Freedom for the Weekend: Fair Fund

Published November 06, 2009 @ 12:00PM PT

Well, it's Friday afternoon, and that means the weekend is almost here! W00t! Perhaps you're reading this blog because you're bored at work or school and you're thinking about what you want to do this weekend. How about spending part of your weekend fighting slavery? Each week I'll profile a different anti-trafficking nonprofit who you can connect with to help free slaves and prevent slavery around the world. So, spend a couple hours this weekend getting to know this nonprofit through their website, and then get involved!

This Week's Profile: FAIR Fund

The Bottom Line: FAIR Fund works to prevent human trafficking and sexual violence in the lives of youth, especially girls, around the world. They build the capacity of communities to better identify and assist youth aged 11 to 24 who are at high risk or have been exploited via human trafficking and sexual violence.

What They Do: FAIR Fund's programs include preventing youth trafficking in the greater Washington, DC area, building an international student movement against trafficking in persons, reducing orphan youths' risks toward sexual and labor exploitation in select Eastern European countries, and educating African street girls about how to protect themselves from sexual violence. They also work with college campuses, develop policy, and have skills development programs for teens.

What Can I Do?: You can join their mailing list to learn more. If you live in the DC area, you can also attend any of the upcoming events they are hosting. Or, you can donate online.

Why They Rock: FAIR Fund understands that human trafficking and sexual violence affect young women everywhere, which is why they have programs across Easter Europe and in Washington, DC. Languages and customs may be different, but teens' needs to make a way for themselves in the world is the same.

So now that you've got some basic information on FAIR Fund, visit their website this weekend and get involved. And on Monday morning when everyone else is talking about sleeping in and watching tv over the weekend, you can say, "What did I do this weekend? Oh, just the usual -- abolition of slavery."

Do you have a favorite nonprofit you'd like to see featured here? If so, let me know!

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Amanda has been a full-time abolitionist for six years. During that time, she has created reports, documentaries and training materials on human trafficking in the United States and around the world.