Support survivors of FGM with our Dahlia Project

Manor Gardens Welfare Trust

020 7561 5287

Support survivors of FGM with our Dahlia Project

An appeal by Manor Gardens Welfare Trust

84%

£125,373

of £150,000

116

days left

2059

backers

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About the appeal

"I was cut when I was 7 years old. It was not until later, when I gave birth to my daughter, that anyone talked to me about FGM and offered me help. FGM is shrouded in secrecy and too many women suffer in silence through many years of pain. At Dahlia Project we break the silence and provide a safe space and therapeutic support. Working with these incredible women who have gone through so much, seeing them heal and support each other, is inspiring." Leyla Hussein, Founder of Dahlia Project.

How the funding will be spent
We need to raise £150,000 to provide safe and accessible specialist counselling services for women affected by FGM. We run groups in locations and at times to suit the women and offer assistance with childcare and transport as well as refreshments and bilingual interpreters. Your donation will help us to pay for the devoted staff members who work with women to raise awareness of FGM and help that is available, as well as paying for the costs of putting on workshops and childcare for the women.

How this will benefit the community
Over 137,000 women and girls in England and Wales have undergone FGM. It has devastating lifelong physical and psychological impacts and yet many vulnerable women have no access to support services. Leyla founded Dahlia Project to reach out to survivors to offer life-changing support. Delivered through Manor Gardens, Dahlia Project's therapists are often the first person women are able to tell their stories to and openly discuss how FGM affects their lives.

84%

£125,373

of £150,000

116

days left

2059

backers

Donate now

What your gift could provide

£250

pays for a community outreach workshop

£180

pays for one woman to attend a 12-week group session

£50

pays for childcare for one women to attend counselling

Latest donations

Anonymous

I made a donation to Manor Gardens Welfare Trust

02/12/2020

£50

Andrew Stephen Luck

I made a donation to Manor Gardens Welfare Trust

01/12/2020

£5

Ana-Catharina Santos-Silva

I made a donation to Manor Gardens Welfare Trust

30/11/2020

£20

Stats

Online donations

£94,382.56

Gift Aid

£16,095.24

Match Funding

£990.00

Raised offline

£30,000.00

Total raised: £141,467.80

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Latest update

Your support has been so amazing! We exceeded our original target of £50,000 to keep the service going so now we are able to deliver new therapeutic groups, awareness raising events and workshops to reach more women. Every penny goes towards the Dahlia Project to enable us to support more survivors of FGM in London. Every extra donation means that we can reach even more women affected by FGM who need our support.