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Wear Orange to Celebrate International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls

Wear orange on Saturday, November 25th to celebrate the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls. The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls was created by the United Nations in 1981

Understand How Modern Day Slavery Affects Women and Girls

Understand How Modern Day Slavery Affects Women and Girls Women and girls account for an estimated 70% of the world’s 40.3 million enslaved population. That is more than half. This is based off of the 2017 Global Estimates of Modern Slavery—the lates

Get Involved In The Fight Against Trafficking Women and Girls

72% Of All Human Trafficking Victims And Survivors are Women Anybody can fall prey to human traffickers. This includes men, boys, and nonbinary and transgender individuals. However, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime 72% of ide

Over Half of All Survivors of Modern Day Enslavement are Women

Women and girls account for an estimated 70% of the world’s 40.3 million enslaved population. That is nearly three quarters. This is based off of the 2017 Global Estimates of Modern Slavery—the latest estimates collected by the Walk Free Foundation a

FAIR Girls

History Founded by Andrea Powell and Caroline Tower Morris in 2003, FAIR Fund was created to empower girls in the U.S. and around the world who have been forgotten, exploited or otherwise are at-risk of not reaching their potential. FAIR Fund is now

Watch a Webinar About the Modern-Day Enslavement of Native American Women

November is Native American Heritage Month Native American women across the North American continent are at risk of falling prey to human trafficking. Indeed, many Native American activists talk of an "epidemic" of missing and murdered indigenous wom

Learn about #MMIWG on Indigenous Peoples' Day

The current reports of abduction and murder of Native women and girls are alarming and represent one of the most horrific aspects of the spectrum of violence committed against Native women. The murder rate of Native women is more than ten times the n

Unfolding

"Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment..." [1] This phrase stuck with me while I was pursuing my Masters in Human Rights in the year 2010. It is during this time that I learned about the various forms of brutality that are fac

Send Bras to Free the Girls

Donate your un-needed bras today! Free the Girls gives survivors of trafficking a chance to run their own business and provide for their families. They sell donated bras in their town's markets. Donate your un-needed bras today, so women and girls h

Call on Congress to support the Protecting Girls' Access to Education in Vulnerable Settings Act

Senate Bill 1580 would urge consideration of the educational needs of vulnerable women and girls when designing, implementing, and evaluating US foreign assistance policies and programs. Lack of educational and entrepreneurial opportunities for women