Peace in the DRC is being built by women on the frontlines of dialogue and healing. Their leadership matters and deserves long‑term support. www.c-r.org/our-work-in-...

Change endures when people do. This piece from Collective Change Lab captures how healing, relationship, and everyday practice make systems transformation real and durable. Read more: collectivechangelab.substack.com/p/what-makes...

What Makes Change Endure? Practice-Based Lessons in Systemic Healing

by Lian Zeitz

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@freedomfund.bsky.social July Slavery Research Bulletin offers powerful insights into the realities of forced labour and the communities most affected. Evidence like this helps strengthen collective action. www.freedomfund.org/news/slavery...

Slavery Research Bulletin | Freedom Fund

A monthly bulletin presenting new and compelling research from the global anti-slavery movement.

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MacArthur’s new Peace Program is a bold, systemic investment in peacebuilding. It backs leaders and ideas building democratic resilience. www.macfound.org/press/perspe...

Reimagining Peace: Introducing a Peace Program

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The @eval-innovation.bsky.social and The Culture & Community Power Fund have created a new resource to align philanthropic practice with the ways communities are already building power through culture. evaluationinnovation.org/publication/...

Action Resource: This is How We Build Power

A resource for funders, community organizers, and all those interested in creating new philanthropic models that support true community self-determination.

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A new policy brief by @mamacashfund.bsky.social explores how climate finance – particularly finance for locally-led adaptation (LLA) – can reach local communities and organizations more effectively. www.mamacash.org/resources/po...

Policy brief: Shifting climate adaptation finance to local communities through effective intermediaries - Mama Cash

Shifting climate adaptation finance to local communities through effective intermediaries

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The @thefishingdaily.bsky.social shares Humanity United’s and @freedomfund.bsky.social’s findings from our report. Our study shows real progress within the seafood and fishing industry in Thailand, but forced labor remains highest aboard fishing vessels. thefishingdaily.com/internationa...

Report Finds Thai Seafood Reforms Cut Forced Labour - International Fishing News - The Fishing Daily - Irish, UK and European Fishing Industry News

A new report finds labour conditions in Thailand's seafood industry have improved significantly, but warns reforms remain fragile.

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The harsh reality of the FIFA World Cup is the development and construction of this tournament has been built on unfair working conditions and forced labor. Read more and download @equidem.bsky.social report on the recurring areas of concern today. equidem.org/reports/play...

Most workers in Thailand’s seafood processing facilities were earning at least the minimum wage by 2024, per new reporting from Undercurrent News. Progress is real — but recruitment debt, subcontracting, and weak enforcement still leave workers vulnerable... www.undercurrentnews.com/2026/07/08/r...

Report: Thai seafood industry still needs structural reforms despite labor improvements - Undercurrent News

Most processing facility workers in Thailand were earning at least the minimum wage by 2024, study finds

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As the first cohort of the @htlegalcenter.bsky.social’s Harriet Tubman Fellowship comes to the end of their fellowship, HU spoke with three outgoing fellows to reflect on their time in the program and advice to the new class.

Investing in Labor Trafficking Survivors Sparks Growth: Reflecting on the Harriet Tubman Fellowship's Inaugural Cohort

Humanity United spoke with three fellows from The Human Trafficking Legal Center's inaugural Harriet Tubman Fellowship as they reflected on their experience and shared advice for the next cohort.

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Across three days in June, the first Migrant Workers Festival brought together nearly 100 migrant workers, survivor leaders, community organizers, artists, journalists, funders, practitioners, and allies from across Africa and Asia. Read our blog: humanityunited.org/perspectives...

We’ve just dropped our newsletter featuring the latest news and updates about HU and our partners. Read our newsletter: mailchi.mp/humanityunit... Or sign up to receive our next edition in your inbox: mailchi.mp/humanityunit...

Elizabeth Murray, Professor Nora Groce, and Professor Maria Kett, from the International Disability Research Centre at University College London (@ucl.ac.uk), share their perspective on the current state of disability rights in security and peace agendas in their guest blog: https://bit.ly/4uSRa8K

A new practical toolkit published by OECD DAC aims to help donors move faster to shift power and resources to local, community-led solutions. https://bit.ly/3SQOQl7

Thailand is one of the world’s largest producers and exporters of seafood, but in the early 2010s, investigations revealed widespread human trafficking and forced labor in both the fishing and seafood processing sectors.

HU partners Free The Slaves report recent policy and human rights engagements brought together government, civil society, and survivor voices to strengthen legal frameworks, improve protection systems in Kenya.

Advancing Kenya’s Response to Human Trafficking and Human Rights Protection - Free the Slaves

As human trafficking evolves, national responses must adapt to new risks, from technology-facilitated exploitation to complex migration pathways. In Kenya, recent policy and human rights engagements b...

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In the LA Times, Emily Risko, HU’s Associate Program Manager for Forced Labor and Human Trafficking, argues that forced labor policy should protect workers, not serve as a pretext for broad tariffs. If ending forced labor is the goal, policy must be designed accordingly.

Letters to the Editor: Forced labor has no place in U.S. markets, but tariffs aren’t the solution

'Lasting change requires interventions that enable workers to exercise their rights and challenge exploitation,' writes an L.A. Times reader.

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Issue 04 of Peace Prospects, Collective Power, Collective Peace, examines how collective action helps shape more peaceful and just futures. In “Funding Courage,” HU's Bryan Sims writes about why philanthropy must keep backing social movements: https://peaceprospects.org/funding-courage/

A new global report reveals the growing scale and impact of online violence targeting women journalists and media workers, including rising levels of self-censorship, psychological harm and AI-enabled abuse.

New global report reveals growing impact of online violence on women

A new global report developed by researchers from the Information Integrity Initiative (III) for UN Women, in partnership with UNESCO and the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), reveals the

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HU’s Vijay Simhan joins leaders José García (Ford Foundation) and Havovi Wadia (The Freedom Fund) to explore why labor rights are central to both economic justice and democracy. Their message: philanthropy must listen to workers, support worker-led organizations, and invest in long-term change.

Funding labour rights is non-negotiable - Alliance magazine

The world’s democratic and economic systems are failing workers everywhere Democracy is on the ballot in more places than the polling station. It’s being contested daily within the very structures of ...

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Aramco is a headline sponsor of this summer's FIFA Men's World Cup. A new investigation from @fairsq.bsky.social finds migrant workers in its supply chain face extreme heat, dangerous driving hours, slum housing and little to no compensation after injury or death.

Congratulations to those nominated for the 2026 NABJ Salute to Excellence Awards. Among this year’s nominees are Humanity United partners @theguardian.com, @themarshallproject.org, @damaso.bsky.social from @nyamnews.bsky.social, and Dr. Xanthe Scharff from The Freedom Fund: https://bit.ly/4uY0ysJ

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The 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup will have an estimated 50,000 FIFA accredited journalists and media workers. The Committee to Protect Journalists have compiled safety resources to help journalists minimize risks and protect themselves against potential threats. https://bit.ly/4u39ICE

World Cup 2026 - Committee to Protect Journalists

The 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup, which spans events across Canada, Mexico and the United States, will have an estimated 50,000 FIFA accredited journalists and media workers alongside many other reporter...

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(1/2) Every worker has rights. Why does ICE need to be at the World Cup? At HU, we believe that the World Cup should be safe and secure for all, including workers who are more vulnerable to exploitation.

What would it look like if development was truly locally led? This vision is already within reach − but only if we act together. We’ve signed Peace Direct’s invitation to action. Join and help shape the future of development today: bit.ly/4u41fAd

What happens when the communities most in need of support are the hardest for philanthropy to reach? Read the full article, co-written by Bryan Sims, Director of Peacebuilding and Partnerships at Humanity United.

What philanthropy can learn from Cuba - Alliance magazine

Civil society in Cuba has operated under a highly restrictive legal and political framework for decades. As civic space contracts around the world, what can philanthropy learn from how support has wor...

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This piece from @ssir.org challenges funders to rethink how they approach risk, embrace flexibility, and act with courage to support those on the front lines. https://bit.ly/3R4fq9D

Funding the Invisible (SSIR)

How nonprofits in countries with conflict and closing civil spaces are doubly penalized in the funding world, and 10 ways funders can better serve them.

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Groundbreaking lawsuit against Levi Strauss NL B.V. and Levi Strauss & Co EU BV 💼 Levi’s presented itself as an ethical brand by claiming responsible production. The reality: Workers protesting at a Turkish factory faced violence & dismissal. www.somo.nl/levis-sued-o... @schonekleren.bsky.social

As conflict disrupts global oil supplies, fuel prices in the Philippines have surged, making it harder for fishermen to go out to sea, earn a living, and feed their families. Many are now catching less, earning less, and struggling to afford even basic meals.

Iran war pushes Philippines fishing communities to the brink

Fuel prices have risen by almost 100%, forcing many families who can no longer turn a profit to borrow food or skip meals altogether.

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⚠️ MSC-certified seafood may be produced with forced labor. Companies using MSC certification to buy seafood are enabling forced labor to continue entering seafood supply chains. They need to move beyond certification and address real labor risks in their supply chains.