Hawa Trust is a local charity foundation that works with individuals and organisations to fight against Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C), HIV-related issues, and other forms of harmful abuse affecting women and girls.
Our aim is to reduce the risk of girls and young women undergoing FGM both in the UK, Sierra Leone, and internationally. Hawa Trust is proud to be the only FGM-focused organisation of its kind based in Hackney, East London.
We also operate and collaborate with communities in Sierra Leone, where we empower women and girls to achieve sustainable development by challenging harmful social norms through awareness, education, and advocacy. Through this mission, we strive to help women and girls live dignified, healthy, and independent lives, free from harmful practices and discrimination.
‘The harbouring of children, by means of either threat, force, coercion, abduction, fraud, deception, abuse of power, or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over a child for the purpose of exploitation’.
39% of girls in Sierra Leone are married before their 18th birthday which UNFPA have have linked to poverty, lack of education and geographical area.
In the event of natural disaster such as fire, mudslide, ebola and those affected by any natural causes we render our support and donate provisions to help them out. We work with vulnerable communities and people that needed the help, we provide resources such as food, money and clothing items.
Approximately, 116 women per 100,000 Sierra Leonean nationals are in prison where they suffer from over-cramping, a lack of clean facilities and unjust treatment due to lower economic status, limited political power and socially marginalized roles.
Teenage pregnancy in Sierra Leone is a national and community-wide problem, with a prevalence of 68% pregnancy rate among sexually experienced teenage girls, with an incredibly young mean age of just 15 years old (UNICEF, 2013).
Many women in Sierra Leone are victims to various forms of domestic violence including physical, economic and emotional/psychological abuse. Much of the abuse is perpetuated by outdated social norms, culture and beliefs.
Hawa is the CEO and Founder of Hawa Trust Foundation, she’s also a proactive HCPC registered Social Worker. An FGM campaginer for women and girls.
Web Designer | Founder and Consultant at @skdesignmedia|Help and support business professionals to have online presence. Also web designer, graphic designer and social media manager at Hawa Trust.
Yayah is the regional programme coordinator for Hawa Trust Foundation in Sierra Leone, (Northern Providence). He is also a youth activist and anti FGM advocates that believe in empowering young women and girls in their self esteem and creative mindset.
My name is Mabinty Kamara am a Sierra Leonean by nationality and Yalunka by tribe am working as the regional gender desk officer for Hawa Trust Foundation in Sierra Leone, Northern Province.
I’m Aliemu Jalloh a Sierra Leonean and working for the Hawa Trust Foundation as Regional Director, Northern Province, Bombali District. I am a responsible thinking individual who is very keen on my roles and responsibilities.
Empowering Girls & Ending FGM: The Hawa Trust Story When young girls are told their lives are defined by harmful traditions — that their bodies, futures and voices don’t matter — change becomes urgent. That’s why the Hawa Trust Foundation exists: to empower, to educate and to end practices like female genital mutilation (FGM) and…
Hawa Trust join Africa and Sierra Leone to commemorate African Child Day Hawa Trust Foundation dated June 16th 2021 join Africa and Sierra Leone in particular to commemorate the Day of African Child (DAC) with theme:* “30 years after the adoption of charter: Accelerate implementation of AGENDA 2040 for Africa fit for children” Referencing the…
Youth participation the ground for better decision making This event is organised by one of our staff, Yayah Janneh and will be taking place on zoom. Yayah Janneh is the Sierra Leonean representative at the global assembly of men against FGM and the leading youth activist in Sierra Leone. He’s worked with the ministry of…
International Women’s Day 2021 by Global Institute for Women’s Leadership It’s been said that we’re at a coronavirus crossroads: depending on the path we take next as we recover from the pandemic, progress on gender equality could stall or even be reversed. We know that the economic impacts of the crisis have fallen hardest on…
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