Working to End Violence Against Women and Girls

What we do

The Vavengers is a UK-based charity committed to ending Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) and all other forms of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG).

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Our work involves

  • Health workshops

  • Educating on the harms of FGM/C

  • Supplying essential items

  • National campaigns

  • Inclusive gender empowerment

  • Public and private training

  • Arts and events

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Meet The Vavengers Team & Board

  • Sema Gornall

    Chief Executive Officer

  • Naimah Hassan

    Co-Chair

  • Rachel Cullen

    Co-Chair

  • Hoda Ali

    Co-founder

  • Mabel Evans

    Co-founder

  • Sara Samra

    Trustee

  • Sahrish Iftikhar

    Trustee

  • Tom Ingham Clark

    Trustee

  • Milosz Palej

    Trustee

  • Simma Gershenson

    Director of Fundraising & Development

  • Warda Mohamed

    Head of Community

  • Wuraola Ogunmowo

    Social Media Manager & Graphic Designer

  • Julia Martins

    Book Club Host

  • Harriet Holder

    Board Governance Assistant

  • Soraya Ali

    Founding Member & Advisory Board Member

  • Dr. Leyla Hussein OBE

    Advisory Board Member

  • Payzee Mahmod

    Advisory Board Member

  • Anita Arora

    Advisory Board Member (Justice)

  • Sabrina Elba

    Campaign Ambassador

  • Baroness Rosie Boycott

    Patron

  • Sir Max Hill KC

    Patron

Blog and news

Petition and opinion

The government in The Gambia are looking to repeal the FGM/C law

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BBC London

BBC London exposes serious healthcare issues felt by survivors of FGM/C

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The Independent

Sabrina Elba supports campaign against FGM, saying she has a ‘moral duty’

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