
Ruth Dearnley OBE
She co-founded STOP THE TRAFFIK in 2005 and was it’s first CEO when it was incorporated as a charity in 2008. Her vision is to create a world where people are not bought and sold through the prevention and disruption of modern slavery and human trafficking. Over the last two decades STOP THE TRAFFIK has delivered a series of firsts: the first global petition of 1.5 million signatures to stop trafficking delivered to the United Nations; the first federated active data platform (Traffik Analysis Hub); the first anonymous reporting app (The STOP App), which is now in 14 languages; and the first geo targeted prevention programmes, which have run along 50 global trafficking routes and hotspots reaching nearly 30 million people vulnerable to exploitation since 2016.
Believing the greatest lever to disrupt human trafficking is to disrupt the flow of proceeds of crime, STOP THE TRAFFIK provides the first ‘go to market’ range of intelligence products, fuelled by expert experience, providing unique insights to embed into financial and commercial systems, supporting law enforcement investigations, influencing changed behaviour to those in front line delivery and the creation of policy.
Ruth was made an OBE in 2014.
1 Workshop series one
We can't stop what we can't see: Making the connection between global and local CCE
Children and young people vulnerable to Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE) rarely identify themselves as at risk. In fact, they often feel that their exploitative relationships are normal and keeping them safe. This practical and empowering workshop will explore how trust safeguarding leaders can help colleagues to cut through the misinformation about CCE and trafficking to recognise how these global issues show up in schools and communities, and how to mobilise young people to tell their stories and take protective action. Participants will be invited to share their experiences and consider how they can equip young people to answer three simple questions: What is trafficking? How does it affect me? What can I do about it?