The difference we made in 2017 | WPN World People News

Our supporters helped us change the lives of over 81,000 people affected by slavery last year.

Here you can read about some of the important successes from 2017 in the fight to end slavery, and some of the inspiring stories of people who have escaped and are now living free lives.

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Globally

Forced marriage is slavery

The UN has now officially recognised forced marriage as a form of slavery, a move Anti-Slavery has long campaigned for. Its inclusion in the International Labour Organization‘s (ILO) estimates of people in slavery will increase the pressure on governments and direct more resources to help women and girls around world who are forced to marry.

The ILO estimated that 15.4 million people are in forced marriage, with 40.3 million people in slavery worldwide in total.

Africa

More schools for children of slave descent

More children of former slaves in remote areas of Niger were able to attend school. They are the first generation from their community to receive a formal education.

Anti-Slavery initially established six schools for communities of slave descent, to help break the dependency on their masters. The communities now live in freedom and have successfully persuaded the Government to fund their schools and open three new ones.

Boys benefit from real care

“We’re well-treated in our school – the teacher doesn’t hit anyone here, and since the project began, he has been asking the older boys to protect the younger ones. We’ve started learning French with our teacher, and our ‘school mothers’ are bringing us food to eat. We feel better here.”

Source:Anti-Slavery