Global Fund to End Modern Slavery

Mission

The mission of GFEMS is to catalyze transformational change in the fight against modern slavery and ultimately to end human trafficking worldwide.

Vision

We tackle the issue at its core. One thing we know for sure is that there is no “one size fits all” approach to ending modern slavery. Different social, environmental, cultural, and economic factors in different places lead to situations of exploitation. We take the time to understand these underlying factors and create tailored theories of change for each sector and geography we work in. 

We make targeted investments to address systemic problems. Based on these evidence-informed theories, we work with local partners to develop and deploy actionable solutions, targeting our investments directly at the systems that drive modern slavery around the world. We tackle: 

• The core drivers of vulnerability and exploitation
• The social, economic, and market conditions that allow exploitation to persist– or worse, incentivize it
• The lack of knowledge, skills, or capacity needed to mitigate risk, prosecute traffickers, or empower the vulnerable