Overview

• The NRFT Summit in Washington, D.C., held on the UN World Day against Trafficking in Persons, convened survivors, anti-trafficking experts and hospitality leaders to reaffirm prevention commitments.
• Organizers announced 2025-2026 Survivor Fund grantees, including two survivor-founded organizations such as 3Strands Global Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking and Hoola Na Pua.
• Since its launch in 2023, the fund has allocated over $2.35 million to community-based programs across 27 organizations.
• Keynotes and panels with lived-experience experts examined survivor employment challenges and identified industry best practices to curb trafficking.
• A 12-member council of hospitality executives, overseen by chair Joan Bottarini, shapes the initiative’s strategic direction and grant-making.