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This Ramadhan I am fundraising for Culturally Sensitive Counselling Sessions for victims of domestic abuse. Through working with victims of domestic abuse from the BAME community that live in the refuge a gap has emerged with counselling that is specific to their cultural, language and faith needs. 

Berkshire Women's Aid has been working alongside a counselling service whose vision is to support those who are unable to access mental health support due to financial, cultural, faith or language difficulties. 

Feedback from a client: 'When I left my husband, the community turned against me as they said I was not a good wife or daughter-in-law. They all said that I should have stayed even though I was so unhappy, I felt like I was treated like a slave. I was on anti-depressants and unable to sleep when I came to the refuge. When I started my counselling sessions the therapist spoke Punjabi, I used to look forward to speaking with her every week. She listened to me, I felt understood by her and not judged. She understood my language, my faith and my culture which really helped me to open up to her. The sessions helped me rebuild my life again, and I began looking forward to my future.'

This valuable service needs your financial support to enable it to continue. So that more women from the BAME community can explore solutions to make positive changes in their lives. 

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