About us

History

Safety4Sisters (S4S) is a specialist feminist and anti-racist organisation based in the North West of England, but with a global outlook. Safety4Sisters was initially established in 2009 as a campaigning organisation by volunteers who were witnessing the significant barriers and discriminatory practises that migrant women with no recourse to public funds (NRPF) faced when seeking access to support. In 2021, Safety4Sisters received charitable status with the overarching purpose of addressing the exclusion of Black and minoritised migrant women with NRPF from the most basic rights of safety and protection.

  • Mission

    Safety4Sisters mission is to provide migrant women with insecure status, who have experienced gender-based violence, specialist, non-judgemental, empowering, and holistic support to enable them to survive, recover and ultimately reach their full potential and find their voice in society. 

  • Vision

    Safety4Sisters vision is a society where migrant women experiencing gender-based violence are empowered to secure their human rights to safety, freedom, justice, and dignity.

Team

In 2023, Safety4Sisters welcomed Jasmine Mohammad to the team as the new Director of Safety4Sisters.

Prior to joining the organisation, Jasmine worked as the Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Services Manager at the Angelou Centre, a specialist ending VAWG By and For service based in Newcastle. Jasmine is also the Co-Chair of Humraaz, a specialist By and For Northern women’s organisation, and is a trustee at End Violence Against Women, a national membership and campaigning coalition.

Jasmine is committed to highlighting the regional differences that Black and minoritised women and children experience in the North and retains a critical eye on the intersecting oppression that Black and minoritised migrant women face at personal, community and institutional levels. Jasmine also works nationally to influence policy change, ensuring that the safety, representation, and voices of migrant women are considered. 

Jasmine joins an existing team of women, from volunteers, front line advocates, senior leadership, and the Board of trustees, with incredible expertise and collectively, decade’s worth of experience working in both the Violence Against Women and Girls and Migration Sector. All of the Safety4Sisters team are committed to challenging gender-based violence, racism, and the hostile environment.