Context

Liberia is a source, transit, and destination country for children trafficked for forced labor and sexual exploitation. Most victims are trafficked within Liberia, primarily from rural areas to urban areas for domestic servitude, forced street vending, and sexual exploitation. Children are also trafficked to alluvial diamond mining areas for forced labor.

Intervention:

Since 2009, VOSIEDA has been partnering with the United Nations office of the High commission for human Rights (Voluntary Trust Fund on Contemporary Forms of Slavery) to combat slavery throughout Liberia and beyond. We rescue victims of human trafficking and slavery, provide direct assistance including psycho-social support, food, medical, legal, social and other materials assistance as well as re-uniting children with families.

Together with our partner organizations, we are working to secure the freedom of those affected by slavery and press for effective implementation of laws against slavery. So far, we helped 850 slavery victims be free for good. We also raise awareness to warm potential victims about the danger of slavery.

Key facts

Sector: Governance and Social Development 
Domain: Modern-day Slavery and human rights
Benefiting zone: Liberia
Nature:  Grant
Duration: 2009 -2020
Status: On going