Ghana’s adwoa yeboah agyei on the freedom awards

Adwoa is a celebrity in Ghana, where she is a radio presenter on popular station Peace FM. Adwoa has become a friend of the organization. So we were delighted when she came to celebrate with us at the Freedom Awards. Below is an article she wrote about the event. Read more about Free the Slaves work in Ghana here. It was just as uplifting with creativity expert Sir Ken Robinson hosting with his inimitable wit.

The first Awards ceremony was held in , years after the law prohibiting the importation of slaves into the United States was enacted. They pushed reluctant governments and cautious international agencies to forcefully combat trafficking.

Ghana’s adwoa yeboah agyei on the freedom awards: Ghanan reporter Adwoa Yeboah

They helped farm slaves stand up for their legal rights in courts in India. And they harnessed social media to build a global community dedicated to ending slavery. They represented some of the best anti-slavery work in the world today. Free the Slaves is guided by its work with community-based anti-slavery organizations in 5 countries where together they free people from slavery, help them rebuild their lives, and create fundamental change to bring slavery to an end.