While the collection of monitoring data allows us to track the breadth of our impact, the Freedom Fund is committed to understanding why some interventions work better than others, and measuring how these results contribute to an overall reduction in slavery. To this end, we commission research institutions to conduct rigorous, mixed method, controlled studies of our programs, and to provide independent assessments of our hotspots. Studies currently underway are listed below. Click here  to read about our approach to monitoring and evaluation.

Research on the Socio-Economic Benefits of Eradication of Slavery, Uttar Pradesh, India
Harvard University FXB Center for Health and Human Rights

Evaluation of Northern India Hotspot Program
Institute for Development Studies, University of Sussex

Evaluation of Southern India Hotspot Program
Institute for Development Studies, University of Sussex

Participatory Evaluation of the South Eastern Nepal hotspot
Institute for Development Studies, University of Sussex

Formative Research and Prospective Program Evaluation of the Ethiopia hotspot
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine