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The Freedom Story
by The Freedom Story
Welcome to The Freedom Story Podcast where we bring you our weekly updates in audio version. The Freedom Story prevents child trafficking and exploitation through culturally relevant programs in Northern Thailand, and we invite you to join us on the prevention journey. To learn more, visit www.thefreedomstory.org.
Episodes
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Spotlight on Chris Morgan
September 26th, 2024 - Chris Morgan has been part of the team for the past six years, and as Resource Mobilizations Manager, he works with our institutional donors and provides crucial data about the activities that we do, the resources we use, and much more. He also has an amazing life story and…
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Our Partnership Program: Engaging with & Learning from Others
September 12th, 2024 - For us, partnering with the community is crucial for impacting more vulnerable children. Our Partnership Program creates connections to other organizations that also are motivated to prevent child trafficking. With the help of these partnerships, our prevention work has…
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Our Staff: Diverse Origins Uniting For a Common Dream
August 29th, 2024 - The Freedom Story has a team whose strength lies in the ability to bring together diverse individuals toward a common goal. With team members scattered across the globe, coordination can be tricky. Listen to learn more. Welcome to The Freedom Story podcast, where we bring you...
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Snapshot of our Progress in 2024
August 16th, 2024 - With summer drawing toward a close, it’s an ideal time to check in and share a snapshot of some of the great progress that our generous donor community has made possible so far this year! We're sharing some of the highlights here. Listen to learn more. Welcome to The Freedom...
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Asia Region Anti-Trafficking Conference 2024 Takeaways
August 10th, 2024 - In July, we proudly co-hosted the Asia Region Anti-Trafficking Conference in Bali, Indonesia, bringing together anti-trafficking professionals from across the region to discuss the latest developments and insights in the field. Alongside our partners at Chab Dai, Dark Bali…
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TIP Report 2024 Takeaways
July 24th, 2024 - In late June, the U.S. State Department released its annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, which plays a major role in analyzing the global state of human trafficking, ranking 188 countries’ efforts to combat trafficking, and setting the agenda for future policies. Here…
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Chiang Rai Awakening
July 6th, 2024 - Earlier this month, The Freedom Story collaborated with local government agencies and fellow anti-trafficking organizations to host a special event called “Chiang Rai Awakening,” a fun gathering in the city dedicated to raising public awareness about the cyber threats that lead…
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Student letters from camp have arrived for you!
June 14th, 2024 - Do you remember writing letters home from camp? Camp is such a special experience and it’s so meaningful for kids to have a chance to share about how it impacted them. Your support for our students to join camp activities is making a difference and we’re so excited to share our...
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We're Celebrating Our High School Graduates!
May 31st, 2024 - Do you have any special memories of high school graduation? It's a major milestone for most kids. But for kids who are at risk of being trafficked for sexual exploitation, it means even more -- the successfully safe transfer from a childhood of vulnerability into a more…
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The Growing Ways Predators Target Teens on Social Media
May 23rd, 2024 - Predators are finding new ways to engage youth in harm online. Recent cases are showing how critical it is to inform kids about how they might be targeted, how dangerous it is to share imagery even with people they trust and to emphasize how important it is to not be ashamed to...
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Celebrating Michu on Mother's Day
May 12th, 2024 - Happy Mother’s Day to everyone who plays a maternal role in someone’s life – and to the lucky people who love and are loved by them! This Mother’s Day, we want to tell you a story about an incredible mother. This mother, Michu*, not only survived an unbelievably dark time in her...
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What Mina Says About the Impact of TFS Activities
April 19th, 2024 - Enriching activities are essential to the wellbeing of at-risk children, building children’s resilience and protecting them from abuse and exploitation, including child sex trafficking. Let us introduce you to Mina, one of our scholarship students, so you can hear about the...
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Let’s Send These Kids to Spring Camp!
April 4th, 2024 - We have exciting news! We are launching a campaign to fund 200 at-risk kids' participation in our spring camps. If you want to be a part of this initiative, click here to help out. We'll tell you all about it in this week's episode. Listen to learn more. Welcome to The Freedom...
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Why Providing Activities is Essential in Preventing Child Exploitation
March 22nd, 2024 - The children most vulnerable to exploitation are vulnerable for complex reasons: poverty, social isolation, lack of rights, and education, just to name a few. Prevention entails a likewise complex response: including enriching activities. Offering kids opportunities for growth,...
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Meet Saithan
March 8th, 2024 - When Saithan’s father was arrested, it upended her entire life. Without him, she and her mother were, as she put it, “living hand to mouth. It was a very difficult time.” Today is International Women's Day, and the theme is "Inspiring Inclusion." Listen to about how this relates...
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2023 Impact Highlights
Feb. 23rd, 2024 - We'll be releasing our 2023 Impact Report soon! Here's a teaser of some of the highlights! Listen to learn about our progress in preventing child trafficking. Welcome to The Freedom Story podcast, where we bring you updates in audio version. For more information, please visit...
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Trafficking in the News: A Round-Up
Feb. 9th, 2024 - This week, we’re sharing a round-up of some recent news related to human and child trafficking, at home and around the globe. Listen to hear the latest. Welcome to The Freedom Story podcast where we bring you updates in audio version. For more information, please visit...
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Lucy's Vision for 2024
Jan. 26th, 2024 - We’re excited for what 2024 can bring, and we’d love to share our vision for child trafficking prevention this year. In this week’s podcast episode, we’re sharing a statement from our CEO Lucy McCray about her perspective and goals. Listen to learn more. Welcome to The Freedom...
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It's Human Trafficking Awareness Day!
Jan. 11th, 2024 - Welcome to a new year! We’re kicking it off with a celebration of Human Trafficking Awareness Day -- and some thoughts on how to think bigger about combating trafficking. Listen to learn more. Welcome to The Freedom Story podcast where we bring you updates in audio version. For...
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Cat: Our First Scholarship Student and Where She Is Now
Dec. 26th, 2023 - Cat was our first scholarship student, and as such, has had a front-row seat to the growth of The Freedom Story and the impact of prevention in her life and in her community. Listen to hear Cat's perspective. As of this writing, we are around 75% of the way to our goal, with…
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Meet Rochana
Dec. 19th, 2023 - Rochana's parents didn’t see the value of education; what they could see, however, was what kind of money many other girls in their village were making in the sex industry. Even as a child, though, Rochana wanted something different. Listen to hear Rochana's story. Can you help...
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Let us tell you about Kaew
Dec. 12th, 2023 - Kaew's family struggled to find stability. The pull of the sex industry was a strong and constant presence. From a young age, she wanted to help her mother, but her world did not promote her safety. Listen to hear Kaew's story. Can you help us reach $100K to protect at-risk...
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Saeng's Story
Dec. 5th, 2023 - In celebration of our 15th anniversary, we’re sharing stories about students who have graduated from our child trafficking prevention programs. These students were identified as being at risk of trafficking and exploitation and, with the help of scholarships and mentorship,...
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Thanksgiving Gratitude
Nov. 23rd, 2023 - Fifteen years of freedom, and there is so much to be thankful for! Looking back over the past decade and a half, we feel immense gratitude to everyone who has joined the journey to protect vulnerable children. Listen to learn more. Upcoming dates to know: - Join us on Giving...
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Why We're Choosing Celebration
Nov. 10th, 2023 - When we started planning our 15th-anniversary celebration, we didn’t anticipate feeling compelled to share a message like this. Events in recent weeks have prompted us to want to share why we’re deliberately choosing celebration, even in the face of darkness. Listen to learn…
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15 Years of Milestones & Achievements
Oct. 27th, 2023 - When one of our founders, Rachel Sparks, first met a young girl at risk named Cat and felt compelled to offer a scholarship to help keep her in school, it was hardly imaginable that her heartfelt impulse would ignite something as large as The Freedom Story has become. Looking…
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Meet Somying
Oct. 16th, 2023 - When Somying’s father was incarcerated for a drug-related crime, the duty to help her family manage daily life fell upon Somying. Her mother suffered from a heart condition, which meant that, from the age of 5 or 6, Somying helped her mother cook, take care of the home, and…
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Enlisting Village Health Care Volunteers to Help Stop Trafficking
Sept. 28th, 2023 - It is essential to strengthen communities so that the environment around children does not allow for opportunities for their exploitation. One way we’re doing this is through village health care volunteers. Listen to learn more. Welcome to The Freedom Story podcast where we…
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Why We Help Stateless Children
Sept. 14th, 2023 - You might think of statelessness as only happening to refugees or people who are politically exiled from their home country. But there are other ways it can happen, too. Here's how it happened in the communities where we work – and what we're doing about it. Listen to learn…
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How We’re Helping Parents Help Their Children Online
August 31st, 2023 - Are you a parent of pre-teens or teens? Do you track their social media use or talk to them about safety online? It's an overwhelming task -- even more so if you're a non-native speaker who never learned to read or write. Here's how we're helping parents who face that…
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The Victim-Centered Approach
August 17th, 2023 - Given the resurgence of interest in and newcomers to the movement to end child trafficking, a refresher on the victim-centered approach is apropos – it provides a guideline for engaging in rescue and intervention safely and ethically, to prevent further harm or trauma. Listen…
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‘Sound of Freedom’: A Joint Statement from Anti-trafficking Organizations
August 3rd, 2023 - The following is a joint statement from anti-trafficking organizations in response to the film, “Sound of Freedom.” The conversation was originally hosted by Freedom Business Alliance, and the joint statement was first published by Lauren Pinkston on Medium. Listen to learn…
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ARAT Takeaway: More Boys & Men Being Trafficked
July 24th, 2023 - The Freedom Story had the pleasure of co-hosting the Asia Region Anti-Trafficking Conference in Bali, Indonesia, pulling together professionals from across Asia to discuss the latest developments in the fight to combat human trafficking and other forms of similar exploitation,...
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Key Takeaways: TIP Thailand Profile
July 6th, 2023 - In the last podcast episode, we shared about the US State Department’s latest Trafficking in Persons Report. If you missed it, be sure to check it out to get the key takeaways from the report in general. Today, we’re going to take a closer look at the key takeaways from the TIP...
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US State Department Releases 2023 TIP Report
June 23rd, 2023 - The U.S. State Department has recently released its annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report – a key instrument used globally to assess the state of anti-trafficking responses. This year's TIP Report highlights the rise of trafficking to online scam centers as an emerging...
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Our 2022 Impact Report is Here!
June 9th, 2023 - Great news, friends! We’ve recently released our Impact Report showing our results for 2022. Listen to learn more. Welcome to The Freedom Story podcast where we bring you our weekly updates, in audio version. For more information, please visit www.thefreedomstory.org.
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Trafficking Today: A Changing Threat
May 25th, 2023 - Traffickers are savvy. They evolve with changes in technology and the opportunities that brings them. Increasingly, we’re witnessing a new threat: trafficking to online scam centers. Listen to learn more. Welcome to The Freedom Story podcast where we bring you our weekly updates,...
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Congrats to the Graduates!
May 11th, 2023 - Thirty-seven of our students have graduated from their current course of study! They've completed another level of education, safe from harm, adding yet another layer of protection from exploitation. This is what success in child trafficking prevention looks like. Listen to learn...
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Where Does My Money Go?
April 27th, 2023 - When you support prevention work with The Freedom Story, you're supporting initiatives and programs that work both deeply with at-risk individuals and broadly across communities to spread the power of prevention. We want to give you an idea of what exactly your dollars go…
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Yindee’s Story
April 17th, 2023 - Yindee is from an area where drug and alcohol addictions are common. She has so much potential, but she knows that there’s nothing for her here, only risk. She has a plan to get out. Listen to learn more. Help us raise $10,000 by April 25th to support another 120 at-risk...
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Mayuree's Path to Freedom
April 10th, 2023 - Mayuree just wanted to study and spend time with her friends, but as the second oldest child in a family of six, she was responsible for a lot of household duties, in a culture that doesn't value girls' education, and in an abusive environment - all of which also put her at…
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Mai’s Story: Where She Is Now
April 4th, 2023 - In 2020, we shared with you a story about a young woman named Mai. At that time she was a youth at risk. Today, we’re sharing something really special: a look at where she is now, three years after graduating from our child sex trafficking prevention programs. Listen to learn...
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Stories of Transformation
March 30th, 2023 - This April, we are thrilled to share three new stories with you – stories about transformation, where generous donor support enabled a child or young person at risk of being trafficked into the sex trade to turn their life around. We hope these stories will show how pivotal...
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How to Host an Awareness Raising Party!
March 16th, 2023 - Have you ever considered hosting an awareness raising party to tell people about child trafficking? It’s a great way to connect with your friends and tell them about a cause you’re passionate about! It might be daunting to think about, but with a little planning, it can be a…
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Peers vs. Strangers: Where’s the Danger?
February 23rd, 2023 - Despite growing awareness that abusers tend to be people the child knows, there is still an assumption that online predators must be strangers. However, there is growing evidence that the perpetrators of online violence against children are not strangers either. Listen to...
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Governments Cracking Down on Forced Labor in Supply Chains
February 16th, 2023 - It looks like several Western governments are strengthening efforts to tackle forced labor in supply chains - but we're going to need widespread cultural norms to support this as well. Listen to learn more. Welcome to The Freedom Story podcast where we bring you our weekly...
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Why We Should Also Care about Quality of Work
February 9, 2023 - It’s not just having work that matters. Quality of work matters too. If the jobs available aren’t good enough, it creates incentives to turn to other sources of income to make ends meet – including the sex trade. Listen to learn more. Welcome to The Freedom Story podcast where…
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A Round-Up of Latest News
February 2, 2023 - Rising costs of living, 26 Rohingyas rescued, Hmong women spreading awareness on TikTok, and other headlines that you might find interesting. Listen to learn more. Welcome to The Freedom Story podcast where we bring you our weekly updates, in audio version. For more…
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2023 Goals and Reflections
January 26th, 2023 - It's the start of 2023 - a great time to reflect on where we are and where we're headed. Our CEO, Lucy McCray, shares her thoughts and goals. Listen to learn more. Welcome to The Freedom Story podcast where we bring you our weekly updates, in audio version. For more...
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An Update on Manee
January 19th, 2023 - Last spring, we introduced you to a young student, Manee*, who, even at the tender age of 11, was already under a lot of pressure to support her family. We have an update on what has happened to her and her family since. Listen to learn more. Welcome to The Freedom Story...
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Welcome to The Freedom Story Podcast where we bring you our weekly updates in audio version. The Freedom Story prevents child trafficking and exploitation through culturally relevant programs in Northern Thailand, and we invite you to join us on the prevention journey. To learn more, visit www.thefreedomstory.org.
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