On 26 August, members of FTI Consulting's London office will ascend to 10,000 feet before jumping out of a perfectly functioning airplane. We will be jumping in support of Action Breaks Silence, or Charity Partner of the Year (and also for fun!). 

Action Breaks Silence is a UK Registered Charity which has been established to create a world where women and girls can live their lives free from the fear of sexual and gender-based violence. Initially focused on Africa, South Asia and the UK, Action Breaks Silence seeks to achieve sustainable societal change primarily by offering a two-tiered educational programme:

• Empowerment workshops for women and girls, comprising a fact-filled motivational discussion which seeks to build participants' confidence and is then crystallised through physical self-defence skills. The content has been created to empower, educate and protect women and girls who are vulnerable to sexual and gender-based violence and, importantly, who feel they have no voice or support
• Interactive workshops for eight to 13 year old boys which are specifically designed to build feelings of deep-rooted empathy towards women and girls and, in the longer-term, prevent abusive or violent behaviour