Causes: Civil Rights, International, International Human Rights
Mission: Free the slaves' mission is to end slavery and human trafficking around the world.
Programs: India: grassroots anti-slavery: fts and its partners organize communities to resist bonded labor and sex trafficking of adults and children. We support collective action by slaves and former slaves to demand freedom, payment of wages and protection from violence; and to develop new livelihoods and enterprises. We also support lawyers who press for justice for victims, and we support operation of a shelter and group home for survivors of sex slavery. 2013 accomplishments: 2,806 people liberated from slavery; 4,731 people educated on community resistance to slavery; 905 government officials trained on appropriate responses to slavery; 97 legal cases initiated against slaveholders/traffickers.
democratic republic of the congo: grassroots anti-slavery: fts' congo program addresses many forms of slavery surrounding mines in the kivu provinces. Fts partners operate a resource center to educate miners and others about their rights, conduct public awareness campaigns, organize leaders to educate their communities, and engage local officials to press for enforcement of congolese anti-slavery laws. 2013 accomplishments: 56 people liberated from slavery; 1,806 people educated on community resistance to slavery; 91 government officials trained on appropriate responses to slavery; 2 major investigative research reports on mining slavery and forced marriage slavery produced and distributed in the u. S. And congo.
haiti: grassroots anti-slavery: fts' haiti program is focused on eradicating the "restavek" system of child domestic slavery. Fts and our partner have organized six model communities in a pilot project that demonstrates reduction of slavery prevalence is possible when parents are organized to learn about the trauma of slavery, to educate their neighbors about slavery, to take action to rescue their children and to work together to develop new livelihoods. Fts' partner also provides accelerated education for formerly enslaved children and children at risk of enslavement. 2013 accomplishments: seven children liberated from slavery; 648 people educated on community resistance to slavery; 272 at-risk children received accelerated education.
Mission: Free the slaves' mission is to end slavery and human trafficking around the world.
Programs: India: grassroots anti-slavery: fts and its partners organize communities to resist bonded labor and sex trafficking of adults and children. We support collective action by slaves and former slaves to demand freedom, payment of wages and protection from violence; and to develop new livelihoods and enterprises. We also support lawyers who press for justice for victims, and we support operation of a shelter and group home for survivors of sex slavery. 2013 accomplishments: 2,806 people liberated from slavery; 4,731 people educated on community resistance to slavery; 905 government officials trained on appropriate responses to slavery; 97 legal cases initiated against slaveholders/traffickers.
democratic republic of the congo: grassroots anti-slavery: fts' congo program addresses many forms of slavery surrounding mines in the kivu provinces. Fts partners operate a resource center to educate miners and others about their rights, conduct public awareness campaigns, organize leaders to educate their communities, and engage local officials to press for enforcement of congolese anti-slavery laws. 2013 accomplishments: 56 people liberated from slavery; 1,806 people educated on community resistance to slavery; 91 government officials trained on appropriate responses to slavery; 2 major investigative research reports on mining slavery and forced marriage slavery produced and distributed in the u. S. And congo.
haiti: grassroots anti-slavery: fts' haiti program is focused on eradicating the "restavek" system of child domestic slavery. Fts and our partner have organized six model communities in a pilot project that demonstrates reduction of slavery prevalence is possible when parents are organized to learn about the trauma of slavery, to educate their neighbors about slavery, to take action to rescue their children and to work together to develop new livelihoods. Fts' partner also provides accelerated education for formerly enslaved children and children at risk of enslavement. 2013 accomplishments: seven children liberated from slavery; 648 people educated on community resistance to slavery; 272 at-risk children received accelerated education.
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Civil Rights
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