ghana

Posted by Anna Bengel on May 23, 2017

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 the lake are never seen again. These inspiring survivors highlight how our community-based model for freedom really works.

Photographer Emily Teague volunteered to help FTS by traveling to Ghana to photograph child slavery read more >

New Research Indicates High Prevalence of Child Trafficking and Slavery-Like Conditions in Ghana Fishing Villages

Posted by Jarvis Fisher on February 28, 2017

Researchers have discovered significant levels of child trafficking and slavery-like conditions in 20 communities in Ghana’s Volta and Central regions. More than one-third of households studied are affected.

Teams conducted 80 focus groups, 40 interviews, 20 social mapping exercises and 1,621 household visits to establish the prevalence of child exploitation in the region. They discovered child trafficking and slavery-like conditions in every community studied, with an average of 35.2 percent of households having a victim of child trafficking or slavery-like conditions.

The read more >

Former Trafficker Teams With Former Child Slave to Fight Child Slavery

Posted by Staff on December 21, 2016

By William Greenbaum and Maurice Middleberg

Sylvester and Emmanuel were side-by-side as members of the Community Child Protection Committee (CCPC), sitting on plastic chairs and gathered under a tarp to ward off the sun. The CCPC had assembled to talk about efforts to eradicate child trafficking from Hweda, a modest farming and fishing village. Committee members receive no compensation for their work and volunteer their time, though they are typically no better off than other villagers.

We asked: “Why do this? This read more >

National Symposium to End Child Trafficking | Photo: FTS/Weiss

Government and Civil Society Unite Against Ghana Child Trafficking

Posted by Brennan Weiss on August 1, 2016

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 trafficking symposium aimed at bringing together government and civil society to conquer the human rights crisis of child slavery. The event highlighted the challenges Ghana is facing and addressed strategies and solutions to overcome those obstacles.

FTS Ghana Director Joha Braimah address read more >

FTS Trains Peace Corps Volunteers: If You See Slavery, Say Something

Posted by Bismark Quartey on February 11, 2016

Thousands of U.S. Peace Corps volunteers are posted around the globe each year to promote world peace and friendship through projects that tackle international development challenges such as climate change, pandemic disease, food security and gender equality. They work in many of the same communities where slavery and trafficking are rampant.

So a few months ago, we were honored to train 10 new Peace Corps volunteers in Ghana to recognize slavery when they see it—and provide ideas on what they read more >

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Archive for the ‘Ghana’ Category

Rejecting Racism, Strengthening our Bonds

After Years of Slavery, A Future of Freedom and Forgiveness

FTS Research Inspires Ways to Strengthen Ghana Community Programs

2017 Trafficking Report Released Amid Radical Budget Cutbacks

Amazing New Stories of Triumph Over Slavery

Overcoming Child Fishing Slavery in Ghana

New Research Indicates High Prevalence of Child Trafficking and Slavery-Like Conditions in Ghana Fishing Villages

Former Trafficker Teams With Former Child Slave to Fight Child Slavery

Government and Civil Society Unite Against Ghana Child Trafficking

FTS Trains Peace Corps Volunteers: If You See Slavery, Say Something

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