As we power through the re-imagining of social interaction amidst COVID, we are looking back on our achievements of 2019 and making even more ambitious plans for this year. We […]
*CALENDAR ALERT* Community TownHall on Human Trafficking
Tomorrow Women Against Human Trafficking is hosting a Virtual Town Hall Meeting featuring survivors, artists, and experts discussing human trafficking in 2020. As a national expert, our CEO Rochelle Keyhan […]
Visit us at South by Southwest 2020!
Edit: SXSW 2020 was canceled as a result of COVID and plans for the 2020 competition have yet to be announced. Read our feature in Washington Post Magazine and stay […]
Legislation to Reauthorize First Comprehensive Study on Human Trafficking in a Decade
We are proud of our opportunities to support local and national public policy efforts that improve our national approach to fighting human trafficking. This includes local regulations around exploitative business […]
Can we really end human trafficking? It’s time to focus on offenders
We hope as we close out January, National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, the spirit of the month can be a motivator for us all to take small steps […]
Support anti-trafficking, NYC Holiday Party Style!
For our NYC area supporters – are you looking to join in on the NYC Holiday Party Joy? If so – please join us next Thursday 12/12 for a FUNraiser […]
Innovating Services for Youth HT Survivors
The Center for Court Innovation is currently working on a project funded by OVC, to create a package of informational materials for child trafficking survivors, to support them during their justice system […]
ICE raids: Why aren’t corporate officials accountable for exploitative hiring practices?
Did you know that a 10 lb bag of chicken quarters cost $4.99 in Austin, TX the day ICE arrested 680 at poultry processing farms – farms where people were responsible for hand cutting each quarter? Our demand for cheap goods is a contributing factor to the exploitation in the poultry processing industry.
Source Country Conditions Impact Destination Country Exploitation
In order to fully understand the ways survivors experience their exploitation and the ways traffickers defraud and coerce victims from other nations, we have to make an effort to understand the conditions survivors and traffickers experience in the source countries.
If you were a new donor to the anti-slavery sector, what would you fund?
Dan Vexler, Director of Programs at Freedom Fund, recently contributed a piece to the Thomson Reuters foundation about where investors can have the most anti-slavery impact with their donations. Read excerpts below, or the full piece here.