A Story of Justice: Escape to Freedom

A Story of Justice: Escape to Freedom

He was 12 years old, growing up in an informal settlement in Nairobi. In the afternoon, he left school to walk the five kilometers home, as he always would. That day, a car he had seen frequently near his school stopped next to him, and the driver offered him a lift...
One Year Later

One Year Later

“Thank you for giving me my voice back. I thought my traffickers had taken it forever. I know this is not true because you have taught me that it is not true and I can use my voice to fight human trafficking.” (Testimony from a victim) Last year at this time, we were...
Human Trade

Human Trade

Virtue has a voice, and sometimes it starts with one; Fatuma’s Voice. The other evening, I attended a function organized by Fatuma’s Voice at PAWA254 under the auspices of HAART and a host of other partners. The topic of discussion was human trafficking and associated...
Reflections on the TIP 2015 on the Word Day against Trafficking

Reflections on the TIP 2015 on the Word Day against Trafficking

“Kenya is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking.” That is how the annual Trafficking In Persons (TIP) report’s section on Kenya starts. The 2015 report was released a few days ago just in...