Latest Impact Stories

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  Thomson Reuters Foundation launches resource to help financial institutions tackle human trafficking

  The Thomson Reuters Foundation launched powerful new Toolkit designed to help financial institutions fight human trafficking using data.

  19 July 2018
• Impact Story

  Two down, 48 more to go - Ending Child Marriage in the US

  n May 9 2018, after years of lobbying US legislators and raising awareness, Unchained saw Delaware become the first state to ban all child marriage without exceptions.

  13 July 2018
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  “Know your rights” Training Migrants and Refugees in Thailand

  In 2017, through TrustLaw, the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s global pro bono legal programme, the IRC received legal assistance from the international law firm DLA Piper to research the rights of these refugees and migrant workers and prepare resources and training materials. In a pioneer project, DLA Piper lawyers then led workshops for refugees, migrant workers and IRC staff—empowering them with information on their legal rights and status.

  17 April 2018
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  Feature highlighting inequality in Nairobi slum makes local splash

  The Thomson Reuters Foundation's feature story "Forget Davos; Dandora holds the key to inequality - activists" published on January 24, 2018 was republished extensively by Kenyan media outlets and shared widely by local activists.

  30 January 2018