The Freedom Story

May 12th, 2024 - Happy Mother’s Day to everyone who plays a maternal role in someone’s life – and to the lucky people who love and are loved by them!

This Mother’s Day, we want to tell you a story about an incredible mother. This mother, Michu*, not only survived an unbelievably dark time in her life, she powered through to ensure she and her children thrive. 

Here’s her story.

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April 19th, 2024 - Enriching activities are essential to the wellbeing of at-risk children, building children’s resilience and protecting them from abuse and exploitation, including child sex trafficking. Let us introduce you to Mina, one of our scholarship students, so you can hear about the impact of these activities on her life and outlook. Listen to learn more.

We have campaign now to fund 200 at-risk kids' participation in our spring camps. If you want to be a part of this initiative,⁠ click here to help out⁠. 

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April 4th, 2024 - We have exciting news! We are launching a campaign to fund 200 at-risk kids' participation in our spring camps. If you want to be a part of this initiative, click here to help out. We'll tell you all about it in this week's episode. Listen to learn more.

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March 22nd, 2024 - The children most vulnerable to exploitation are vulnerable for complex reasons: poverty, social isolation, lack of rights, and education, just to name a few. Prevention entails a likewise complex response: including enriching activities. Offering kids opportunities for growth, leadership skills, and communication skills helps heal emotional scars and protect them from exploiters who try to use those scars against them. Listen to learn more.

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March 8th, 2024 - When Saithan’s father was arrested, it upended her entire life. Without him, she and her mother were, as she put it, “living hand to mouth. It was a very difficult time.” Today is International Women's Day, and the theme is "Inspiring Inclusion." Listen to about how this relates to Saithan's story – and to keeping her protected from trafficking.

View the video here or on our socials!

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Feb. 23rd, 2024 - We'll be releasing our 2023 Impact Report soon! Here's a teaser of some of the highlights! Listen to learn about our progress in preventing child trafficking.

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Feb. 9th, 2024 - This week, we’re sharing a round-up of some recent news related to human and child trafficking, at home and around the globe. Listen to hear the latest.

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Show notes:

Here are all the articles mentioned in this episode.

Tech in Asia UN News

Article from CDO

Adding forced marriage etc to EU law Council of the EU Press Release

Strengthening bans on products made with forced labor Council of Europe Press Release

Bipartisan House bill CNN/MSN

Bipartisan Senate bill WALB News, Sen. Ossoff’s Office Jan 30 Press Release, Sen. Ossoff’s Office Dec. 15 Press Release 

Jan. 26th, 2024 - We’re excited for what 2024 can bring, and we’d love to share our vision for child trafficking prevention this year. In this week’s podcast episode, we’re sharing a statement from our CEO Lucy McCray about her perspective and goals. Listen to learn more.

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Jan. 11th, 2024 - Welcome to a new year! We’re kicking it off with a celebration of Human Trafficking Awareness Day -- and some thoughts on how to think bigger about combating trafficking. Listen to learn more.

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Dec. 26th, 2023 - Cat was our first scholarship student, and as such, has had a front-row seat to the growth of The Freedom Story and the impact of prevention in her life and in her community. Listen to hear Cat's perspective.

As of this writing, we are around 75% of the way to our goal, with only a handful of days left to hit our target. We could really use your help to ensure our prevention programs continue with strength in 2024 and that we're able to support 330 newly identified at-risk children. ⁠⁠Can you help us reach $100K⁠⁠ to protect them through 2024?

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