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Nikole Lim

Our founder is a givingtuesday starling collective fellow for 2021

“GivingTuesday’s Starling Collective is a global fellowship and experimental learning lab for grassroots leaders and movement builders who are catalyzing generosity, empathy, equity, and justice. The 2021 cohort includes 50 grassroots organizers, activists, artists, and changemakers representing 29 countries and ranging in age from 14 to 57–all creating extraordinary impact.” Learn more here.

Our founder, Nikole Lim, was selected as a member of the 2021 cohort! To support Freely in Hope’s efforts in equipping survivors to lead in ending sexual violence, GivingTuesday provided us with a $2,000 grant!

This year, GivingTuesday falls on Nikole Lim’s birthday on November 30. To share in the generosity, we’re hosting a virtual chapati party to celebrate with friends far and wide! We’ll be making chapati, a delicious layered flatbread typically served at celebrations in Kenya. Learn from master chapati-maker, Lydia Matioli, who is a Freely in Hope alumni and program manager from Kenya. 




Join us for this fun cooking class and learn about some exciting updates that Lydia and Nikole will share around becoming new authors!

Join the chapati party!
November 30, 2021
7:30 PM PT

register for free!

This event is made possible by a generous grant from GivingTuesday.

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As a survivor of sexual violence, I started SGR in my mother’s backyard because the need to ensure girls were supported through mentorship, education, and empowerment was so urgent. My dream was always consistent: to mentor girls to take up space and be leaders, allowing every light in the community to shine.

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The movement to end sexual violence is undergoing a profound and necessary transformation. For decades, the global conversation has often focused on external interventions and temporary aid. Today, a new, powerful model is emerging: one that centers the unshakeable wisdom, expertise, and leadership of African survivors. This isn’t just about inclusion; it is a strategic shift toward sustainability, efficacy, and genuine, lasting societal change.

How FIH Is Strengthening the Ecosystem of Care for Survivors in Kenya

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Kenya’s fight against sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) is far from over. Poverty, harmful cultural practices, lack of GBV awareness, lack of access to justice among others perpetuate violence in many Kenyan communities. In addition to that, survivors when seeking for help face stigma, fear and trauma not only from the violence itself but also from systems that are meant to provide protection, support and justice. Instead, the systems end up silencing them. As a result, it makes their healing difficult and the violence hidden.

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