Ipswich women’s youth group WASSUP wins Crimebeat Award for work against violence and sexual exploitation

WASSUP sexual violence and exploitation

It started as four young and abused women coming together with a dream of making life safer for black, minority and ethnic (BME) groups in Ipswich.

Five years later and that dream has become a reality in the shape of WASSUP, or women against sexual exploitation and violence speak up.

There are now around 20 members, aged between 17 and 27, the majority of whom are non-UK nationals and English is their second language.

WASSUP, run by Volunteering Matters, aims to raise awareness of and tackle five key issues – domestic abuse, honour-based violence, trafficking, radicalisation and child sexual exploitation.

The group does this through social media campaigns, flashmobs, exhibitions, rallies, short films, poetry readings; and it also goes into schools and runs workshops for professionals.

 

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