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My school often brought speakers in to discuss 'taboo' subjects, the most shocking of which was undoubtedly Karma Nirvana's talk on Honour Based Abuse (HBA), with particular reference to forced marriage and Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). 

It is because of this that I wish to fundraise for Karma Nirvana. If the target amount is raised, I will be shaving my head. 

Honour Based Abused can include:

• domestic abuse (either male or female)
• threats of violence (either male or female)
• sexual or psychological abuse (either male or female)
• forced marriage (where either one or both parties are forced into marriage regardless of whether or not they want it)
• being held against your will or being taken somewhere you don't want to go (either male or female)
• assault (either male or female)
• FGM

HBA is illegal in the UK, and yet in 2014 figures revealed that there were around 11,744 incidences of HBA occurring in the last 5 years. These included forced marriage and FGM. Karma Nirvana recorded thousands of incidences of HBA in 2015, far too many of which were regarding children under 10 years old.

Karma Nirvana is a charity that works to support victims of HBA and seeks to educate as many people as possible on these actions. In donating money, you would be helping to fund this very necessary cause. 

What your money would do:

• £10 - cover the weekly cost of travel for 1 volunteer
• £20 - pay for at least 2 victims to access the helpline for support
• £100 - allow at least 10 victims access to support via the helpline, or provide more publicity, via social media etc, for Karma Nirvana 
• £500 - support phone lines for 1 month 
• £1000 - allow Karma Nirvana to provide a day's in-depth training to Police or Social Workers

When the target amount is raised, I will be shaving my head for my Leaver's Prom. 

For more information on Karma Nirvana, please visit http://www.karmanirvana.org.uk .

For their helpline, please call 0800 5999247 .