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Let's Talk Modern SlaveryLet's Talk...'A Truly Global Movement'Warning: This episode contains references to human exploitation and is only intended to be heard by adults aged 18 and over. If you are likely to find this distressing, emotionally triggering or challenging, please consider carefully how you might want to engage with this episode. We’ve provided links for support agencies in the description below. Stay safe.Welcome to this week’s episode where I talk to Sophie Otiende. Sophie has been working in the anti-human trafficking space for over 10 years. Growing up in the informal settlements of Nairobi, Kenya…Sophie herself was trafficked. Sop...2024-06-0738 min
Do One Better with Alberto Lidji in Philanthropy, Sustainability and Social EntrepreneurshipSophie Otiende, CEO of the Global Fund to End Modern Slavery, on creating a survivor-led environmentThe CEO of the Global Fund to End Modern Slavery, Sophie Otiende, advocates for a survivor-led environment, enabling those with lived experience to have space, use their voice and become leaders in tackling modern slavery.
Sophie was trafficked as a child and is herself a survivor-leader; she knows what it feels like to be in a policy discussion where she’s the only person in the room who’s actually experienced human trafficking and to realise that the others in that room are observers of this problem.
At the Fund, they have developed a unique tool...2023-06-0534 min
The Future of Work PodcastModern slavery is unseen because it's convenientSophie Otiende, Chief Executive Officer of the Global Fund to End Modern Slavery, and Grace Forrest, Founding Director of Walk Free, join the ILO's Future of Work podcast to explore the many reasons for the continued existence of modern slavery and the role we can all play in finally putting an end to it.2022-09-2000 min
Your Bright RecoveryEpisode 16: The Power of Voice with Sophie OtiendeWhy is it important to think bigger, think globally, when we consider Recovery Month? Why should we learn more about intersecting issues like gender-based violence, trauma, and human trafficking and how do we help other women regain their voice?Join Caroline Beidler, MSW as she talks with Sophie Otiende, a woman whose work impacts women across the globe. Sophie Otiende is a global women's rights leader and survivor advocate for survivors of human trafficking from Nairobi, Kenya. Her work focuses on developing systems and processes for grassroots...2022-09-0232 min
Mine Is A CommentEpisode 7: Surviving and Caring for Survivors of Human TraffickingWe are joined by Sophie Otiende to talk about what Human trafficking is and what it means to survive and care for Survivors of Human trafficking. Sophie Otiende is a Feminist, teacher and survivor advocate for trafficking. She is passionate about ethical engagement of trafficking survivors in the sector and ethical storytelling.She is a 2015 vital voices fellow and the recipient of the US Trafficking in Persons Report Hero 2020.She is the Director of Consulting for Survivor Alliance. She is also the Founder of a survivor led initiative in Kenya called Azadi Kenya that focuses on supporting survivors of trafficking...2022-01-2550 min
AfroQueerShivanah‘s StoryIn 2019, a young lesbian singer-songwriter from Uganda was struggling financially after breaking up with her partner of 6 years. With a child to support, Shivanah was desperate to make ends meet. And so when a former backup dancer told her that an agent could get her work performing in a club in Dubai, she jumped at the chance. This is truly a story of survival. A warning: in some parts, the details are graphic and troubling.
Thank you to Shivanah for sharing her story and music, Sophie Otiende for the role played by her and everyone at Azadi...2021-11-2925 min
Storytelling For ChangeHuman Trafficking with Sophie OtiendeJoin Photographers Without Borders as we discuss what defines Human Trafficking and how storytelling can end this form of slavery on this episode of Storytelling for Change.Sophie Otiende describes herself as a feminist, teacher and survivor advocate for human trafficking. She has been working with grassroots organizations for the past ten years in organization development, project management and resource mobilization. For the past five years Sophie has been working with HAART Kenya, an organization dedicated to raising awareness about and supporting victims and survivors of human trafficking. She was responsible for the management and coordination of t...2021-10-1841 min
Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking: The PodcastEpisode 6: Development FinanceIn Episode 6 of Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking: The Podcast, we examine the role that development finance can play in the fight against modern slavery and human trafficking. We begin by discussing how restrictions on economic agency create the conditions that make people vulnerable to exploitation. The episode then looks at how development finance practitioners understand modern slavery risks and what they're doing to restore people's economic agency. The episode concludes with a discussion about the connections between climate change vulnerabilities, human trafficking and development, and what that means for the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) later this year.2021-06-1555 min
The Good ProblemSophie Otiende: Freedom BusinessToday we have feminist, teacher and human trafficking survivor advocate Sophie Otiende talking 'freedom business'. The anti-trafficking sector is big business - with countless organisations trying to tackle the issue from wildly different perspectives. The 'raid and rescue' model, practiced by well known organisations and endorsed by celebrities has become well known amongst the general public.
As Sophie says, rescuing trafficked children is one small piece of the puzzle. Trafficking is complex, layered and requires a holistic approach that not only works on prevention and provides quality aftercare for survivors, but challenges the systems and structures that...2020-09-041h 00
Impact Everywhere | Positive Impact in Unexpected PlacesThe Need to Redefine Justice ft. Human Trafficking Survivor & Advocate Sophie Otiende - Episode 15 - Impact EverywhereThe idea of ethical storytelling has come increasingly to the forefront in recent years. Sophie Otiende is a survivor of human trafficking and now works as an advocate for survivors of these crimes. She is the perfect person to speak about ethical storytelling — describing herself as a teacher, feminist, and advocate. Coming to the show all the way from Kenya, Sophie offers a unique perspective informed through experience. She helps us understand how this work starts at a personal level as well as the importance of authentic representation. She has a passion for smaller, grassroots organizations, be...2020-07-0340 min
Otherwise?Episode 88: Human Trafficking in KenyaKenya is flagged as a source, transit, and destination country for persons subjected to forced labour and sex trafficking in East Africa by the Trafficking in Persons Report of 2018. We continue to host illegal recruiters who maintain networks in Uganda and Ethiopia. They recruit Kenyan, Rwandan, Ethiopian and Ugandan workers through fraudulent offers of employment in the Middle East and Asia. This happens despite a directive by the government to register all agencies linking Kenyans to employment opportunities overseas. This week, we're joined by Sophie Otiende of HAART Kenya (Awareness Against Human Trafficking) to talk about how...2019-02-1443 min
General PodcastOrphanages increasingly becoming hubs for human trafficking around the worldDonor funding can perpetuate human trafficking especially in orphanages. This is according to Sophie Otiende, a survivor of trafficking and Programme Consultant at Awareness Against Human Trafficking- HAART - in Kenya. According to the 2018 Trafficking in Persons Report, orphanages are increasingly becoming hubs for human trafficking around the world. Research also shows that the vast majority of children in orphanages have living parents. Otiende has been speaking to Channel Africa's Reporter Kgomotso Mophulane, on the sidelines of the Trust conference, which took place in London last week. She says there's a need to reconsider funding mechanisms of nongovernmental organisations...2018-11-2005 min