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Fakirana Sister’s Society
History
The Fakirana Sisters’ Society rescues and rehabilitates children living in slavery and helps families of two villages of West Champaran to come out of debt bondage and lead a life of freedom and dignity. They create community vigilance committees to lead the effort against slavery.
- Contact Information:
- West Champaran District
- Bettiah, Bihar
- India
- Active In: India
- Forms of Abolition:
- Rescue, Aftercare
- Forms of Slavery:
- Bonded Labor, Child Labor
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Ending the Third Slavery
In 2016, Dr. Earl Lewis convened a meeting on slavery among 40 principle collaborators—scholars, organizations, and instiutions—at The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Out of this meeting came the "Slavery and Its Aftermath" initiative at the Center for Social Solutions. This project aims to tackle America’s original sin—slavery.
