Established in 1991, the Visayan Forum Foundation, Inc. (VF) is a non-profit, non-stock and tax-exempt non-government organization in the Philippines known for innovations in addressing modern-day slavery, especially human trafficking and the exploitation of domestic workers. VF is licensed and accredited by the Department of Social Welfare and Development to provide residential care and community-based programs and services for women and children in especially difficult circumstances. The organization currently serve as the representative of the Women’s Sector to the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking, a high-level government council tasked to develop and implement programs and policies to combat trafficking in persons, after having been duly appointed by the President of the Republic of the Philippines.