We're delighted to announce our new range of gifts that give!
Now, the
Sh! girlz know we weren't going to mention Christmas again til December - but honest, ladiez, it's in a very good cause
This year, for the first time, Sh! is planning to offer
Gift Giving For Girls - Charity presents where 100% of the price goes straight to good causes close to our hearts.
Sh! will be supporting:
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ACCM UK.
£10 will help
train an ACCM (UK) Champion, who can support young women who are victims of female genital mutilation and forced marriage in the UK, a vital service that gives these women access to a trusted advocate.
£30 will enable ACCM (UK) to
run a workshop educating men from migrant and BME communities about the harmful practices of FGM, FM and domestic violence - a crucial step in helping put a stop to these practices in their communities. [caption id="The Albert kennedy Trust" align="alignright" width="100" caption="The Albert Kennedy Trust"]

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The Albert Kennedy Trust
£50 can
help train a volunteer mentor, ensuring that each young lesbian in our care can meet with a positive role model to help her through her difficulties.
For just £20, you can
help provide advice and a safe and secure home for a night for a young lesbian who may be facing violence, prejudice and homelessness as a result of her sexuality.
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Eaves Scarlet Centre
£15 will pay for a
holistic treatment for a woman trafficked into prostitution - a gentle means of helping her heal from physical and emotional trauma.
And for £20, Eaves can provide
a counselling session for a woman who has experienced sexual violence - an important step in the recovery process.[caption id="Naz Project London" align="alignright" width="100" caption="Naz Project London"]

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Naz Project London
£10 will pay for a young woman of black or minority ethnic origin to attend a
workshop about HIV/STI prevention, transmission and treatment - an important means of safeguarding and supporting her sexual health.
£25 will enable us to
provide vulnerable BME women and young girls with sex- and sexuality-related counselling services.
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V-Day UK: Power to the Women and Girls of the Democratic Republic of Congo
£10 will help to pay for
literary workbooks for rape survivors in the City of Joy to help women turn their pain into power when they re-enter their communities.
And £30 will provide one woman at the City of Joy with
an intensive two-week self-defence program (led by Dolphin Anti-Rape and AIDS Control Outreach) that has helped thousands of girls in Africa learn critical self-defence techniques. [caption id="Vulval Pain Society" align="alignright" width="100" caption="Vulval Pain Society"]

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The Vulval Pain Society
£15 will help fund
a one-day information and support workshop for up to 60 women in the UK who may be experiencing physical and emotional trauma as a result of vulval pain.
And for only £5, you can help the VPS can produce and distribute a
resource file (containing key facts and guidelines on vulval pain) to GPs and practice nurses working in primary care. This vital information will help a woman presenting with vulval pain get a correct diagnosis and treatment.
So there's lots of great causes to support this year, ladiez! 100% of your contribution goes straight to the charities, and from the 10th December, the Sh! girlz will send you or the recipient of your gift a specially designed fridge-magnet, as a little thank-you for supporting a practical and worthwhile cause this Christmas.