Jun 06 2024 38 mins
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.
Sophie has gone on to set up numerous, survivor-led, anti-human trafficking organizations and brought the concept of trauma-informed support to the forefront of the anti-trafficking response.
Now the CEO of the Global Fund to End Modern Slavery…Sophie and the Fund are creating an environment where survivor-leaders and grassroots organizations can build something truly remarkable...
If you’d like to learn more about Sophie and the Global Fund to End Modern Slavery visit their website at www.gfems.org
You can also visit Sophie's organisation, Azadi, at www.azadikenya.org
For the full video interview with Sophie, visit and subscribe to the official Illustro Consultancy YouTube Channel at: https://www.youtube.com/@illustroconsultancyltd
If you or someone you suspect is a victim of modern slavery or other forms of exploitation or abuse, please see the list of support agencies and reporting lines below.
Your call could save someone’s life…including your own.
Stay safe.
Support agencies and reporting lines
UK emergency 999 / non-emergency 112, Europe emergency 112, US emergency 911 (A full list of global emergency telephone numbers can be accessed on Wikipedia at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_emergency_telephone_numbers)
UK National Domestic Abuse Helpline: 0808 2000 247
Childline 0800 1111
Crimestoppers UK 0800 555111
UK Modern Slavery & Exploitation Helpline 08000 121 700
Migrant Help 0808 8010 503
Rape Crisis England & Wales 0808 5002222
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