True Story

True Story is a resource to inspire young people and children to take practical action to help the victims of modern slavery.

15 cards tell the true stories of three survivors of human trafficking and suggest six small things young people can do to help make a difference to victims and survivors of human trafficking.

True Story is designed to be used by young people in schools, churches and youth clubs, as individuals or as part of a group.

There are two versions – one for teens (13-18 year olds) and one for pre-teens (7-12 year olds).

Pre-Teen version (7-12 year olds)

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Teen version (13-18 year olds)

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Support for your actions

Here you will find the resources referred to in the Action cards in the True Story resource.

Having read Fredek’s story you may have been inspired to take the suggested action: using social media to contact a company you use to #askthequestion, ‘what are you doing to ensure that your products are slave free?’

If the company generates over £36 million in annual sales, they HAVE to provide this information. And even if the business doesn’t quite hit that figure, there’s no harm in asking anyway: all businesses should be encouraged to commit to this.

If you’re not satisfied with the response you received, you can use the company’s website to find their contact details and follow up with an email. You should consider writing your own email or letter, but if you’re not sure what to say, there’s an Ask The Question letter template you can use below.

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Ask the Question letter template

#AskTheQuestion letter template

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Need some inspiration or advice on how you can raise money to support The Salvation Army’s work with survivors of modern slavery? Download our True Story Give Action Guide, which suggests seven fundraising ideas and explains how you can make sure the money you raise gets to the right place – the Victim Care Fund.

If you’d like some extra support with your fundraising event, you can tell us about it here. Our Fundraising team can send you stickers, balloons or other practical things that may be useful.

Last year, 2,251 survivors of human trafficking and modern slavery were supported by The Salvation Army in the UK. Read our Modern Day Slavery report.