Hawa Trust Foundation Documentary on FGM
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Welcome to Hawa Trust!
Who we are?
Hawa Trust is a local charity foundation that works with different people and organisations in the fighting against FGM/C related with HIV and order harmful abuse to women and girls. Our aim is to reduce risk of girls and young women undergo FGM here in the UK, Sierra Leone and abroad. Hawa Trust is the only FGM organisation of its type that is based in Hackney, East London.
We also work and network in Sierra Leone where we empower women and girls in to bring about sustainable development by changing harmful social norms through raising of awareness and education. We believe that through this mission we can help give them a dignified life and managing different practices.
What do we do?
Learn more about Hawa Trust Foundation, we also provide confidential, one-to-one, non-judgemental support based on your needs as well as supporting you to access health care to help you maintain your physical and emotional wellbeing.
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Our commitments in Sierra Leone
We visit villages, communities and cutters to raise awareness to stop FGM in the country. We also provide training, workshops, provide resources and food supply to vulnerable people including women, girls and their parents.
Child Trafficking
‘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’.
Child Marriage
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.
Natural disaster
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.
Women behind bars
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
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).
Domestic Violence
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.
Support us
Your support is appreciated, any amount is welcome. Please help make a little contribution for us to continue running our foundation.
Meet the team
Check out our amazing team, our staff work very hard to ensure the smooth running of Hawa Trust Foundation in UK and Sierra Leone. Our team have various skills ranging from admin, social media management and web designer to support the CEO.
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.
What did they say about us?
Hawa is a passionate activist in the anti FGM sector, a good communicator and a great champion of the cause. She has moved the cause forward and made an impact where it counts.
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Contact Info
Get in touch!
Address
Wally Foster Community Centre
Homerton
London
E9 5QB
Homerton
London
E9 5QB
info@hawatrust.org.uk
Call us
UK:+447852360272
Sierra Leone: +23280629650
Sierra Leone: +23280629650
Opening Hours
Monday - Friday ………… 10 am – 6 pm
Saturday, Sunday ……… Closed
Saturday, Sunday ……… Closed