Season 3: Debbie talks to Lara Bundock, CEO and Founder of the Snowdrop Project

Focus on Modern Slavery!

We are delighted to speak to Lara Bundock, CEO and Founder of the Snowdrop Project back in July 2020, just after the first UK national lockdown. In this episode, Lara chats to Debbie Huxton, TCT’s Modern Slavery Campaigner with Lichfield Diocese Mothers’ Union. They reflect together on how Lara founded the Snowdrop Project with her friend and now Heap of Operations – Rachel Medina. They discuss how it has grown, and the pressures this causes, but also the joys. Lara also talks about her national advocacy role and what it is like to lead one of the UK’s most innovative supporters of Modern Slavery Survivors. They discuss the importance of values and how to challenge things in love and kindness and share practical tips to start impacting against Modern Slavery. Enjoy! Helpful links mentioned: https://snowdropproject.co.uk/ www.antislavery.org/what-we-do/uk/anti-trafficking-monitoring-group/ www.humantraffickingfoundation.org/ www.tctogether.org.uk

A brief bio: Lara left her home town, Skipton, to come to Sheffield for a BA in Psychology and Sociology and then went on to complete an MA in Social Work. She worked for Doncaster Social Services and CAMHS before working for an NRM safe house in Sheffield. As a result of seeing the need for further support, Lara started the Snowdrop Project. She is a guest lecturer at Sheffield Hallam and Sheffield University and co-authored the report, ‘Life Beyond the Safe House’ (2015) for the Human Trafficking Foundation. Her most adventurous experiences through work were in Turkmenistan, presenting to the government, conducting social research in Libya and giving evidence to the Home Affairs Select Committee. It has been her delight over the last few years to grow Snowdrop to where it is today and work with some of the most dedicated, passionate and caring people she has ever met. In her free time, she can be found treading the boards in local theatres, playing netball or chilling out with good friends and her cat Stanley. Follow Lara on Twitter at https://twitter.com/LaraSnowdrop and the project at https://twitter.com/SnowdropProject