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Impact

Being transparent about the impact of our work is integral to the Freedom Fund’s mission. We measure what works, we learn from our results, and we share our knowledge. We publish updated data on every six months.

Impact report

2025 tested the global anti-slavery movement. With foreign aid frozen and human rights funding shrinking, the need for stable, flexible support for frontline organisations has never been greater. The Freedom Fund responded by leaning into our role as a trust-based funder, deepening support for survivor-led organisations and giving partners greater flexibility and autonomy. We remain focused on directly supporting survivors and communities affected by modern slavery and dismantling the systems that allow exploitation to persist.

Across ten hotspots spanning Asia, Africa, and Latin America, partners made concrete gains: workers accessing minimum wages for the first time, families winning access to land, landmark policies enacted, and thousands of children kept in school and out of exploitation. Our latest Impact Report tells those stories.

Read more in our 2025-26 Impact Report!

Impact data

January 2014 - December 2025

1,777,438 Lives impacted

37,026 People liberated

1,182,000 Individuals accessing social & legal services

241,481 At-risk children in school

371 Changes in public policy

8,397 Legal cases assisted

47,370 Micro-enterprises started

 

Hotspot snapshots

Data comparison

January 2014 - December 2025

Research approach

Our approach to data collection and evidence sharing is deeply guided by the priorities of frontline organisations and grassroots leaders. We partner with leading researchers and anti-slavery experts to examine and evaluate our work, while making sure that results remain relevant, timely and useful for local communities who are best positioned to translate evidence into action. These collaborations allow us to learn quickly, tailor our work effectively, and help direct resources to where they can make the biggest difference.

Research Bulletin

We share the newest research from leading experts and organisations in the anti-slavery sector through our Research Bulletin.  Sign up to receive the monthly bulletin!

The hotspot model

A “hotspot” refers to a geographic area known to have a high incidence of modern slavery, and which meets criteria designed to ensure that interventions are likely to result in a measurable reduction in slavery within five years of the Freedom Fund’s engagement in that region.

See where we work
Jeff is part of the communications team at Coletivo Mulher Vida, a non-profit working to prevent domestic, sexual or sexist violence in the state of pernambuco. An estimated 500,000 children in Brazil are forced into situations of commercial sexual exploitation. Despite the staggering scale of the problem, the commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) remains almost invisible in the country. There is little official data recorded by law enforcement or government agencies. This lack of reliable data makes it virtually impossible to develop effective public policies. Further, the invisibility of CSEC is compounded by widespread community attitudes that either trivialise the problem or regard it as 'normal' practice. Natália Corrêa / The Freedom Fund

Latest updates

2025-2026 Impact Report

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Liberated, but not yet free

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