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We are delighted to welcome Caitlin Baron, the inaugural Chief Executive Officer for the Luminos Fund. Caitlin has spent ten years with the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation in senior leadership roles which have prepared her well for the…

Nick Grono, CEO of The Freedom Fund briefed the UN Security Council on Wednesday 16th December during its first ever hearing on human trafficking. This is a very welcome development, because, while slavery is illegal everywhere, several armed…

We are proud to introduce our new storytelling channel in collaboration with Maptia. From getting vulnerable children back into school, to eradicating debilitating Neglected Tropical Diseases, to fighting to end the scourge of modern-day slavery,…

As sponsors of the Legatum Institute in London, we are delighted to announce the launch of The 2015 Legatum Prosperity Index, which offers a unique insight into how prosperity is forming and changing across the world. Traditionally, a nation's…

Angus Deaton, Princeton University Professor of Economics and International Affairs and co-author of the Legatum Institute's 'Wellbeing and Policy' report has been awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Economics for his analysis of consumption, poverty…

Though every country has declared it illegal, modern slavery traps over 35 million people around the world. The varieties of modern slavery are nearly endless, but the essence is the same: violent and coercive exploitation of the most vulnerable…

You know, when you walk into a room and can just feel the tension? You see someone fall down and your own gut tightens? Your stomach is gurgling, and you can't concentrate on your work? Yes, we have many gut feelings. Do you trust them? Believe it…

Despite a vast history - it's home to the world's oldest human remains, it's Africa's oldest independent country and it's even the birthplace of coffee - Ethiopia is most often portrayed through the prism of its struggle. It's a struggle so often…

Bordered by Eritrea to the north and Sudan to the west, Tigray Region is the northernmost of nine ethnic regions in Ethiopia. In the past, Ethiopia has most often been portrayed through the prism of its historic bouts of drought-related famine.…

The Freedom Fund have announced a partnership with the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) to scale its anti-slavery work, with a particular focus on tackling the exploitation of children. Collectively these resources will enable the…