Christians networking for a world free of human trafficking and commercial exploitation.
For Freedom.
For Dignity.
For All.
Our Mission
Our Vision
We see a world free of human trafficking and commercial exploitation where every person has the opportunity to live in freedom and dignity and to flourish.
Our Value
Christ Centered
We are a praying Christian community who are convinced that Jesus’ grace and power can bring transformation to individuals and communities.
Collaborative Community
Dignity
Excellence
Safety
What We Do
Build capacity in our partners by providing encouragement, advice, resources, training and prayer.
Assist our partners to be a voice capable of addressing the issues of human trafficking and commercial exploitation in public arenas at all levels.
Facilitate and encourage co-operation and effective action between our partners.
Encourage and facilitate members to raise awareness in the Church.
Host the annual EFN Conference.
Host monthly EFN Community Talks for learning and sharing.
Support EFN members in their unique needs and provide connections.
Engage with our members through EFN’s Coalition Manager and newsletters.
Cooperate with other intersecting networks to better equip members and provide opportunities for them to collaborate with others.
Meet Our Team
EFN is a German registered charity that is steered by a board and facilitated by a team of volunteers, the Network Facilitation Team (NFT).
The NFT works closely with EFN members, namely the EFN conference planning team and EFN Group leaders, in cultivating network activities. All individuals volunteer their time and services in support of the network.
Ville Hoikkala / Julia Doxat Purser / Anna Crawford
Stefanos Matrozos / Ali Ussery / Frank Heinrich / Renate Bárány
Our Story
The European Freedom Network began with a dream. In 2011, a group of anti-trafficking professionals gathered in Stockholm, Sweden and started initial conversations about what it would take to coordinate and mobilise anti-trafficking efforts around Europe.
With the help of the European Evangelical Alliance the dream soon became a reality in 2012, when almost 90 different individuals and organizations gathered in Sofia, Bulgaria to strategize and design what would become the European Freedom Network. The network began to attract more attention and interested partners which was evidenced at our regular Bridge conferences that were held in Cyprus (2013), Bucharest, Romania (2015), Berlin, Germany (2017) and Pescara, Italy (2019). Our attendance at the conferences steadily increased from our initial 90 in Bulgaria to over 200 in Pescara, Italy.
Since our initial beginnings in Stockholm, EFN has grown as a truly international network made up of partner and member organizations in over 40 nations. Our members and partners represent organizations of all shapes and sizes and they work in all areas of combating human trafficking and commercial exploitation. We continue the initial dream of seeing a well-coordinated, mobilized and effective response in Europe so that survivors can be restored and human trafficking can be stopped once and for all.
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Our Partners