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East London Rape Crisis helpline volunteer, Nisha Wilkinson, addresses the need to talk about structural inequality and the reality of sexual violence if we want to see change.
Delivering cutting edge services to end violence against women and children.
Delivering cutting edge services
to end violence against women and children
nia runs services for women and girls who have been subjected to sexual and domestic violence and abuse, including prostitution. We offer community based services in Hackney, Haringey, Barking and Dagenham, Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets, Havering, Newham and Brent and Brent.
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In the year between April 2019 and March 2020, we provided one-to-one support to 1,488 women, girls and children and a further 1063 women and/or family/friends/agencies through the ELRC helpline.
18 volunteers gave 560 hours of their time to help women and girls through the East London Rape Crisis Information and Support Line and Huggett Women’s Centre.
52 children under 16 who had been subjected to or witnessed domestic violence and abuse were supported by our Play Therapy.
In the year between April 2019 and March 2020, we provided one-to-one support to 1,488 women, girls and children and a further 1063 women and/or family/friends/agencies through the ELRC helpline.
18 volunteers gave 560 hours of their time to help women and girls through the East London Rape Crisis Information and Support Line and Huggett Women’s Centre.
52 children under 16 who had been subjected to or witnessed domestic violence and abuse were supported by our Play Therapy.
When I was overwhelmed and about to be drowned with problems on after another, nia took me to the shore. I owe my present confidence to you and I owe my willpower towards my aspirations, to you. You gave me my lost self-confidence back to me.”
When I was overwhelmed and about to be drowned with problems on after another, nia took me to the shore. I owe my present confidence to you and I owe my willpower towards my aspirations, to you. You gave me my lost self-confidence back to me.”
East London Rape Crisis helpline volunteer, Nisha Wilkinson, addresses the need to talk about structural inequality and the reality of sexual violence if we want to see change.
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