Successful projects 2011-12

Angelou Centre – International Network / North East Community Project

Developing secure professional communication networks to support information sharing and dissemination of good practice between the UK, South Asia, Iraq and Iran, as well as tackling attitudes that condone forced marriage through mother and daughter events and work targeted at rural areas.

Ashiana Sheffield – South Yorkshire Forced Marriage Project

A project between Ashiana Black Women‟s Refuge, Apna Haq Domestic Abuse Project and Rotherham Ethnic Minorities Alliance to develop a peer education initiative, training and supporting peer mentors to develop and deliver a programme in schools and colleges.

Freedom Charity – Social Media Project

Developing and piloting a range of social media including webpages, facebook, twitter, text messaging and smartphone applications to extend awareness-raising work and support peer mentors.

Henna Foundation – Change from Within

A three-pronged approach working with men, women and young people to develop community champions against forced marriage, support understanding of choice and consent in marriage and tackle attitudes that condone forced marriage.

JAN Trust – Mujboor Project

Working collaboratively with faith groups and religious leaders to raise awareness of forced marriage, and to challenge the misconceptions and behaviours that tolerate forced marriage, in east London.

Walsall Domestic Violence Forum – Walsall Forced Marriage Partnership

A project to bring together key local statutory and voluntary sector agencies, and community organisations, to develop a local action plan to strengthen the response to forced marriage.