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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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Partnering with Together Women Rise to Expand Survivor-Led Child Protection in Kenya

December 23, 2025

We are proud to announce a new partnership between Freely in Hope and Together Women Rise, a global community of women and allies advancing gender equality worldwide in the Global South.
Through this partnership, Together Women Rise is investing $50,000 over two years to support the expansion of Pendo’s Power, Freely in Hope’s trauma-informed, play-based program designed to prevent and respond to child sexual abuse in under-resourced communities.
This funding marks a significant milestone in our journey to create safer schools and stronger protection systems for children, led by those who understand the realities of violence most deeply: survivors themselves.

How Maryanne’s Story Became Her Strength

November 4, 2025

The weight of my community’s silence was heavy. Growing up, I didn’t just witness violence; I lived in its shadow, watching as systems and customs quietly expected women to remain small, silenced, and in servitude. I saw women I admired trapped in cycles of abuse, their dignity chipped away until their dreams seemed impossible.

When Believing in Others Becomes Your Purpose

November 3, 2025

The weight of my community’s silence was heavy. Growing up, I didn’t just witness violence; I lived in its shadow, watching as systems and customs quietly expected women to remain small, silenced, and in servitude. I saw women I admired trapped in cycles of abuse, their dignity chipped away until their dreams seemed impossible.

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