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This project successfully funded on 10th July 2024, you can still support them with a donation.
Supporting survivors of gender-based violence
Bishop's Stortford, Essex, United Kingdom
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Aim: Raising awareness on FGM and creating a safe space and support for FGM survivors
Who we are
Women of Grace is a UK-based charity working towards ending the harmful practices of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and Honour Based Violence (HBV). We are a grassroots organisation, led and supported by survivors, Women of Grace was founded to serve a community of women that nobody was reaching out to. We believe that the way we can grow through community and collaboration. Our story began with Valerie as a survivor of FGM doing community outreach work, supporting women across Hertfordshire, Essex and London.
What we do
Our grassroots organisation engages with the community through workshops, talks, and activities to raise awareness and provide support services for those affected by FGM/C and abuse. We have no restrictions when it comes to supporting women and girls dealing with trauma from FGM and are committed to empowering them to recognise signs of abuse and where to get help to protect them from harm, regardless of their background, religion, or race.
Since 2020 we've had 268 women engage with us and benefit from our services. Many of these women have gone on to become volunteers and advocates for change in their communities.
Our services
- Female Empowerment courses Online / in Person
- Educational Regular Online Workshops for women
- Peer Support
- Referrals and signposting to other organisations / professionals
Why it's important
- 137,000 women in England and in Wales are living with the consequences of FGM
- A further 60,000 women are at risk of getting cut in the UK
- 230 million girls are at risk of FGM world wide
- One of the greatest challenges that the community of FGM survivors faces is that many still live with the perpetrators of this violence against them and are therefore afraid and unable to speak out
How you can help
By supporting this campaign we can give women the confidence to confide in us, a community to support them and a safe place for them to be in their area. By supporting those who have experienced this violence we can train them to ensure that FGM is better understood within their own communities and how to safeguard other people from being impacted too.
People don't want to come out and share the pain they are going through because they don't think that people will help them.