Beauty for Freedom

Beauty for Freedom is a nonprofit organization that raises awareness and funds to fight human trafficking. Some of its main programs include art therapy and photography for victims of trafficking.

Beauty for Freedom
Formation2014
FounderAmer Nassar, Andrew Dorizas, Monica Watkins
Founded atNew York City
Websitebeautyforfreedom.org

History

Beauty for Freedom was founded in 2014 by Dr. Amer Nassar, Dr. Andrew Dorizas, and Monica Watkins.[1] They founded the organization after seeing the amount of human trafficking that took place in Haiti after the 2010 Haiti earthquake. It was initially founded to raise awareness and funds for other non-profits involved in human trafficking rescue, but later expanded into its own programs involving art and photography.[1]

The organization is made up of people from various industries including fashion, art, and entertainment.[2] In 2015, it launched a creative arts program which sends artists to areas with youth affected by trafficking to conduct therapy art. The art has been used in collaborations with photographer Erica Simone.[2] A total of 15 artworks from influential artists took part in the program which was in partnership with Challenging Heights, with a final exhibit of the art being displayed in New York City.[3]

In addition to Challenging Heights, Beauty for Freedom has partnered with other organizations such as Parsons the New School of Design and Prinkshop.[4]

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See also

References
  1. Medrano, Kastalia (19 June 2017). "This Anti-Trafficking Group Uses Art and Fashion to Take Down Child Slavery". Vice.
  2. Twersky, Carolyn (1 February 2018). "Artists Gather in the Fight Against Labor Trafficking". The Cut.
  3. Barr, Sabrina (30 January 2018). "Anti-trafficking organisation presents art exhibition to empower young survivors". The Independent.
  4. Jaccarino, Alexa (11 September 2015). "Parsons, Beauty for Freedom & Prinkshop Team Up in the Fight to End Sex Trafficking". New York Observer.
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