Lived Experience Expert Groups
The Lived Experience Expert Group (LEEGs) on the Government Response Index (GRI), is a 3-day workshop facilitated by Survivor Alliance and Walk Free in collaboration with a selected in-country partner organization. The LEEGs workshop is a safe and inclusive environment where up to 20 survivors of modern slavery and human trafficking come together and learn about the GRI in the Global Slavery Index (GSI) that assesses the government’s response to slavery through 5 outlined milestones.
The workshops include interactive activities that seek to identify and address gaps within the current grading system and milestones within the GRI. Participants learn about the importance of survivor leadership and ways to leverage the GSI to support the development of local survivor-led advocacy strategies with the support of Survivor Alliance and Walk Free.
LEEGs History
In 2018, Survivor Alliance and Walk Free partnered to conduct its first LEEGs workshop in the UK. Since then, the LEEGs workshop has been facilitated in other countries like India, Ghana, Kenya, and most recently in Brazil.
In 2023, Survivor Alliance reconnected with participants from Ghana and Kenya LEEGs workshops to provide technical assistance to support the development of their own survivor-led advocacy campaign and strategies utilizing the GSI as a point of leverage.
This photo is credited from our Brazil 2023 LEEGs workshop. (Hands outstretched, coming together in a group)
Future LEEGs Workshop Locations:
December 2023: Thailand
February 2024: Ethiopia
This process is inclusive for people of different levels of education and experience with research and incorporates tangible examples of the role survivors can play in anti-slavery work beyond the LEEGs. The 3-day workshop is premised on the principle that survivors are experts by experience and their participation in efforts to address modern slavery is crucial.
LEEGs Partners
We want to thank our partner allies at Walk Free and in-country global partners for their commitment and dedication to supporting the advancement of survivor leadership! We hope to continue expanding the LEEG workshop in other countries in the near future.
