Voluntary charity can of course be a noble and merciful thing.
That said, strike at the fucking root people.[1] The problem isn't slavery. Slavery is a symptom of the problem. The problem is bad economies, which come from bad government. If you're not working on trying to find ways to encourage good government you're a hobbyists, not professionals, and you should take claims like "Our goal: to end slavery in our lifetime."[2] off your website.
If you are interested in improving bad governments then for God's sake don't listen to intellectuals. Read the people who've actually done it.[3] It's not as good as a controlled experiment, but it's way better than pure talk.
[1] I'm actually not sure about 1st world countries like the U.K. There might not actually be a root to strike at there.
That said, strike at the fucking root people.[1] The problem isn't slavery. Slavery is a symptom of the problem. The problem is bad economies, which come from bad government. If you're not working on trying to find ways to encourage good government you're a hobbyists, not professionals, and you should take claims like "Our goal: to end slavery in our lifetime."[2] off your website.
If you are interested in improving bad governments then for God's sake don't listen to intellectuals. Read the people who've actually done it.[3] It's not as good as a controlled experiment, but it's way better than pure talk.
[1] I'm actually not sure about 1st world countries like the U.K. There might not actually be a root to strike at there.
[2] https://www.freetheslaves.net/SSLPage.aspx?pid=285
[3] http://www.amazon.com/Singapore-development-policies-and-tre...