We can stop child trafficking before it happens. In Northern Thailand, poverty, limited access to education, and weak support systems leave children vulnerable to exploitation. By addressing the root causes of vulnerability, The Freedom Story protects the most at-risk children in the region. Locally-led prevention works together to keep kids in school, build family stability, and equip communities to stop child trafficking before it happens.
The Freedom Story is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that prevents child trafficking and exploitation in Northern Thailand. A documentary called “The Sold Project” became a scholarship program when a neighbor, producer, and researcher came to the same conclusion: child trafficking is preventable.
Since 2008, The Freedom Story has grown into a holistic trafficking prevention organization that has given 1,000 students access to education, helped more than 3,800 families build stability, and equipped more than 48,000 people to recognize trafficking threats and exercise their rights.
The Freedom Story protects children in Northern Thailand from trafficking and exploitation through locally-led prevention that educates children, strengthens families, and builds safer communities.
The Freedom Story’s scholarship program provides access to education, mentorship, and trafficking-prevention training, keeping kids safe at school and helping them protect themselves and others.
Home visits, financial skills training, and trafficking awareness workshops help build family stability so that caregivers are a child’s first line of defense against trafficking vulnerability.
Training and resources for local leaders and grassroots organizations build safety networks where traffickers can no longer thrive.
The Freedom Story helps children in Northern Thailand who face some of the highest risk factors for exploitation and trafficking in the country.
Only 30% live with both parents, 70% have parents who did not complete middle school, and 90% live in households surviving on less than $1 per person per day. These vulnerabilities are footholds that traffickers exploit.
The Freedom Story works directly with children, families, and communities to reduce risk and build protective environments for vulnerable children.
Your gift directly impacts vulnerable children, families, and communities. When a family lives on less than $1 per person per day, every dollar is transformative. It can be the difference between a child dropping out of school and harnessing the power of education to build opportunity and choice.
The organization’s locally led model combines access to education with family strengthening and community-level prevention, offering holistic care rather than a single form of assistance.
The Freedom Story scholarship students have a 90% high school graduation rate. Only 23% of their peers in the poorest communities in Thailand graduated from high school, and only 4% of their guardians did. In 2025 alone, The Freedom Story educated 19,438 people to recognize the signs of danger and reduce the risk of trafficking.
The Freedom Story is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that publishes leadership and board information, Form 990 filings, and impact reports online. It has been recognized by Charity Navigator, Global Giving, and Candid for transparency and accountability. The Freedom Story’s EIN is 26-1587576.
In Northern Thailand, about 800,000 children drop out of school each year, leaving them vulnerable to exploitation and trafficking. The Freedom Story’s scholarship program keeps kids in school and gives them the tools they need to stay safe from trafficking and break the cycle of exploitation.
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