Last month, World Day Against Child Labour made us reflect on a trip we took last year to India with the Freedom Fund, an international NGO that partners with frontline communities to end modern slavery. Jaipur is bursting with sounds, smells, colour and people. It is one of the most fascinating places we have ever visited, and…Read More
Our co-founders, HRH Princess Eugenie of York and Julia de Boinville, are delighted to be joined by Professor Kevin Bales. Kevin is Professor of Contemporary Slavery at the University of Nottingham and Research Director of the Rights Lab. The pandemic has presented unprecedented challenges to society as a whole, sending shockwaves through medical, political and…Read More
Our co-founders, HRH Princess Eugenie of York and Julia de Boinville, are thrilled to speak to our friends from the Anti-Trafficking and Modern Slavery Unit at The Salvation Army. Major Kathy Betteridge is the Director of the Unit and Emilie Martin is the Head of Operations. At the beginning of lockdown, the number of potential…Read More
Today, our co-founders, HRH Princess Eugenie of York and Julia de Boinville, are joined by Samson Inocencio, IJM’s Philippines’ National Director. Sam leads IJM’s programme that confronts the urgent issue of online sexual exploitation of children (OSEC) in the Philippines. Over the past decade, the Philippines has become a hotspot for this shocking crime in…Read More
This time on our working from home conversation series, our co-founders, HRH Princess Eugenie of York and Julia de Boinville, speak to Niharika Chopra. Niharika is the Director of Policy Research at the Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation. Today, 12th June, is World Day Against Child Labour. This year, the day is focusing on the impact…Read More
While we have been working from home, our co-founders, HRH Princess Eugenie of York and Julia de Boinville, have been seeking to find out and share how COVID-19 is affecting all aspects of the anti-slavery movement. This time, we are joined by Luke de Pulford, the director of Arise. Arise focuses on long-term preventative work,…Read More
Our co-founders, HRH Princess Eugenie of York and Julia de Boinville, speak to Karen Anstiss. Karen is the Service Manager of Caritas Bakhita House, a safehouse for women who have escaped modern slavery. A few days before the lockdown in the UK, Karen moved into Bakhita House so that she could continue the essential work…Read More
This time on our working from home conversations, we are speaking to Dr. James Cockayne, Director of the United Nations University (UNU) Centre for Policy Research. James directs UNU’s Modern Slavery Programme and is secretariat of the Liechtenstein Initiative for Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking. We ask James about how COVID-19 will affect the achievement…Read More
Our co-founders HRH Princess Eugenie of York and Julia de Boinville are thrilled to speak to Walk Free about their recent report, Protecting People in a Pandemic. Grace Forrest is a Founding Director and Communication Strategist of Walk Free and a UN Goodwill Ambassador for anti-slavery. Serena Grant is the Business and Engagement Lead of…Read More
Throughout lockdown, our co-founders, HRH Princess Eugenie of York and Julia de Boinville, have been working from home and catching up with friends in the anti-slavery movement to find out how COVID-19 has affected them and their work. We are delighted to be joined this time by our friend Diana Mao, the President and Co-Founder…Read More