Wellbeing Peer Mentoring Project

A Mental Wellbeing Team made of adult women and men from FGM practising communities, who work alongside the SOS Mental Health Specialists to assist in providing basic cross-cultural emotional support to their peers. Peer Mentors also work closely with a range of professionals with safeguarding responsibilities in health and social care, education, police, and other non-statutory agencies.

Mental Wellbeing Peer Mentors are also FGM Campaigners in their respective communities.

Are you interested in joining the programme? Please contact us directly to find out more about upcoming sessions.

TESTIMONIES…

“Talking it through with Imani, really, because I was having one to one with her for like six weeks, so from there, I went with her to the schools, where we do the campaigning. I do other volunteering, to other organisations as well. This project has increased my confidence"
Maimouna
“Knowing help is available brought Serena a sense of relief, and stop being fearful, she is being seen and heard, of being given the opportunity to talk about the things she had never before found the courage to say out loud. When asked about those providing help and what characteristics and skills, she thought they might need”
Serena
“If we have more places like Next Steps [NESTAC], more awareness, more empowerment, more women learning, more people like me, who think that they can’t talk about it.”
Amina
“Before I met the organisation, I was feeling humiliated and I was not feeling good, mentally was sad. When I met Imani, she said there are other women going through this experience here and this is not only you and I started to change my mind and I started to accept my situation and I started to cope with it and I start to move forward, to prevent these horrible things to be repeated again.”
Sasha
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Male Peer Mentors actively engaged to tackle FGM in their communities

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