Accelerating Peace: The new Pasos Libres program that seeks to accelerate peacebuilding initiatives in Colombia On October 28, the first Cohort of Young Peacebuilders successfully concluded Accelerating Peace, a new Pasos Libres program funded by the U.S. Embassy that seeks to contribute to accelerating the growth of initiatives of young peacebuilders in Colombia by strengthening…
Pasos Libres participated in the first Tech Against Trafficking Summit On September 27-28, Pasos Libres participated in the first Tech Against Trafficking Summit in Seattle, United States. The event organized by Amazon and BSR brought together over 160 global leaders that fight against modern slavery, including businesses, survivors and activists, governments, investors, and civil society,…
Freedom Makers: The academy that educates on modern slavery and supply chains It is estimated that 17.3 million people are victims of modern slavery in the supply chains of multiple industries in the formal and informal economies worldwide. Additionally, many companies in Latin America do not report specific information about modern slavery risk management nor…
Trafficking in Persons Report 2022 of the US Department of State reflects a challenging panorama in Colombia. Last Tuesday, July 19, the United States Department of State published the 2022 Trafficking in Persons Report. The document, published annually, evaluated the performance of 188 countries and territories worldwide regarding the prevention, protection of victims, and fight…
Pasos Libres’ technological innovation competition “DataJam Pasos Libres” was awarded an honorable mention at the National Contest of Good Practices for Addressing Child Sexual Exploitation organized by the Colombian Institute of Family Welfare, the Organization of Ibero-American States, and the Colombian Ministry of Labor. The contest was held to commemorate the third year of implementation…
Pasos Libres and Chainbreaker selected for a six-month Acceleration Program against Modern Slavery Together with 17 organizations from Canada, Chile, India, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Portugal, Spain, the UK, and the US, Pasos Libres was selected to participate in the first edition of FAROL with the DataJam Pasos Libres 2020 winning solution: ChainBreaker. FAROL is a…