FAIR Fund Information

FAIR Fund, a D.C. based international nonprofit organization, works to prevent human trafficking and sexual violence in the lives of youth, especially girls, around the world. FAIR Fund builds the capacity of communities to better identify and assist youth aged 11 to 24 who are at high risk or have been exploited via human trafficking and sexual violence. FAIR Fund has active programs in Bosnia, Chicago, Illinois, Serbia, Russia, Washington, D.C, and Uganda. FAIR Fund approach combines preventative education workshops, outreach to exploited youth, and art therapy for girl survivors. FAIR Fund also provides adult ally training to teachers, social workers, educators, police, judges, lawyers, medical professionals, and students on how to best identify and assist high risk and sexually exploited or trafficked teens. Our team is comprised of a Board of Directors, 6 staff, 20 to 30 volunteers, and over 1,500 active college student allies who will become the leaders of the future youth anti-trafficking and sexual assault prevention movements. FAIR Fund is the proud co-chair of the D.C. Alliance of Youth Advocates Homeless Youth Committee. Our international board of directors includes former diplomats, state department officials, authors, songwriters, anti-war advocates, World Bank officials, international philanthropists, human rights attorneys, and finance experts. In our first five years of operations, FAIR Fund has worked in 11 countries to assist over 15,000 young people and build the capacity of over 40 social service agencies to better identify and assist youths at risk. Our funding comes from the U.S. Department of Justice, private European and U.S. foundations, individuals, and the Danish government. FAIR Fund is the co-chair of the Washington D.C. Anti Trafficking Task Force’s Children’s Committee and has trained over 400 local and international law enforcement lawyers in anti-trafficking and child rights. Visit www.fairfund.org for more information.