Hope for Justice
Category: Modern Slavery & Exploitation
Year Awarded: 2018 – present
The Foundation has funded Hope for Justice’s work for 8 years, including a 3-year grant for £300,000 awarded in 2022 to support their UK programmes work. This work combines frontline work with research, influencing and advocating for improved legislation, policies and systems. A further £500,000 was granted in 2025 to continue this work, including the development of the Independent Modern Slavery Advocate® model which aims for the adoption of a UK-wide, accredited model of independent advocacy for survivors of modern slavery and trafficking.
The Hope for Justice team is deeply grateful for the Samworth Foundation’s support of our vital work in the UK to strengthen survivor’s rights and remove their barriers to systems of support. This has included supporting the development of the Independent Modern Slavery Advocate® (IMSA®) role in national and international frameworks, as well as piloting the IMSA® Model nationally. We are delighted to receive their continued support as we build on this work with a renewed focus on prevention.