OSCE: Partnering with Leaders to Prevent Human Trafficking
A college football tailgate tent filled with supplies for moms and babies may be simple, but at the Poland-Ukraine border, this set-up made the difference between exploitation and safety for countless refugees. Starting in March 2022, Unbound Now operated a crisis response initiative in Poland. Recognizing that refugees experience compounding vulnerabilities to trafficking, we stationed […]
Unbound Now Europe At Alliance against Trafficking in Persons Conference
Last week, our staff had the privilege of attending the OSCE Alliance against Trafficking in Persons conference. The conference, which was held in Vienna, brought together representatives from various governments, civil society organizations, and international agencies to discuss strategies for combatting human trafficking. Unbound Now Europe team members pictured with Theresa May, former Prime Minister […]
TEAM 6: UPDATE FROM UKRAINE RESPONSE
Written by Kerri Taylor, Executive Director of Unbound Now Houston. I was privileged to join Unbound Now at the Ukrainian/Polish border for the last ten days of May. I say privileged because as a representative of Unbound Now, I got to make a contribution in meeting the needs of the Ukrainian and Polish people at […]
TEAM 5: UPDATE FROM UKRAINE RESPONSE
Written by Jessica Sykora, Unbound Now Director of Development Almost 13 million people are believed to have fled their homes in Ukraine since the conflict began, according to the United Nations, making this situation the fastest and largest mass migration of people since WWII. This is the fact that motivated me as I flew with […]
TEAM 4: UPDATE FROM UKRAINE RESPONSE
Written by team member George Young I want to share some of what I have learned about the Ukraine refugee crisis so far, and how Poland has stepped up in a huge and heroic way. With the sudden influx of refugees from Ukraine flowing into Poland (3-4 million), many humanitarian organizations and the Polish government […]
TEAM 3: UPDATE FROM UKRAINE RESPONSE
Shared by Amanda Buenger, Executive Director of Unbound Bryan College Station I am still processing all that our team experienced on our recent trip to the Poland/Ukraine border. Before leaving, I had a few expectations of what we might experience in a war torn crisis situation, but upon arrival, I was continually blown away by […]
Running to the crisis: Unbound’s response for ukraine
It is no surprise that exploitation increases exponentially when natural disasters or wars occur. Right now, the Russian invasion of Ukraine is sending millions of people running to the borders. Most of these are women and children, as Ukrainian men stay and fight. These unprotected people are in extreme danger of exploitation. One of the […]