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The Antislavery Knowledge Network

Community-Led Strategies for Creative and Heritage-Based Interventions in Sub-Saharan Africa

The core members of the Antislavery Knowledge Network link the UK with West Africa joining three of the main centres on research into slavery in the UK (CSIS – University of Liverpool, WISE – University of Hull and Rights Lab – University of Nottingham) with the University of Ghana, Legon.

Together we aim to grow our network and explore how approaches from the arts and humanities can address contemporary forms of enslavement by adopting a community-engaged, human rights focus that delivers development impacts.  

Our network has already expanded to include the leading antislavery NGOs and a range of academic and non-academic partners across West and Central Africa in Ghana, Sierra Leone and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Our outputs, the way we plan to synthesise findings, the way we will speak to policymakers - will help us provide a pathway and a blueprint for the creation, implementation and evaluation of arts-based approaches to address these issues.  

 

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About us

Information about our AHRC Network Plus award, the Global Challenges Research Fund, our team and network

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Database

How have arts and humanities-based projects tackled contemporary slavery in the development context?

Antislavery Knowledge Network Blog

Blog

Platform to critically engage and explore work in antislavery through arts & humanities

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Safeguarding

Information on enhancing safeguarding in efforts to address modern slavery through the UN’s sustainable development goals

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Our partners and collaborators

A list of our partners on the Antislavery Knowledge Network

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Phase two

Including photography, brochures and the launch of an AKN podcast