Sophie Otiende

Sophie Otiende defines herself as a feminist, teacher, and survivor advocate for human trafficking survivors. Over the past ten years, she has focused on creating ethical standards for the protection of survivors of human trafficking, developing systems for grassroots organisations addressing the issue, and training and developing curriculums for both protection and awareness of human trafficking. Her advocacy for standards of care and survivor engagement has made her a renowned and sought-after international speaker. She is passionate about ethical engagement and storytelling of survivors of trafficking. She firmly believes in a future where empathy, harmony, and trust can be seamlessly articulated in processes and systems in institutions. 

She is the former Chief Executive Officer of the Global Fund to End Modern Slavery and the founder of Azadi, a survivor-led initiative in Kenya that focuses on supporting survivors of trafficking with long-term care and leadership skills to engage more in the human rights space. She serves as the Vice Chair of the Global Commission on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking. She is a Vital Voices Visionary Fellow 2022 and the recipient of the US Trafficking in Persons Report Hero 2020. She has also served as a member of the Board of Directors for the Global Fund to End Modern Slavery (GFEMS). Sophie has a Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.), Business Administration and German from Kenyatta University, Kenya.

 

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