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This month, we started individualized tutoring, group therapy, and we attained textbooks for our high school scholars in Zambia!

We, like you, had a month of transition. We are learning, unlearning, and learning again to navigate our world safely and compassionately.

With mandatory quarantine being in place for months now, disparities between how the pandemic is affecting people of different race, gender and class have never been more apparent.

I want to ensure that the system adjusts to meet the needs of disadvantaged women in the community, and until we see change, we can empower these women to be the ones who will take a stand within their spheres of influence.

At Freely in Hope, we are responding to the socioeconomic impact by being attentive to the needs of our community and pursuing our mission of ending sexual violence in all the ways we can.

Great leadership draws from conviction, and effective advocacy draws from understanding our community’s needs.

Growing up in Kibera, East Africa’s largest slum, she saw the prevalence of sexual violence and wanted to do something about it.

Because COVID-19 has caused the government to close schools, our scholars are now pressured to find ways to provide for their families, and this opens them up to violence in areas where they are forced into domestic work or prostitution.

We, like you, had a month of transition. We are learning, unlearning, and learning again to navigate our world safely and compassionately.

Since April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, we have been opening up dialogue on issues of sexual violence and how we can combat it as leaders. Even though we are unable to implement programs within schools due to COVID-19, we

“Humanity suffers, and the sharing of that suffering is what moves us forward.”  – Father Henri Nouwen Since April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, we have been opening up dialogue on issues of sexual violence and how we can combat

Speak out and raise your voice against sexual violence! Know that you are not alone.

If you know a survivors, use these 9 helpful tips to support them.

Without victim-blaming, throwing pity parties, or turning a blind eye, how can systems support the voices and dreams of survivors in our world?

Be courageous and own your own story –– your story is powerful.

How you respond as an advocate can be critical in shaping the healing process for a survivor.

Under Freely in Hope’s Fellowship Program, we are working on designing an online platform that will be accessible and safe for survivors to be connected to helpful resources.

For so long, the girl child has been abandoned. Withholding education from the young girl has caused her to be seen as an inferior being, only capable of domestic responsibilities and raising children. As survivors who were given access to

In 2019, we celebrated our nine years of equipping survivors and advocates to lead in ending sexual violence.

Walking with survivors at all stages is important, but one of the greatest pleasures is seeing them overcome.

My vision is to see the girl child in school, empowered and independent. I encourage the girls that I teach and interact with to better their lives through education.

In telling our stories, we regain control over the narrative. We prove to ourselves that we are unbroken.

Because of you and the Hope Circle community, we are seeing an end to the cycle fo sexual violence in our community.

By joining the Liberation is Here Launch Team, you’ll play an integral role in promoting the book on your social media, writing a review on your retailer’s site, and sharing these powerful stories of hope and healing with your community.

I believe that both boys and girls are equal. I want to stand as a role model for girls who have been in the same situation as mine, I want for them to stand tall and know that they will overcome it.

When I share my story, I hope that survivors suffering in silence will find hope and reach out for support.

As a healthcare provider, I will advocate for health facilities to create one-stop centers for survivors and for those who are vulnerable.

My biggest dream is to help reduce the percentage of women working in prostitution, both within my community and other communities throughout Kenya.

I moved from mere struggles of poverty to living in slavery. My life there was full of tears, sorrow, harassment, and pain.