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FREEDOM POWERED BY TECHNOLOGY
The Freedom Lifemap
MODERN SOLUTIONS
EverFree’s Freedom Lifemap is a first-of-its-kind online tool built for survivors and responders. The strength-based tool empowers survivors to define their own path to freedom. Responders identify root causes of exploitation, learn what programs are most impactful and effective, and connect survivors with the care they need. The EverFree Global Network applies these insights to scale effective prevention and aftercare solutions.
RESCUE DOES NOT EQUAL FREEDOM
Freedom = Health and Basic Needs Rights and Safety Housing, Infrastructure, & Access Finance, Education, & Employment Community, Connection, & Belonging Mental & Emotional Wellbeing
Freedom is not attained the moment a survivor exits human trafficking or exploitation – it is a process of healing and stability. Through our research, we listened to a global cohort of survivors and, with them, we identified six areas of well-being that define freedom. Access to these domains is crucial in preventing vulnerability in communities and supporting survivors.
Health & Sustenance
Freedom, Rights, & Safety
Housing, Infrastructure, & Access
Finance, Education, & Employment
Community, Connection, & Belonging
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing
Learn More About Freedom Lifemap
HOW IT WORKS
An organization learns about Freedom Lifemap and is interested in using it as a tool to meet the needs of their community of survivors. The organization adapts the Freedom Lifemap tool into their programming. They receive training on the technology and methodology.
Survivors select indicators they want to prioritize and work with their case manager to connect with resources and identify solutions.
After working on their solutions, survivors update their survey. They are able to see their progress and select new priorities. The organization can track outcomes and learn what programs are making the most impact and where there might be gaps.
Organizations can easily track patterns in survivors’ strengths, vulnerabilities, and priorities to collaborate on providing services that support lasting freedom.
PARTNERING TOWARDS RESEARCH-DRIVEN SOLUTIONS: EVERFREE & UCI
The partnership between EverFree and the UCI Blum Center has led to the development of the Freedom Lifemap. EverFree co-founder and CEO Kelsey Morgan and Dr. Angela Robinson, co-created the Freedom Lifemap tool in collaboration with a global cohort of survivors.
“Through the Blum Center’s partnership with EverFree, we are ensuring this tool is in the hands of frontline organizations around the world. The data we are collecting has been a missing link in the fight against modern-day slavery, and we are just getting started! EverFree and UCI’s partnership is a perfect example of the impact we can make when we apply science to one of the world’s most challenging issues.”
CO-CREATED BY A GLOBAL COHORT OF SURVIVORS
Freedom Lifemap was co-created by a cohort of survivors and measures freedom as defined by survivors. The global adaptation process also ensures survivors are consulted according to local needs and contexts.
We are grateful to the Freedom Lifemap’s survivor co-creators for their lived-experience-led expertise and insight to make solutions possible for survivors all over the world.
Survivor Leader Co-Creators
Claudia Deschamps Santana
Sophie Otiende
Mahendra Pandey
Fainess Lipenga
Katherine Givens
Biganji
Snezana Vuckovic
PSN-Liberty
Ms Vinita Grewal
Emily
Anonymous
as well as survivor consultants who provided crucial feedback throughout the global adaptation process.
ROOTED IN EFFECTIVE MODELS: POVERTY STOPLIGHT
Freedom Lifemap is an adaptation of the proven Poverty Stoplight methodology from Fundación Paraguaya.
The Poverty Stoplight is a tool that seeks to activate the potential of individuals and families to eliminate multidimensional poverty and live with dignity.
The tool has been adapted globally for many different sectors, while engaging individuals and families as agents of change in their own lives.
Communities, organizations, NGOs and businesses use data froom the Poverty Stoplight in working towards the common goal of poverty elimination.
VALIDATING FREEDOM LIFEMAP
The EverFree and UC Irvine Blum Center teams adopted a mixed-methods approach combining literature insights with expert input and survivor experiences for comprehensive validation specific to the unique challenges faced by trafficking survivors.
Key Validation Initiatives:
- Literature review
- Establishes content validity by ensuring that the tool builds on published research on the needs of survivors
- Identifies existing tools that have been published in academic journals
- Review of existing tools used in the anti-trafficking sector and with other populations
- Ensures accuracy and credibility by establishing relevance and comprehensiveness specifically tailored to the needs of trafficking survivors and service providers
- Use of Poverty Stoplight methodology to ensure support for trafficking survivors and vulnerable individuals is culturally adaptable and comprehensive
- Interviews, focus groups, and demo assessments with a diverse cohort of survivor-leaders from around the world
- Establishes content validity by ensuring that indicators capture a diverse range of perspectives and experiences
- Establishes face validity by ensuring the indicators are applicable and meaningful globally
- Local validation focus groups with program leadership, case managers, and survivors
- Establishes face validity by tailoring the wording and examples for cultural sensitivity and applicability, ensuring the tool resonates with the unique contexts of different regions
- Establishes content validity by ensuring indicators reflect survivors’ needs that are specific to the context or service provider
- Enhances credibility by demonstrating relevance and meaningfulness to stakeholders and participants involved in anti-trafficking efforts
- Pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) in Uganda
- Establishes predictive validity by testing the impact of the Freedom Lifemap case management methodology
- Ensures that the tool meaningfully measures outcomes throughout a survivor’s journey
- External evaluation and data analysis from Freedom Lifemap pilot in 7 countries
- Systematically captures qualitative feedback on how program leaders, case managers, and survivors are utilizing and responding to the Freedom Lifemap methodology
- Evaluates implementation and processes associated with EverFree’s training and technical assistance for the Freedom Lifemap
- Collects pilot data that can be utilized to statistically analyze the dimensionality of the Freedom Lifemap instrument
Validation Process:
- Item Generation: Create relevant items with expert input specifically addressing the multifaceted needs of trafficking survivors.
- Item Selection: Choose clear and relevant indicators based on literature and expert feedback, ensuring they resonate with the experiences of survivors.
- Expert Review: Evaluate selected items for clarity and alignment with objectives, considering the nuances of trafficking survivor support programs.
- Quantitative & Qualitative Analysis: Analyze responses for refinement, focusing on improving the instrument’s effectiveness in capturing survivor experiences.
- Revision: Revise based on analysis and expert judgment, ensuring the indicators accurately reflect the complexities of trafficking survivorship.
- Pilot Testing: Gather feedback on clarity and relevance from the target population, validating the tool’s effectiveness in diverse settings.
- Final Review: Incorporate feedback for finalization, ensuring the tool’s validity and reliability in supporting anti-trafficking efforts worldwide.
