Restored - Ending Violence Against Women

Our Corporate members

28 Too Many Africa
28 Too Many is a values based FGM organisation funded by supporters and donations, created to help eradicate Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in the twenty-eight countries within Africa where it is still practiced. Founded in 2010 by Ann Marie Wilson, it is based on Christian values and takes a stand against FGM (also known as Female Genital Cutting).
http://28toomany.org/

ACET Zimbabwe Trust
ACET works to bring hope to those infected and affected by HIV and AIDs in a country where economic meltdown has made the plight of those on the margins of society so much worse.
http://www.acet-international.org/Africa/zimbabwe.html

Beyond the Streets* UK
Beyond the Streets is a UK charity working to end sex trafficking, prostitution and sexual exploitation.
http://beyondthestreets.org.uk/

The Boaz Trust (UK)
The Boaz Trust is a Christian organisation serving destitute asylum seekers in Greater Manchester. They aim, primarily through the Church, to provide accommodation for those who are homeless, along with food and other essentials. We also provide individual advocacy and support, and campaign for justice in asylum legislation.
http://boaztrust.org.uk/

Care* UK
CARE is a well-established mainstream Christian charity providing resources and helping to bring Christian insight and experience to matters of public policy and practical caring initiatives. CARE is represented in the UK Parliaments and Assemblies, at the EU in Brussels and the UN in Geneva and New York.
http://www.care.org.uk

Christ for the City (Cristo para la Ciudad Internacional)  Argentina
Their mission is to help people transform cities by transforming lives.  They build ministries to meet the needs of the most desperate people in the world's cities - street kids, prostitutes, orphans, the homeless, the unemployed and the destitute.  Ultimately they envision: No place without a witness; No church without a vision; No person without hope.
www.cpciargentina.org

Christian Aids Taskforce* (CAT) Zimbabwe
CAT is a membership non- governmental organization (NGO) which was established in April 2004 to facilitate an engendered Christian response to HIV/AIDS within congregations and communities in Zimbabwe through carrying out HIV/AIDS awareness raising, education and training programme and the Gender programme.

Christian Growth International* (CGi)
CGi is a network of churches and ministries with a common DNA to build church and extend the kingdom.  This includes Cherish Uganda and Liberti Magazine.
http://www.christiangrowthinternational.org/

 Christian Vision for Men (CVM)*  UK
CVM are equipping the church to introduce every man in the UK to Jesus Christ.
www.cvmen.org.uk

Dereham Centre for Christian Counselling and Care (Dereham 4Cs) UK
Dereham 4Cs is based in Central Norfolk, they offer counselling services to any one in need regardless of gender, race or beliefs.  The Centre is staffed by both male and female counsellors, working on a voluntary basis.

Diocese of Kitgum, Childcare Project Uganda
The project supports women and children, and has taken active part to ensure that children are cared for and protected. It's major activities include HIV/AIDS prevention through voluntary counselling and testing, offering treatment for  opportunistic diseases, providing home based care and support, child counselling, nutritional support, a community awareness campaign on hygiene practices, advice on good parental approaches and environmental protection.  It works to address gender based violence(GBV) and human rights issues and enable economic empowerment.

Donna Intera* UK
A Christian Counselling service and Training Provider supporting women in developing healthier relationships and breaking the cycle of unhealthy ones. Also includes on line resource for single Christian women and resource ‘He loves Me Not’ by  Joanne Robinson
http://www.donnaintera.com/

Evangelical Association of Malawi Malawi

El Shaddai Resource Centre* India 
El Shaddai Resource Centre is a faith based organization in India established in 1990. It is a service providing ministry across barriers of culture, religion, gender, caste and creed.
http://esrc.in/home.html

Empower International Ministries USA
Empower International Ministries works alongside existing ministries in developing countries to promote Christian teachings on the equal worth and potential for unity among all human beings in Christ, regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, social or family status
http://www.empowerinternational.org

Equip Liberia Liberia
EQUIP Liberia is supporting clinics and communities and has trained over 6,000 volunteer Community Health Ambassadors who transform, teach, heal, serve and bring faith to families in their own communities.
http://www.equipliberia.org/

Evangelical Congregational Church in Angola – Department of Social Assistance, Studies and Projects (IECA-DASEP)
The Evangelical Congregational Church in Angola (IECA) and its Department of Social Assistance, Studies and projects (DASEP/IECA) was founded by Canadian and American Missionaries early November 1880 in central South of Angola (Huambo province) and carries out important development programmes. It is involved in advocacy at local and national level. DASEP-IECA have shown deep commitment to the rights-based approach to development and their projects are often a point of reference for other development organizations in Angola.
http://www.globalministries.org/news/africa/interview-with-luis-samacumbi.html

Faith and Freedom* UK
Faith and Freedom enables Christian organisations to effectively understand and address domestic abuse.  They aim to raise awareness about domestic abuse and provide education and resources specifically for the Church.
http://www.faithandfreedom.webs.com/

FEMDEV (Femmes en Mission pour le development: Women with a mission for development) Côte d'Ivoire
FEMDEV is a legally constituted non government organisation which invests in a stabke future for marginalised and underprivileged women, men, orphans and out of school youth in crisis stricken Côte d'Ivoire by supporting their spiritual, economic and social capacity building and restoration/rehabilitation programmes.

Flame International* International
Flame International is a UK-based charity that takes teams of trained volunteers from around the world to bring hope through reconciliation and healing to communities suffering the effects of post-conflict trauma.
http://www.flameinternational.org/

Frontline Church* UK
Frontline is a large church and charity based in the Wavertree area of Liverpool. We are non-denominational Christian church with three services on Sundays and are structured around a network of Communities and Small Groups that meet all over the city at various times each month.
http://www.frontline.org.uk/

HEAL Africa* D R Congo
HEAL Africa is a Christian non-governmental organisation. The vision of HEAL Africa
is to promote physical, social, and spiritual health for sick and vulnerable people through
training health professionals and reinforcing social action. The mission of HEAL Africa
is to prepare leaders in spiritual, physical and social community-based healing.
http://www.healafrica.org/cms/

Inter-Mission Care and Rehabilitation Society (IMCares)* India
An organisation with a vision to see transformation in the lives of the poorest of the poor with the Agape Love of God in fellowship with the Church and the community. IMCARES works amongst the poorest of the poor in Western India, predominantly in Mumbai, Maharashtra State.
www.imcares.org

Life In Abundance Trust (LIAT) UK/Ecuador
As a Christian charity, they support the work of missionary, Jill Ball, in Santo Domingo de Los Tsáchilas, Ecuador who ministers the love of God in Christ to the poor, disadvantaged, disabled, abused and those with special need; via education, alleviation of poverty, suffering, and the provision of spiritual nourishment through Bible teaching.

They have begun a project, with legacy assistance, to address the plight of women and children suffering abuse, both physical and sexual, principally, though not exclusively in a domestic environment.
http://www.liat-ecuador.org

Livability - Community Mission Team* UK 
Livability has been involved in supporting urban mission for over 160 years. They are passionate about what the Church can do to combat the poverty, isolation and despair that scar UK communities.
http://www.livability.org.uk

Love the One* India
Love the One is a UK charity working in India providing medical care to poor and orphaned children and training up others to do so. Love the One is more than a medical project, they are passionate about seeing childrens' lives transformed and allowing them to regain their childhood.

Love the One has a vision to impact families by not only working with the children, but empowering and advocating for the women so they can see positive lasting changes in their communities.
www.lovetheone.org

MK Prayer Network
The MK Prayer Network is a confidential international prayer network, and is part of the prayer ministry of St Andrews Baptist Church, Bletchley, Milton Keynes.
http://www.mkprayernetwork.co.uk/

Micah Challenge
Micah Challenge is a global coalition of Christians holding governments to account for their promise to halve extreme poverty by 2015. They are establishing a global movement to encourage deeper Christian commitment to the poor, and to speak out to leaders to act with justice.
http://www.micahchallenge.org/

Nene Valley Christian Family Refuge UK
Nene Valley Christian Family Refuge is a registered charity working with women and children fleeing from and wishing to break free from Domestic Abuse. The services they provide inculde refuge accommodation, aftercare and resettlement support, group work, children’s services, training and awareness raising.
http://www.nvcfr.org.uk/

Not Under Bondage Australia
Domestic Abuse in a Christian context is the focus of this website. The Christian victim's scriptural dilemmas are explained, analysed and disentangled. Resources for victim-survivor recovery, and for educating clergy and the wider Christian community.
http://www.notunderbondage.com/

Paz y Esperanza* Peru 
Paz y Esperanza (“Peace and Hope”) is a Christian human rights organisation focus on protection of post conflict and peace building process, advocacy, women rights, preventing child abuse, indigenous rights,  social and economic rights, environment protection, humanitarian relief.
http://www.pazyesperanza.org/

Peace and Safety in the Christian Home (PASCH)* International 
Research and Social Action Initiative that is linked to university and to faith groups.  The mandate of RAVE is to training for religious leaders around the world on domestic violence in communities of faith; resources for community, religious leaders, clergy, churches, small group leaders of faith-based groups and those who are impacted by domestic violence (victims/survivors and perpetrators).
http://www.peaceandsafety.com/

Pentecostal Assemblies of God Mission Development Department Uganda
The Mission Development Department was established to provide holistic service to the community of Soroti and the wider area of Teso through its integrated socio economic and spiritual interventions to the communities.
 
It was set up to focus on the spiritual growth of their Pentecostal Assemblies of God followers. However, after the insurgency and conflict in the Teso region in the 1980’s and 90’s they have created and supported various projects to address the to massive loss of life, property and sharp rise in poverty.  These projects include a HIV/AIDS Programme, PEP (Participatory Evaluation Process), Water and Sanitation ,Relief, Business Development (IGA).

Programme de Promotion des soins de sante primaires (PPSSP) D R Congo
PPSSP is contributing to the improvement of people's quality of life throught the promotion of good public health practices in order to reduce morbidity , mortality and prevent and manage trauma caused by conflicts, civil war, sexual gender based violence and HIV/AIDS and provide emergency assistance in disaster.

Religion And Violence Elearning (RAVE)* USA
RAVE is an initiative that seeks to bring knowledge and social action together to assist families of faith impacted by abuse.
http://www.theraveproject.org/

Scripture Union of Malawi
Scripture Union of Malawi is a Christian based children, families and youth community development organisation.  Part of an international movement working in over 140 countries, their work aims to see children, youth and families in Malawi following Jesus Christ, filled with hope and transforming the nation.
http://www.su-international.org/purple.php?Doo=ContentView&id=336

Sevenoaks Community Church* UK
Sevenoaks are a relatively new contemporary-style church, serving Sevenoaks and the surrounding area. They hope to be able to encourage  and help people to live life to the full just as God intended.  The pastor, Tony Cornfield is also a trustee of a local charity in West Kent called the Domestic Abuse Volunteer Support Services (DAVSS).  Its website is www.davss.org.uk
http://www.7oakscommunitychurch.org.uk/

Somebody Cares Ministries Malawi
A Christian non-governmental organisation that has been serving peri-urban and rural communities in Malawi since 2000.  They focus on empowering and building the capacity of communities and local churches to care for widows and orphans through community healthcare, early childhood and youth development, spiritual development through pastoral and leadership training, community-based mitigation of the impact of HIV and AIDS and humanitarian response.
http://www.somebodycaresmalawi.org/

Sophia Network* UK
The Sophia Network is based in the UK and exists to connect women in youth work and ministry to access training, develop skills and share wisdom.
http://blog.sophianetwork.org.uk/

Strategic Impact* UK & South Africa
Sean Callaghan is Strategic Impact and he is a consultant in issues-based communications management at a senior/strategic level within the public, private (CSR) and not-for-profit sectors.
http://www.strategicimpactuk.com/

Tearfund* UK and International
Tearfund is a UK Christian relief and development agency, working with a global network of local churches to help eradicate poverty, transform lives and bring justice.
http://www.tearfund.org/

The Girl Child Network (GCNW)* International
GCNW mobilizes girls into school clubs that enable them to learn their rights, prevent sexual violence and harassment, and become self-confident leaders.  GCNW builds empowerment villages, integral centres for victims of sexual violence that pro-vide medical, legal and educational services as well as access to police protection. We help to transform girl victims into survivors and leaders.
http://girlchildnetworkworldwide.org/

The Harvest Charitable Trust* UK
Harvest is a small family charity, launched in 1982, which is committed to the advancement of the Christian faith, especially through literature, and the relief of poverty worldwide.  Contact via mhutton@paston.co.uk

The Leprosy Mission International
The Leprosy Mission is an international Christian development organisation which is autonomous and works as part of The Leprosy Mission's worldwide family. Our overall vision is a world without leprosy.
http://www.leprosymission.org.uk/

The Mothers’ Union* UK & International
Mothers' Union is an international Christian charity that seeks to support families worldwide.
www.themothersunion.org

The Salvation Army - Liberia Command - Faith based Facilitation Team (FBF) Liberia
Faith based organisation working with people to meet their needs without discrimination.

Women of Action* Bangladesh
A network run by Food for the Hungry UK.  It is uniting and empowering women to overcome poverty and oppression. Across the floodplains of Bangladesh they are helping disadvantaged women to discover their potential, restore their dignity and transform their communities.
http://www.womenofaction.co.uk/

World Relief* USA
In community with the local Church, World Relief works internationally and enables the most vulnerable people transformed economically, socially, and spiritually.
http://worldrelief.org/Page.aspx?pid=192

Youth With A Mission (YWAM) UK & International
Youth With A Mission is an international volunteer movement of Christians from many backgrounds, cultures and Christian traditions, dedicated to serving Jesus throughout the world. Their purpose is simply to know God and to make Him known.
http://www.ywam.org/

YWCA of Liberia Liberia
A women led NGO for the empowerment of young women and girls in leadership, education and advocacy.
http://orgs.tigweb.org/ywca-of-liberia

Zoe Zimbabwe
ZOE exists to mobilise the church interdenominationally and nationally to care for destitute orphans in its communites through a visitation programme.  They seek to help each family be self reliant.  They have only 12 full time staff with about 100 voluntary coordinators through Zimbabwe and 11,600 church volunteers from 2,010 churches, reaching c.70,000 orphans, seeking to enable them to have holistic lives.

*Founder Members