Event Info
Where: Kathmandu, Nepal
When: 18. April 2026 - 22, April 2026
Hosted by: Freedom in Disasters
In Collaboration with: ATTWIN
Become a Global Action Host
Organise your own walk, hike, or awareness event anywhere in the world between 18–22 April 2026 and help grow the global movement.
Gather friends, colleagues, or your community and help raise awareness about the risks of human trafficking in disaster situations.
Become a Freedom Hiker|Kathmandu
Take part in the 5km Charity Hike in Haatiban Forest on 22 April 2026.
Enjoy a scenic walk overlooking the Himalayan landscape while raising awareness and supporting efforts to prevent human trafficking in disaster contexts.
Be part of the community event in Haatiban Forest and walk for freedom.
Registration for the events opens on 21. March 2026. Stay tuned ...
Global Action for Freedom
Global Action for Freedom 2026 is an international initiative led by Freedom in Disasters that brings together communities, practitioners, and organisations to raise awareness and take action against human trafficking in disaster contexts.
Disasters often create conditions that traffickers exploit. In the aftermath of earthquakes, floods, and other crises, displacement, economic hardship, and weakened protection systems can leave people vulnerable to exploitation. Freedom in Disasters works to ensure that disaster response efforts recognise and address these risks so that recovery does not become an opportunity for traffickers.
Through Global Action for Freedom 2026, individuals, organisations, and communities around the world are invited to participate in activities that raise awareness and support practical solutions to prevent trafficking in disaster situations.
The initiative brings together four complementary activities. These include global community action days where individuals organise their own walks or awareness events, a practitioner workshop in Kathmandu focused on implementing the International Standard for Counter Human Trafficking Programming in Disasters, the official international launch of the standard, and a community charity hike in the Kathmandu Valley.
Together, these activities connect community engagement with practitioner collaboration and international policy development. The aim is to strengthen global awareness while advancing practical tools and partnerships that help prevent human trafficking during disasters.
Participants around the world are encouraged to support the initiative by organising local awareness activities, contributing to fundraising efforts, and sharing messages that highlight the risks of human trafficking in disaster contexts.
By working together across communities, organisations, and sectors, Global Action for Freedom 2026 seeks to promote a future where disasters do not create opportunities for exploitation but instead become a catalyst for stronger protection and collective action against modern slavery.