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Indian men carry clay and materials to and from a brick kiln. Across India, traffickers force entire families to work to pay off debts, also known as debt bondage. Conditions at brick kilns are extreme; workers often do not have running water and endure excruciating temperatures at sites filled with dust and dangerous chemicals.

January 6, 2021

Sustaining Hope for the Anti-Trafficking Movement

A Taft Fund grant from U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa to Lutheran World Federation helped women in Jewi Refugee Camp set up a community garden, providing both fresh food and a source of income.

January 5, 2021

The Julia V. Taft Fund – Marking More Than 20 Years of Helping Refugees Recover and Thrive

The first group of Fulbright student program participants from Turkey boarding the plane to start their studies/research in the USA in 1951. (Photo courtesy of Fulbright Turkey)

January 4, 2021

Fulbright Program Celebrates 75th Anniversary in 2021