Name Katherine Chon | Education Brown University | |
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Alma mater Brown University, Harvard Kennedy School Occupation social activist, entrepreneur Known for Co-founder of Polaris Project, anti-slavery activism Title Senior Advisor in Trafficking in Persons at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | ||
Reinventing the underground railroad: Katherine Chon at TEDxBrownUniversity
Katherine Chon is the co-founder of Polaris Project in the United States. She started the organization immediately upon graduation with fellow Brown University student Derek Ellerman in 2002 after learning about the issue during her undergraduate studies. She has testified before Congress concerning the scope of human trafficking and has won numerous awards for her work in the field. She is currently a Senior Advisor in Trafficking in Persons at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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- Reinventing the underground railroad Katherine Chon at TEDxBrownUniversity
- Founding of Polaris Project
- Educational background
- Awards
- References
Founding of Polaris Project
Polaris Project is a leading organization in the United States combating all forms of human trafficking and serving both U.S. citizens and foreign national victims, men, women, and children, combatting both labor and sex trafficking. The organization uses a holistic strategy, using experience gained through working with survivors to guide the creation of long-term solutions. The organization supports stronger laws, operates the National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline (1-888-373-7888), provides trainings on recognizing and combatting human trafficking and provides direct services to survivors of human trafficking in Washington, D.C. and Newark, New Jersey. They provide services to clients who have survived human trafficking in the Washington, DC and Newark, NJ areas.