Turning point for FiD – Insights from our Formative NGO Development Phase
‘If you do not change direction, you might end up where you are heading’. This quote, contributed to Lao Tzu, highlights the basic requirement to adjust from time to time in order to grow. Freedom in Disaster in its formative development stage, and as such we are...
News About Our Timor Leste Trip
The trip to Timor-Leste was indeed a productive and insightful one for Freedom in Disasters. I’d first like to express gratitude for how warm and welcoming everyone was and how generous they were in giving their time and sharing their knowledge. I received such a...
Scoping Counter Trafficking Program Opportunities in Timor Leste
This week, our Director of International Programs Jean Stewart commenced on a three weeks’ counter trafficking program scoping trip in Timor-Leste. Jean has been extremely passionate about improving the human trafficking situation in Timor-Leste and embarked on a...
Evaluation of disaster relief efforts to prevent human trafficking in Vietnam
In 2021, Freedom in Disasters (FiD) partnered with the Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation to conduct an evaluation of the effectiveness of its disaster relief program following the 2020 storm and floods in the Tha Thien-Hue province in Vietnam, focusing on human...
Freedom in Disasters joins the Legal Empowerment Network
We are proud to join the Legal Empowerment Network, a community of justice-seeking organizations knowing, using and shaping the law to make this world better. As we all know, human trafficking in disasters is a horrific reality for people who are already experiencing...
Freedom in Disaster launches first-of-its-kind Resource Hub containing UN-related resources
Our Resource Hub is drawing Counter Human Trafficking in Disasters information from a custom-built repository which was designed to facilitate knowledge exchange to support vulnerable children, woman, and men in times of need. After identifying and collating key...
Freedom in Disasters joins the Worldwide Directory of Modern Slavery Organisations
The Worldwide Directory of Modern Slavery Organisation launched earlier this month with Freedom in Disasters being one of 770 verified organisations. We are proud to be part of this publicly searchable database specialsed on human trafficking and forced labor. By...
New cooperation with the Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation
We are excited to announce that we started to partner with the Blue Dragon Children's Foundation in Vietnam to prevent human trafficking (by reducing child migration) after the 2020 cyclones and floods. The Thua Thien-Hue province in Vietnam has in the past been a...
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