Harold D’Souza, Cicinati Ohio

Harold D’Souza is a survivor of labor trafficking and debt bondage in the United. After 133 months of a tough and rough journey, D’Souza and his family found “Glorious Freedom.” He was one of the survivors invited to attend a Human Trafficking Survivor Forum and Listening Session in Washington D.C. D’Souza launched his public advocacy at the forum organized by the Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance Center (OVCTTAC).

D’Souza has spoken to many community members about his experience in order to increase awareness and make it easier for victims of human trafficking to get help. D’Souza and his wife, who is also a survivor, were speakers at the Greater Cincinnati Human Trafficking Conference 2015 advocating for creating awareness about human trafficking in the community.

D’Souza is collaborating with End Slavery Cincinnati to include Awareness of Signs of Human Trafficking into mainstream curriculum at the University level and to educate Law Enforcement agents to identify human trafficking as part of their training.

A member of the National Survivors Network (NSN), D’Souza was also a speaker on Survivor Panel Plenary at the 13th Annual Freedom Network Anti-Human Trafficking Conference entitled, TVPA: Past, Present & Future, held on April 21-22, 2015 in Washington D.C.

D’Souza holds a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing Management with a minor in Banking.  He also studied Labor Law and Human Resources.