239 – The Rise of Prevention and the Role of the Faith Based Community

Dr. Morgan discusses the anti-slavery and anti-human trafficking NGO Arise with Arise Director and Co-founder Luke de Pulford and Arise Manager of Frontline Advocacy Tove van Lennep. They examine the unique way Arise operates and the impact it has. They also address, how collecting data on these topics presents a struggle, and Arise has created an unprecedented system for tackling this matter.

Luke de Pulford, Arise Director and Co-founder

Educated between the UK, Italy, and Lesotho (LEE-SUU-TOOO), Luke came to an early appreciation of the importance of solidarity. Much of his professional life has focussed on the UK Parliament, where he is well known for his work in defense of human dignity. Separate to his work at Arise, Luke specializes in building coalitions, including the Coalition for Genocide Response and the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC). He also serves as a fellow of Hong Kong Watch, an adviser to the World Uyghur Congress, and Commissioner for the Conservative Party Human Rights Commission.

Tove van Lennep, Arise Manager of Frontline Advocacy

Over her life and education in South Africa, Turkey, and the Netherlands, Tove developed a clear picture of inequality and injustice and launched into a career for the protection of human dignity. After working with refugees in the Hague, she spent several years in research and advocacy at an NGO in Johannesburg.

Key points

Arise is an anti-slavery and anti-human trafficking NGO, that works around the globe to protect communities from exploitation.

Arise believes the best way to combat vulnerability to trafficking among communities is to work directly with and empower local groups and their already established networks.

Arise works closely with the worldwide network of Catholic religious sisters. These sisters support Arise in the work to prevent human trafficking and help Arise to collect data on this issue.

In today's culture, decisions are data-driven; however, it can be very difficult to collect data on prevention efforts because one is trying to prove that by their action something didn't happen.

Building trust in anti-human trafficking circles has a substantial impact against slavery.

Covid has and will cause an increase in trafficking numbers, as it has led to an increase in vulnerability.

Resources

Arise Foundation

AMRAT Network

Bertelsmann Transformation Index

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Transcript

Dave [00:00:00] You're listening to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast, this is episode number 239, The Rise of Prevention and the Role of the Faith Based Community.

Production Credits [00:00:10] Produced by Innovate Learning, Maximizing Human Potential.

Dave [00:00:31] Welcome to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast, my name is Dave Stachowiak.

Sandie [00:00:37] My name is Sandie Morgan,

Dave [00:00:39] And this is the show where we empower you to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference in ending human trafficking. Well, if you've been listening to this show for more than just a couple of episodes, you have heard our continued efforts at this word,