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Lamine, center, with village anti-trafficking committee

Dedicated to Peace, Freedom, Human Dignity

Posted by Lamine Gaye on April 23, 2019

My journey to becoming a human rights activist began while I was a high school.  During holiday breaks, my classmates and I organized “Framing Camps” to benefit children in our neighborhood. Later, I had an opportunity to attend a child rights workshop and research conditions in my community. I became aware how widespread child rights violations were. I developed a fierce desire to do everything possible to protect children.

That’s what I do now as the Country Coordinator for the read more >

FTS Senegal Program Gains Widespread Attention & Media Coverage

FTS Senegal Program Gains Widespread Attention & Media Coverage

Posted by Lamine Gaye on April 1, 2019

Last week’s Free the Slaves seminar in Senegal on child begging slavery was a remarkable success. Representatives from the Senegal government, international organizations and local civil society groups gathered to learn how our Aar Sunu Xaleyi (Protect Our Children) project has raised awareness about child trafficking and led to the rescue of many children.

In Senegal, many families from poor and rural areas send their children away to religious boarding schools (daaras), hoping they will be better cared for. The children read more >

Changing Lives in Senegal

Changing Lives in Senegal

Posted by Narit Gessler on March 25, 2019

No parent wants to force their child onto city streets to beg, but that’s what is happening in Senegal. Many village parents think their children are going to the city for religious boarding school. Instead, heartless traffickers force many kids into begging slavery.
 
The children are called talibés, and Free the Slaves is committed to ending this form of child slavery. You can help.
 
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