The 2020 Freedom From Slavery Forum is funded by a generous grant from The Elkes Foundation.
Bhanuja Sharan Lal, MSEMVS | India
Bukeni Waruzi, Free the Slaves | U.S.
Cheryl Perera, OneChild | Canada
Daniel Melese, Freedom Fund | Ethiopia
Linda Kalash, Tankeem Fields for Aid | Jordan
Mara Vanderslice Kelly, United Way Worldwide | U.S.
Natalia Suzuki, Reporter Brasil | Brazil
Shawn MacDonald, Verité | U.S.
Zoe Trodd, Rights Lab, U.K.
The 8th annual Freedom from Slavery Forum happened in a unique and exceptional environment. Countries have taken measures to contain the COVID-19 global pandemic, but modern-day slavery including sexual slavery, forced labor and human trafficking has grown worse as proven by several research findings and every-day facts. Civil society organizations are at the front of the fight, but are experiencing increased demand for services while facing a decrease in funding, driving an urgent need for innovation in advocacy and other programmatic design and delivery.
It is in this climate of adaptation that the 8th annual Forum adapted to the realities imposed by the global pandemic. This year’s virtual forum was an opportunity to increase participation, interaction, networking, learning and sharing.
How can we define and measure the drivers of modern slavery and the impact of interventions in ways that shape policy decisions, generate funding and inform the design of front-line interventions?
How have the U.S. Trafficking Victims Protection Act and U.N. Palermo Protocol, now 20 years old, shaped the anti-slavery movement? How can we galvanize coordinated global action to more effectively serve enslaved individuals and vulnerable populations? Presented in partnership with the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition at Yale University.
How can we achieve stronger survivor engagement and leadership in the anti-slavery movement in advocacy, research, policymaking, awareness-raising and project implementation?
What is the movement’s financial future in the face of challenges imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic, and what must funders do to keep the movement resourced?
How can we define and measure the drivers of modern slavery and the impact of interventions in ways that shape policy decisions, generate funding and inform the design of front-line interventions?
How have the U.S. Trafficking Victims Protection Act and U.N. Palermo Protocol, now 20 years old, shaped the anti-slavery movement? How can we galvanize coordinated global action to more effectively serve enslaved individuals and vulnerable populations? Presented in partnership with the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition at Yale University.
How can we achieve stronger survivor engagement and leadership in the anti-slavery movement in advocacy, research, policymaking, awareness-raising and project implementation?
What is the movement’s financial future in the face of challenges imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic, and what must funders do to keep the movement resourced?
The Freedom from Slavery Forum is made possible by generous funding from the Elkes Foundation.