Shakti Women’s Aid is a voluntary organisation that supports
women and children impacted by domestic abuse, forced marriage, FGM and honour base violence.

Not many people will have heard of the term ‘no recourse to public funds’ or ‘NRPF’ for short. They will also not know how this can impact  on safety and even risk to life. This is the reality for several women in the UK. No recourse, no safety.  This means you are not allowed to claim money (benefits) for yourself or any children, even if they are British. This includes all benefits. These women have the right to work and live in the UK.  They are paying taxes and supporting the UK but when they courageously come forward for support to leave the relationship they are told “sorry we didn’t mean you, your immigration status mean’s we can’t help you”.  Due to not having the right stamp on their passport they must return to the abuse. They are being physically, emotionally, sexually and finically abused. On average two women are killed in the UK  a week due to domestic abuse. This is life threatening if they do not receive support.

I wanted to do this run to create awareness of NRPF Issue and raise money to support the women and children impacted #NRPFLivesMatter.

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