Competing for your attention during the Olympics…

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Walking through the streets of London, you can almost taste the Olympic excitement in the air! But as athletes and spectators prepare for this historical event, other men, women and children are being coerced into coming to the UK on the promise of a brighter future, only to find themselves trafficked into exploitation. It is … Read more

Community action: totally unwrapped.

Cutting the GIFT box ribbon in the rain.

On Saturday, at our STOP THE TRAFFIK Unwrapped event I can say without a doubt that Community Action to Combat Trafficking was eagerly and unreservedly unwrapped. With over 250 participants from around the UK and beyond, the whole team were inspired and humbled by the passion and enthusiasm of the STOP THE TRAFFIK activists.  You … Read more

Are you going to the Olympics? We are!

Picture of the GIFT box

The Queens’ Golden Jubilee this weekend is a tiny insight into the madness and mayhem we are about to witness with the Olympics just around the corner. Yes, the countdown is on! In just 56 days’ time over 9 million people will descend on our capital to watch the world’s best athletes compete. It is … Read more

Not For Sale

Ruslana, a Ukrainian singer and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador is heading a global initiative to fight human trafficking called NOT FOR SALE.    Ruslana has been a passionate figure in the anti-slavery movement since 2006 when she featured in a TV-campaign in Ukraine. In 2008 the UN recognised her single ‘Not for Sale’ as the official … Read more

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