The Thomson Reuters Foundation continues to successfully contribute to the enhancement of women’s rights internationally. The organization runs a number of groundbreaking programs aimed at empowering women and men through news, information, free legal assistance and media development. Its revamped website, trust.org, is one of the fastest-growing sources of information on women’s rights giving a voice to the ongoing struggles faced by millions of women seeking freedom, justice and equality.

The Foundation has been instrumental in putting women’s right at the top of the global news agenda through the Trust Women’s Conference and the fight against human trafficking. As a direct result of last year’s conference, in April 2013, Thomson Reuters Foundation CEO Monique Villa and Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. launched an international working group dedicated to fighting human trafficking.

In tune with the legal expertise of Thomson Reuters, the Foundation is also proactively engaging with the legal community to connect a number of the best NGOs and social enterprises with pro bono lawyers across the world. A number of these organizations are involved in the field of women’s rights, and TrustLaw Connect has been instrumental in helping them tackle a number of issues, including women’s access to health and education, land rights and human trafficking.

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The Thomson Reuters Foundation is giving away a pair of tickets to the June 1st sold-out London Chime for Change “Sound of Change” concert in London with Beyoncé, Ellie Goulding, Jennifer Lopez, Timbaland and more stellar performers to put girls and women’s issues at the forefront of the world’s stage.

Our foundation is dedicated to helping girls and women worldwide know and defend their rights. We’re thrilled that their CEO Monique Villa has been selected to be on the Chime for Change advisory board, and now they are offering you and a friend the chance to attend the concert for free.

To enter, all you need to do is the following:

1. Tell us how you chime for women’s rights. Click here and let us know: “I chime for ____”!

2. Register your contact details to be entered in the drawing.

Don’t forget to tweet your response to @TR_Foundation. They will retweet the best, most inspiring ones, and your tweets could also appear on the screen at the Sound of Change concert!

The contest closes at midnight BST on Thursday, May 23, 2013. The winner will be announced on Friday, May 24, 2013 mid-day on our website. The winner will also be notified via email.

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The Thomson Reuters Foundation won two Communicator Awards for the first Trust Women Conference held last December in London. The Communicator Awards honor excellence in all areas of marketing and communications.

The Trust Women delegate book received the 2013 Gold Award of Excellence, and the conference website was awarded the 2012 Silver Award of Distinction.

“It’s a great achievement,” said Monique Villa, Thomson Reuters Foundation CEO. “The Trust Women Conference was initially a very ambitious idea, but the team embraced the challenge and made the event a tangible success. We are now working towards Trust Women 2, remaining true to our total commitment to action, not just talk.”

The Trust Women conference is dedicated to putting the rule of law behind women’s rights. The inaugural 2012 conference gathered over 350 delegates from around the world to tackle issues such as human trafficking, slavery, child and forced marriage, FGM (female genital mutilation), and the Arab Spring. Opened by two Nobel laureates, Aung San Suu Kyi and Shirin Ebadi, the conference generated tangible commitments to action to help women defend their rights. (more…)

Thomson Reuters Foundation, our global corporate charity, saw major achievements in 2012, as it expanded the reach of its unique programs around the world. The following is a story from the Foundation’s 2012 Annual Report: (more…)

Thomson Reuters Foundation, our global corporate charity, saw major achievements in 2012, as it expanded the reach of its unique programs around the world. The following is a story from the Foundation’s 2012 Annual Report: (more…)

Thomson Reuters Foundation, our global corporate charity, saw major achievements in 2012, as it expanded the reach of its unique programs around the world. The following is a story from the Foundation’s 2012 Annual Report: (more…)

Though statistics on human trafficking vary between U.S. states or even countries, it is agreed that this crime is on the rise. The U.S. Department of State and the International Labor Organization estimate that the global industry is worth approximately $32 billion a year. Thomson Reuters Foundation recently brought together leading financial institutions in the fight against human trafficking.

The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office and the Thomson Reuters Foundation hosted a high-level roundtable on April 25, 2013 at our head office in Times Square, New York with representatives from some of the world’s leading financial institutions, enforcement agencies and corporations, to discuss ways to collaborate in the fight against global human trafficking. The parties are committed to working together on the issue of global human trafficking and will meet again in July together with representatives of leading global NGOs working with trafficking victims.

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Thomson Reuters Foundation, our global corporate charity, saw major achievements in 2012, as it expanded the reach of its unique programs around the world. The following is a story from the Foundation’s 2012 Annual Report: (more…)

Thomson Reuters Foundation, our global corporate charity, saw major achievements in 2012, as it expanded the reach of its unique programs around the world. The following is a story from the Foundation’s 2012 Annual Report: (more…)

 

The Thomson Reuters Foundation has just launched a completely re-designed website that provides better and faster access to its award-winning services: free legal assistance, journalism training, and in-depth coverage of the world’s under-reported stories.

The revamped Trust.org brings together the Foundation’s extensive range of news and service which includes:

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