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Dorcas (daughters, Optimistic, Respect, Courage, Assurance And Support)

Dorcas

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1194064
Status
Registered
Registered
April 12, 2021
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
West Midlands House Ltd
Gipsy Lane
WILLENHALL
West Midlands
WV13 2HA

Contact

Activities

Raise awareness of FGM through educational programmes for students, parents, and communities. Facilitate accredited FGM training. Provide safeguarding, counselling, advocacy, and support for survivors. Deliver early years safeguarding/body autonomy sessions. Provide holistic care and wellbeing programmes addressing abuse, physical/mental health, health disparities and other support needs.

Objects: The Objects Of The CIO Are:(1) To Promote, Preserve And Protect The Physical And Mental Well-Being Of Girls And Women Living In The Black Country And Birmingham, Especially By Provision Of: One To One Emotional And Practical Support To Women And Girls At Risk Or Have Undergone Female Genital Mutilation (fgm).providing Trained Health Professionals To Explain Medical Complications Of Fgm And Available Treatments.advocacy, Support And Referrals To Health Services And Internal Counselling.provision Of Trained Independent Domestic Violence Advisor To Support Survivors Of Fgm. (2) To Advance Education, Provide Information And Raise Awareness Of Fgm Within The Community Through The Provision Of Training To Professionals To Understand Fgm And How To Support Victims, Partnerships Working With GP Practices, Police, Educational Settings And Other Health Care Providers, Delivery Of School/college/university Awareness Programme And By Engaging With Faith And Cultural Groups.

Classification

How
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
What
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity, Recreation, Other Charitable Purposes
Who
Children/young People, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Defined Groups

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Birmingham City, Dudley, Leicester City, Leicestershire, Sandwell, Staffordshire, Walsall, Wolverhampton

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 £111,123 £128,062
March 31, 2024 £98,486 £87,116
March 31, 2023 £31,982 £47,870
March 31, 2022 £21,465 £1,517

Trustees

Name Appointed
Cyrillia Augustin (Chair) April 12, 2021
Kayon Bailey LLB Aug. 1, 2023
Nathalie Neza Bigimba April 12, 2021
Nigel Oram April 12, 2021