Together, we are working to free slaves and set them on the path to a better life.
This plugin does one thing: mine crypto currency. We don't want or need your private information to be sustainable in this goal.
One person can't do it alone. But thousands (or millions) can make a huge difference. We're hoping you'll spread the word.
Each month we'll send a report out to everyone who contributed their browser (thus, their CPU) to the cause.
It's using a portion of your computer's processor to "mine" cryptocurrency.
The currency we are currently mining is Monero ($XMR). It's similar to Bitcoin, but it's built such that it can easily use a normal desktop computer's CPU to do the work.
We convert Monero to the currency needed to buy slaves (usually entire families) their freedom and set them up with a new life and a way to make a living. With accountability and training they learn to live an unexploited life.
Cryptocurrencies, sometimes called virtual currencies, digital money/cash, or tokens, live online and are not backed by a government. They’re backed by their respective networks.
Technically speaking, cryptocurrencies are restricted entries in a very special, decentralized database. And instead of people making entries, math (cryptography) is used.
I know, pretty geeky.
The features of cryptocurrency can go pretty deep, so let's just say it's a global currency, built and maintained by math and thousands of computers around the world instead of by centralized governments and printed paper/coins. It can be used to transact, just like a U.S. dollar can be.
Let's dig in a little and look at how this works in more detail
When you activate it, confirm the safety confirmation dialog.
Your CPU starts "mining" new "coins". The currency is deposited into our account.
We negotiate with the slave owners/debtors, and use the funds to pay the debt of an entire family at once.
We provide gifts like a sewing machine, rickshaw, or donkey, for example as a means to make a living. They are also given financial training and accountability.
Find out more about who our partners are, how we do this, and how your browser helps
They took out a loan with a brick kiln owner.
Most of these slaves are people who incurred an expense and were unable to pay it. Whether it was a wedding dowry for a betrothed daughter, or a sick child that needed medical attention. Whatever the situation, the result was the person, usually the head of the household, borrowed money from brick kiln owners who charge exorbitant interest, leading to the attempt to work it off.
A few organizations are working together to make this project a reality.
We are very careful as to which slaves we free.
We focus mostly on entire families who show good prospects of not returning to a life of slavery once freed.
Pakistan
Pakistan ranks as having the 3rd largest population of modern slaves in the world today.
The latest estimate is over 2 million people are enslaved in Pakistan alone.