Human Kindness
Built on Hard Work, Courage & Kindness
About Freedom Seat Foundation
The Foundation uses human-powered endurance expeditions, specifically on a tandem, to raise global awareness and funds for anti-human trafficking causes. Each expedition invites strangers and friends to pedal with Naresh, embodying the belief that fighting slavery requires all of us.
Grants benefit Released bonded laborer's association (RBLA), Tear Fund NZ, IJM, Rotary Action Group Against Slavery (RAGAS) CAPE programs and the AWARE and PROTECT curricula developed by 3Strands Global Foundation for community prevention and child protection education.
Our Impact Partners
Meet Naresh Kumar
Born in Chennai, India, with dreams once considered unattainable, Naresh has spent the last decade proving that "It's Possible" through a series of extraordinary endurance feats for global justice. From completing an unsupported 87-day trek of New Zealand’s 3,054km Te Araroa trail to cycling across Australia and traversing from India to Germany on a tandem bike, he has leveraged his passion for adventure to raise significant funds and awareness for the fight against human trafficking and bonded labor. Most recently, his 2024 transcontinental ride across the USA from Oregon to Washington D.C. continues his mission of turning extreme physical challenges into a powerful voice for the vulnerable, demonstrating a lifelong commitment to courage, kindness, and systemic change.
Naresh brings a proven record in grassroots fundraising, community outreach across cultures, and using storytelling to move people to action. He is actively seeking roles in nonprofit fundraising & development, community engagement, and communications.
Human-Powered Impact
Every mile pedaled is a statement that one person's effort can change the world.
Community at the Core
The empty seat on the tandem is an open invitation. The fight against slavery is not a solo ride.
Global Awareness
From India to Germany to America, the mission is the same: End slavery now.