Nairobi, Kenya
October 1st-4th, 2024
2024 World Congress
THE POWER OF THE COLLECTIVE
The World Congress is a tri-annual (every 3 years), survivor-led, movement-building event that brings together the Survivor Alliance community to advance survivor leadership. There are parallel, but mostly separate, programs for survivors and allies, culminating in a shared and collaborative final day of the World Congress.
The World Congress is the only survivor-led and focused event of its kind, bringing together more than 100 multinational adult survivors of all types of human trafficking. It is also the only anti-trafficking sector event where survivors are the primary curators of the agenda for allies. You can read the report from our first World Congress to learn more.
World Congress Goals
The World Congress Survivor Leaders Program creates opportunities for people with lived experience of human trafficking to foster a survivor-led, inclusive, and intersectional movement, develop leadership skills, and work with allies to develop strategies for survivor inclusion.
By the end of the World Congress, we hope that survivor leaders will:
Experience an increased sense of belonging and individual empowerment.
Feel an increased sense of collective power.
Learn from each other’s experiences and expertise.
Expand their capacity to engage with survivors and allies from diverse backgrounds.
Strengthen leadership skills to enhance contributions to survivor-led movement building.
Event Details
The World Congress takes place October 1-4, 2024. Survivor leaders will arrive on September 30, to have a day to recover and rest from the travel.
We are expecting more than 100 survivor leaders to join us in Nairobi, Kenya. We will be also preparing an online program for those who are not able to join the World Congress in person.
In-person and online interpretation in English, Bangla, Hindi, Portuguese, and Spanish will be provided. Spanish will be available for our online activities.
Applications are Closed
Thank you for applying for the 2024 World Congress. We received more than 300 applications, and are we are working diligently to sort through the applications and make our selections promptly. The selection process will be done with the input of the World Congress Planning Committee. Information to selected and not selected members will be shared at the end of May, 2024.
We have a membership of over 900 members so we are unable to welcome everyone in person. For making this difficult selection process, we will be prioritising diversity of background, identities and lived experience representation.
For any questions about the World Congress reach out to worldcongress@survivoralliance.org
Learn more
Read through our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section for more information.
Survivor Alliance’s World Congress is made possible in part through support provided by the Global Fund to End Modern Slavery (GFEMS) under a Grant issued by the Government of the United Kingdom Home Office. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of GFEMS. We are equally grateful to Minderoo for their generous support, which plays a crucial role in making this event possible.
