Modern Slavery and Community Outreach

We have been working with Anti-Slavery International (ASI) since 2020 to support their work to challenge and change the systems that enable modern slavery to exist, in whatever form – including human trafficking, child slavery and forced labour. 

Matilda Ashurst Anti-Slavery Fellow Grant 
A 10 year commitment to help support ASI's mission to eradicate slavery. To hear more about the work this grant supports, you can listen to our podcast episode below. 

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The Caroline Ashurst Anti-Slavery Awards
Supports a future joiner from Ashurst's London office to spent time supporting ASI, and a future joiner from one of Ashurst's office in Australia to spend time supporting Anti-Slavery Australia (ASA).

We piloted an innovative programme with Tracking Awareness Raising Alliance (TARA), a not-for-profit organisation that work with people who have been trafficked in Scotland. Our volunteers created training materials on IT and financial literacy, communication and employability skills to compliment the work that TARA have been doing with their clients. 

"TARA are very grateful to Ashurst for facilitating a course of IT-skills sessions for some of the women we work with. We watched the women grow is confidence, develop new skills and build relationships over the course of the six weeks and it was evident that they benefited greatly from the sessions. We look forward to working with Ashurst again in the future." Cara Halliday, Transitions Officer, TARA.

In the UK, we partner with the Sophie Hayes Foundation (SHF) who offer survivors of modern slavery independence and freedom through education and employability. They offer support, guidance and a unique programme that gives women survivors skills needed to support each women on their journey to independence. 

We support by providing work shadowing placements for SHF trainees and our volunteers coach them throughout their time in the office, giving them tasks to complete and supporting them with their office skills and confidence building.

The largest provider of modern slavery support in London and the South East. They provide safe houses in London and Kent as well as pan-London outreach services working in each London borough. Hestia work closely with The Salvation Army to deliver support to victims who have referred to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM). The NRM is a national framework that ensure victims of modern slavery are identified and receive appropriate support.

In 2022, we supported their annual art and photography exhibition created by survivors who participated in 'Art is Freedom' run by The Phoenix Project which enables participants to share their stories through a creative outlet.