Medaille Trust Magazine Winter 22

MEDAILLE TRUST MAGAZINE WINTER 2022 www.medaille-trust.org.uk

GUIDE 3 Welcome from CEO Medaille Trust is one of the UK’s largest 4 Coalition to Stop Slavery providers of supported accommodation 5 In The News for victims of modern slavery. We 6 International Criminal Justice were founded by Sr. Ann Teresa SSJA Conference targets trafficking who worked with Catholic Religious 7 Medaille launches Congregations to establish our charity. Entrepreneurship Academy The vision and generosity of these in Albania congregations and our origins remain key 8 Medaille’s Annual Conference to our identity. Our work is guided by the 10 Medaille in 2022 principles of Catholic Social Teaching: 12 Medaille in 2023 human dignity, solidarity, preferential option 14 Case Study for poor and vulnerable people, and the 15 Christmas at Medaille Trust dignity of work. Our national network of 16 Making a Difference safe houses provides personalised support, 18 Thank You empowering clients on their path to a life 20 Be a Survivor’s Santa that is free from slavery and exploitation. Medaille Trust, Cathedral Centre, In addition to providing clients with life- 3 Ford Street, Salford M3 6DP changing accommodation, our Moving On Visit: medaille-trust.org.uk Project works with survivors of modern Email: [email protected] slavery, providing tailored one-to-one Call: 0800 0699916 support to help reduce their vulnerability to re-exploitation and empower them to move @medailletrust on positively with their lives. Medaille Trust is a registered charity, number 1117830 We also help survivors pursue judicial For security, client names have been changed throughout. outcomes against their perpetrators, Designed by Sam Moore supporting them throughout the legal Printed by Bensons Printing Company Ltd, 12 Perry Rd, Witham CM8 3YZ process. We work closely with law enforcement agencies to help target traffickers. Medaille Trust also works in partnership with likeminded charities in other countries to help prevent human trafficking and to support those victims who return home. We also raise awareness of modern slavery in the UK, through our Look Up! Campaign with the Archdiocese of Birmingham.  Thank you for your interest in our work and your commitment to ending modern slavery. If you would like to know more, please get in touch. 2

WELCOME Unusually for the lead up to Christmas, earlier this year. We’ve been forming new World Cup Fever seems to have engulfed partnerships in Albania, another country our country. On the back of England’s much in the news recently, where we are fantastic victory down under in the T20 launching an entrepreneurship academy World Cup on Remembrance Sunday, both designed to prevent people being trafficked the England and the Wales men’s national or choosing clandestine routes to the UK football teams are venturing to Qatar for the opening themselves up to exploitation. FIFA World Cup Finals. We’ve been protecting potential victims through our work at the frontline alongside These World Cup Finals have been marked the Police, in our capacity as a designated with controversy not just because their first responder, in our national network of place in the calendar has interrupted the safe houses and in our Moving on Projects domestic football season – at least for in six cities across the UK. We’ve been Premier League clubs, anyway – but also pursuing justice for survivors through our because of the plight of migrant workers Victims’ Voices programme which helps who have been brought into the Middle East those we aid to tell their stories in order to to construct the stadium. A report in The support the prosecution of traffickers. We Guardian in February 2021 said that more have also brought case workers, police and than 6,500 migrant workers had died in prosecutors together at our International Qatar in the 10 years since it won the right to Criminal Justice Conference to share best host the World Cup. A recent report from the practice and intelligence in the fight against UK charity Equidem highlighted the dreadful traffickers. conditions for migrant workers and Namrata Raja, the lead researcher concluded: Much has been achieved in 2022 through “Fans need to know how this came about, the partnerships created and the hard work that the stadiums that they’re sitting in and commitment of our staff and supporters. (were) built by workers, many of whom were We could not have done it without your in conditions of what we would call forced prayerful, practical and financial support, so labour or other forms of modern slavery” thank you for this and we look forward to continuing the fight in 2023. Pope Francis wrote to the president of FIFA outlining his concerns too, and it Garry Smith demonstrates that around the world modern Chief Executive slavery is still sadly all around us. At Medaille Trust in 2022 we’ve sought to continue the fight against this evil trade, continuing the work of our dear founder Sister Ann Teresa SSJA who passed away 3

Anti-Slavery Day was observed on the 18th MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC October. The day provides an opportunity WITNESSING MODERN to raise awareness of human trafficking SLAVERY BUT NOT and modern slavery, and encourage REPORTING IT government, local authorities, companies, charities and individuals to do what they A survey commissioned by the Coalition to can to address the problem. It was created Stop Slavery have found that more than half by the Anti-Slavery Day Act, a Private of adults in the UK (52%) think they have Members’ Bill introduced by Anthony Steen spotted a victim of modern slavery, but only CBE, now Chair of the Human Trafficking a little over one in three (35%) of those has Foundation. ever raised concerns with police or others — often because they are scared to do so. To observe the day Medaille Trust joined 16 The findings of the survey released to mark other organisations to launch the Coalition Anti-Slavery Day in October also revealed to Stop Slavery. The group planned and that many people do not know how to report coordinated a major awareness exercise on concerns. Almost 9 in 10 of us (86%) believe modern slavery with the theme the Government should do more to raise awareness of modern slavery in the UK — “It’s time to stop slavery”. and that those responsible for the crime (88%) should face higher sentences. Eight It has launched a petition calling on the out of 10 of us believe companies should Government to ban the import of all be required to do more to prevent modern products tainted by forced labour and slavery (83%) in their businesses and modern slavery. The Coalition said “There suppliers. The survey also found that 8 out are victims of forced labour all over the of 10 of us want more resources for police to world, working on farms and in mines, in investigate modern slavery crimes (84%) factories and in workshops, making the things we use in our daily lives – from the The research was done by Zappi, the clothes we wear, to the food we eat to the leading consumer research platform, to phone you might be using to read this. We survey adults in the UK about their attitudes are calling on the UK Government to use the and awareness of modern slavery. planned new modern slavery bill to ban the import of modern slavery-tainted products into the UK. To sign the petition visit the Coalition’s dedicated website at: https://coalitiontostopslavery.org/ sign-the-petition/ 4

IN THE NEWS 50 MILLION IN MODERN TRIO FOUND GUILTY OF MODERN SLAVERY OFFENCES AGAINST SLAVERY GLOBALLY VULNERABLE MAN The International Labour Organisation Two men have says modern slavery is a growing challenge thanks to a mix of armed conflict, climate change and the global pandemic. The been jailed for ILO estimates that 50 million people - or one out of every 150 people alive - are trapped in forced labour or forced marriages. modern slavery That is up nearly 10 million on its numbers from five years ago. ILO Director General Guy Ryder says “We know what offences after needs to be done... an all-hands-on-deck approach is needed. Trade unions, employers’ organizations, civil society and their “vulnerable” ordinary people all have critical roles to play.” Picture Credit – PA victim was brought The ILO says slavery is not confined to poor countries far away from the western world - more than half of all forced to Newport and labour happens in wealthier countries in the upper-middle or high-income bracket. And it counts both forced labour and forced to work. Normunds Freibergs and Jokubas forced marriage as modern enslavement - both situations where the person cannot leave “because of threats, violence, Stankevicius were handed prison sentences for deception, abuse of power or other forms of coercion”. The ILO says “Entrapment in forced labour can last years, while exploiting Latvian national Rolands Kazoks in most cases forced marriage is a life sentence.”About 27.6 million people are in forced labour, including 3.3 million between November  2017 and the following children. Of those children, more than half are in commercial sexual exploitation. summer.  Freibergs, 40, was sentenced to five years Another 22 million people are in forced marriages - more than while Stankevicius was handed a four-year prison two-thirds of them women - and many victims were under 15 when the marriage took place. sentence. Stankevicius’ wife  Ruta Stankeviciene BBC News received a 20-month sentence suspended for 18 months. The court heard that Freibergs “enticed” the victim to move to the UK with the idea of working in a factory and promised him accommodation. Freibergs and Stankevicius took the victim’s passport and  threatened him and his family. Freibergs also physically assaulted Mr Kazoks on one occasion. South Wales Argus 230 PEOPLE RESCUED IN NORTH EAST ALLEGED MODERN SLAVERY IN IN ONE YEAR BUILDING OF WORLD CUP STADIUMS More than 200 victims of After arriving he applied for A new report says migrant labourers who built modern day slavery have been another job through some Qatar’s World Cup stadiums often worked long rescued in North-East England contacts but then discovered hours under harsh conditions and were subjected in the last year, a report by he had been tricked. A criminal to discrimination, wage theft and other abuses. The Salvation Army found. gang took his passport and The report by the charity Equidem came less than phone then controlled his two weeks before Qatar hosted the world’s biggest One man told the BBC he movements, forced him to sporting event. A Kenyan worker said “supervisors was befriended by criminals sleep in his car and deliver would hit us in front of other workers to pressure who later coerced him into drugs. The Salvation Army us to work faster and complete our work on time”. trafficking drugs. says Leo’s story is not unique. From July 2021 to June the Workers described illegal recruitment fees that left Leo, 36, said they told him he charity helped 230 victims them deeply in debt before they even started; long would be killed if he did not of modern slavery in the working hours in the desert heat and other harsh do as he was told. North East - up from 188 the conditions and discrimination in which the most previous year. dangerous high-rise work was reserved for Africans He had enjoyed a successful and South Asians. career in his home country in BBC News Eastern Europe and came to England to work in healthcare. 5

International store room, sleeping on pallets and Criminal Justice working 12 hours a day without pay. The Conference to GLAA visited 180 car washes and found target trafficking 65% of them had employment rights or labour abuse issues. Delegates discussed In September, Medaille Trust’s International the short sentences given to criminals after Criminal Justice Conference in Slovenia hearing how Wiltshire Police had spent brought together case workers, four years bringing down two criminals, prosecutors and police officers from the UK only for them to receive sentences of and overseas pledging to work together to 2 years and 2.5 years. Martin Hill from stop human traffickers and rescue victims the Crown Prosecution Service led a of modern slavery.  conference discussion on how police and the CPS can collaborate earlier to ensure CEO Garry Smith challenged delegates cases are brought to court which have a to come together, reflect together, learn greater chance of success. Helen Gordos together and return to work reinvigorated from the National Crime Agency urged in the fight against traffickers. The police officers to use her agency more, conference heard that there were 900 noting that it has a network covering over county line gangs operating in the UK. 100 countries. Conference also heard These gangs use children to sell drugs, from Police Officers from Poland, Czech exposing them to addiction, attacks from Republic and Sweden and discussed how rival gangs and “punishment beatings”. they were tackling human trafficking in In Merseyside, Police rescued 40 adult their countries. Delegates explored how modern slavery victims from exploitation to network and work closer in order to by an organised crime group. Kent Police stop traffickers and rescue their victims.  visited 30-40 farms and uncovered a At the conclusion of the conference, Police European trafficking ring selling people and Justice Partnerships Director Marcus for £16,500. In another appalling case, the Dawson said human trafficking was a Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority global problem which required a global found a British man held in a restaurant response. He said the collaboration of UK and overseas forces will be invaluable in the fight against trafficking and modern slavery.  6

Medaille launches Entrepreneurship Academy in Albania More than a quarter of modern slavery victims in the UK are from Albania. Over the last 10 years Medaille Trust has worked in Albania with the Mary Ward Loreto Foundation to raise awareness of modern slavery and the dangers of being trafficked to the UK. However, the number of Albanian victims referred to the NRM (National Referral Mechanism) last year almost doubled from 1,876 in the year to June 2021, to 3,571 in the year to June 2022. The problem persists because poverty forces many Albanians into the hands of ruthless traffickers. This year Medaille decided to tackle the problem at its source by teaming up with seven Albanian NGOs to launch The Entrepreneurship Academy. Medaille CEO Garry Smith said: “the NGOs will identify enterprises which will work with a team from Angello, a private development foundation, to receive training and work with business coaches. The hope is that they will develop sustainable local businesses which can offer employment opportunities to Albanians so that they do not become victims of modern slavery in the UK.” 7

We are pleased to report on the Respect – Naomi Mumba-Dobson awWaredsarteopslteaaffsfeodr 2to0r2e2pworhtich weorne tphreesaewnaterddsattoosutar fAf wfoarrds Naomi Mumba- Din2n0e2r2awt thhiicshyweaerr’es Apnrensueanlted Dobson, Senior CoantfeoruernAcweainrdMs aDninchneesr taetrtihnis Service Manager Noyveeamr’sbeArn. TnhuealACwoanrfdesrernecfleect our at our Mersey valiuneMsaantcMheedstaeilrleinTNruosvteamndbewr.e Service won waTnhtetoAwwaarrmdslyrecoflengctraotuurlavtaeluthees the Respect deasteMrveindgawilleinTnreursst. and we want Award. She was nominated by to warmly congratulate the three different people who all witnessed deserving winners. her deal with other people and treat them with great respect. Whether they be clients, Empowerment – Hannah Spittal colleagues, or professionals from other organisations, Naomi has demonstrated a The respectful way of dealing with people that Empowerment is highly valued and appreciated by her Award was colleagues. won by Hannah Spittal, Senior Collaboration – Jessica Conlon Case Worker at our Northern The Collaboration Service. She Award winner was was nominated by eight different people. the Local Coordinator Hannah has empowered others by sharing of the Moving On her knowledge of various specialist subjects Project in London, including CMS and Recovery Needs Jess Conlon. She was Assessments. She has willingly travelled nominated because away from her service to work alongside new of her great multi- starters in another service and has exemplified disciplinary partnership work coordinating this value in the way that she has empowered statutory support services on behalf of a her colleagues to be more effective. client. The partnerships she has built not only benefitted the outcomes for the client but also enhanced the reputation of Medaille Trust with professionals throughout the large area in which she works. 8

Compassion – Ava Ritchie Emma Regan was nominated because of her all-round enthusiasm for the job and her Senior Case Worker at willingness to pitch in and help other people our London West Service even at times when she is really busy herself. Ava Ritchie won the She is a great ambassador for the organization Compassion Award. She and demonstrates daily, her passion for the was nominated because work and for the support of survivors of of her compassionate modern slavery. nature and the care she has shown not just for Additional Conference Highlights… clients but also because of the way she looks out for her colleagues. She is cited as often going the extra mile and is described by one of her nominators as someone who makes even the hardest days a little bit easier. Passion – Emma Regan and Katie Zaccaro Duncan Parker, CEO of microfinance fund, Angello, speaks about the Entrepreneurship Academy in Albania. The Senior Case Worker at Academy, launched by Medaille Trust, will help develop our Coastal Service, businesses in Albania so they can provide employment to Emma Regan and Albanians so they don’t become victims of modern slavery. Manager for our Central Service Katie Zaccaro Celebrity Tattoo Artist Friday Jones talks about a project both won The Passion with Medaille Trust on the redesign of tattoos of modern Award. Katie Zaccaro slavery victims who were branded by their traffickers. was nominated by two people that work alongside her who said she was someone who has great energy and enthusiasm. She is also greatly supportive of the team that work with her. Both nominators mentioned the work she did in supporting the team when they were working with a terminally ill client and how this demonstrated her passion for the work. They noted that she goes the extra mile to ensure staff and service users feel supported and valued 9

IN 2022 In 2022 Medaille Trust supported over 400 Physical and mental wellbeing by victims of modern slavery in our various accessing counselling and signposting services. More than 200 victims have been them to appropriate health services. supported in our safe houses. We did our best to ensure our houses were happy Education and employment by homes arranging Wellbeing Wednesdays helping them access education, training with Yoga and Cooking and Nutrition and employment courses and classes. Our staff and residents celebrated community volunteering opportunities. together, occasions such as Easter, Diwali and Eid. We organized day trips to the Community Integration by running seaside, visits to the Zoo and Pick Your activity classes and drop-in sessions Own Farms in Summer. Our residents also and helping clients participate in got involved in gardening, and growing community activities. vegetables which they were able to use in the kitchen. Access justice by supporting clients through the legal process and Recognising that the needs of our residents conducting legally admissible go well beyond housing, the Moving On interviews. Project (MOP) went into full gear this year stepping up activities at its seven Independent Living by helping clients geographical hubs to support and help to understand their rights and survivors to rebuild their lives. This year entitlements and empowering them to MOP has helped over 200 clients with: advocate for themselves. Life is hard for people without papers. When I left the safe house, I was so depressed, I called every day asking for my support worker. When I was brought to MOP it was like the stress in my head was taken away. - MOP client 10

In 2022 some of our staff joined the police “I would just like to personally thank your in 14 police operations. They assisted the staff for the support they have provided police in talking to victims rescued from to our team over the last 2 weeks and the criminals who were exploiting them. especially today in relation to attendance This year we continued the Victims’ Voices last minute to a premises that was being Project, training some of our Case Workers used to sexually exploit females. They to undertake interviews with survivors of provided amazing support and assisted modern slavery that meet “achieving best the uniformed officers and Operation evidence” (ABE) standards. Some survivors Sanctuary with identifying a Section 2 find it difficult to give evidence because Modern Slavery Offence. They spent a of distrust of authority, stigma regarding considerable amount of time with the some forms of exploitation and fear of females to try and understand what was repercussions for family and friends. Our going on at the location. They learnt case workers can talk to these victims to quickly that the potential victims become collect evidence which can be used to seek agitated and will not tell the truth unless justice for them. Our staff have conducted you work with them for the period of time interviews which have helped the police they did”. prosecute criminals for domestic servitude, forced labour and sexual exploitation. - Feedback from Police to an operation supported by Medaille Staff 11

IN 2023 PREVENT PROTECT Modern Slavery is a global problem We will look to expand our supported requiring global solutions. While we must housing services as the number of provide refuge and support to those fleeing modern slavery victim referrals continue their traffickers, we also have to address to rise significantly. We expect to finish the root causes of this issue. Poverty is the project at our Mersey safe house the greatest factor driving men, women which will add eight more rooms – that and children into the hands of ruthless is eight more survivors being supported traffickers. This is why we will push ahead and accommodated at Medaille Trust. with the Entrepreneurship Academy in We will also explore the possibility of Albania which will collaborate with NGOs to commissioning additional safe houses. identify enterprises which will work with a team from Angello, a private development We will also look at the possibility of foundation, to receive training and work launching new Moving On Project hubs with business coaches. We look forward to meet the many and varied needs of to the development of sustainable local survivors of modern slavery trying to businesses which can offer employment rebuild their lives. opportunities to Albanians so that they do not become victims of modern slavery in the UK. We will also deepen our relationship with the Church as we try to raise awareness in communities about modern slavery and encourage people to be alert to spot the signs. PREVENT PROTECT PURSUE PARTNER 12

PURSUE PARTNER We will continue to develop our Victims’ In October our Director of Communications Voices programme ensuring more staff Mark Bhagwandin visited St. John the are trained on how to conduct ABE Evangelist church in Banbury as part of the (achieving best evidence) interviews Look Up Project, a partnership between thereby improving the chances of Medaille Trust and the Archdiocese of successful prosecution of modern slavery Birmingham. Mark delivered talks about perpetrators. We will work even more modern slavery and the work of our closely with police forces across the UK, charity at four church services. We would lending our support to officers to help like to thank Fr. John Peyton and Fr. Ryan reassure victims and get them the support Service (in picture) as well as the over 300 they need. parishioners who gave us a warm welcome and second collection. Mark will visit We will also deepen our engagement St. John the Worker Church also in with the Crown Prosecution Service to Banbury, in January next year. If you are provide support they may need to aid the from a church in the Midlands and would prosecution and conviction of traffickers like a talk on modern slavery and the work and those who abuse and exploit the of Medaille Trust please get in touch with vulnerable. us at [email protected] 13

Looking forward to Christmas A trafficked Albanian victim tells Aria said that in Albania some people don’t her story of hope this Christmas. have the money to celebrate Christmas, so she has no expectations. However she Aria once had a normal life in Albania and feels she will have a nice night and wants used to celebrate Christmas with her family to spend as much time with others as and friends. Then her family tried to marry possible. Because she missed Christmas her off to a rich man who she did not love last year she is excited for this year and Aria escaped from home. Homeless especially. on the streets, Aria at just 13 years old was prostituted by different men. Then two In the future when her baby is older, Aria men approached her and offered her a hopes to do more Christmas activities like better life. She went with them on a flight taking baby to visit Father Christmas. after they promised her work in exchange for lots of money. They kept hold of her We know that Aria will be happy this passport and flew her to different locations Christmas because our safe houses where she was sexually exploited for celebrate Christmas in a very big way. months. At the safe house where she is, there will be lots of beautiful decorations and a Eventually, Aria’s traffickers brought her to Christmas tree with sparkling lights. Party the UK. Here she was kept in a hotel room games will take place to include music to and not allowed to leave. She was sexually dance to and karaoke. Gifts will be given to exploited again. Aria finally escaped our residents so Aria can expect presents exploitation but found she was pregnant. for her and her new baby. Staff will take the time to buy and hand wrap these gifts Aria is due to give birth to a healthy baby because we want to create wonderful boy in December 2022 and for once after memories for all our residents of their time her ordeals, she is excited and ready to at the safe house and of Christmas here in celebrate Christmas with her baby. She the UK. says it will be her baby’s first Christmas. 14

Christmas at Medaille Trust Christmas is a very special time at Medaille Trust. Our late founder Sr. Ann Teresa began her work befriending people just like Aria. At Christmas time she would invite women who had been trafficked here and on the streets to come to celebrate Christmas at the convent. She once said “The convent became a second home for some. We celebrated Christmas and birthdays with them, took them to the theatre: anything that gave them a bit of happiness”. At Christmas Medaille has always remained true to her vision and our staff will this year go all out to ensure our safe houses are happy festive homes. On our social media pages, Facebook and Instagram, we will tell 12 Stories of Christmas so look out for these in December as we approach Christmas 2022. Here are some pictures of Christmas at Medaille in years gone by. Happy Christmas everyone. 15

Making a difference Your support for Medaille Trust means our safe houses are not just places to stay but family homes where our staff ensure that survivors of modern slavery are happy together as they recover from their trauma and work to rebuild their lives. Your support for our Moving On Project helps us to work with survivors beyond the safe houses, ensuring they are not vulnerable to re-exploitation and go on to lead healthy, happy lives. Celebrating Halloween at Kent safe house Staff Ha nodu sree svidiseitnKtse wof London West Ga rd e n s DLiwonadli oPnaWrtye astt Safe House 16

Ha mFpasnhtiraestMic opvoitntgerOyncrPearotjeedctbcylients Four survivors receive SAoulltohtammepnttoynieSldafaetHthouese Sr. Ann Teresa Bursary The Sr. Ann Teresa education and training bursary which was launched earlier this year in memory of our founder has now paid out bursaries to four survivors of modern slavery. The bursary pays up to £1200 to survivors to help them meet the cost of course material, equipment, travel, childcare and other education and training related expenses. The four recipients are going to study courses in Nursing, Health and Social Care, Finance and Accounting and Criminology. The fund continues to be open for new applications and we expect more clients to be awarded bursaries in the new year. Africa n Dru m workshop at Swindon Moving On Project 17 thGeaSrr.ryAtoSndmnoitTaherePwsihatDhBtiuhnersCasreriymcowinnhdooloregiscyig.poieinntg of on Kent safe ohwounsfea rremsidi ne nStus monmae r 17 pick your

A BIG THANK YOU to Helped survivors make new memories everyone who has donated, Thanks to you we’ve been able to spread the word or raised arrange day-trips for our safe house awareness in aid of Medaille residents, giving them the chance to Trust over the past year. create new and happy memories. Sadly, we don’t have room to include all of you, but here Raised awareness of modern slavery are a few highlights. During the year we have delivered more than 100 awareness talks in the Thank you, regular givers community and thanks to your gifts people are better equipped to spot the Thank you for being part of a community that signs of modern slavery. gives regularly to our work. Every gift we receive makes a huge difference to the lives Want to set up a regular gift? of people affected by modern slavery. Giving a donation on a regular basis allows us to If you don’t already make a regular gift to plan ahead and provides a steady income us each month and would like to set one up stream that we can use where it is most today, either complete the form at the back needed. Over the last year, your gifts have: of the magazine or visit medaille-trust.org.uk/donate Helped survivors feel welcome Your gifts have gone towards providing Thank you to the welcome packs, so survivors have the Canonesses of St. Augustine essential things they need when they first arrive. The Canonesses of St Augustine is generously supporting our Sister Ann Helped survivors build friendships Teresa Bursary Fund, which provides With your support, we’ve been able to financial assistance to help meet education run community-based workshops that and training costs for modern slavery have helped survivors make friends and survivors. This can be by helping with the build support networks. cost of the course, buying the equipment and tools needed to attend, or as a contribution to the associated childcare or travel costs. 18

Thank you to the National Lottery Thank you to the Catholic Community Fund Women’s League (CWL) The National Lottery Community Fund In 2020 Medaille Trust was chosen by CWL is generously supporting our Moving National President, Jeanette Collins, as part On Project in Swindon, helping women of the National President’s Special Project. affected by, or vulnerable to, modern Based on Pope Francis’ appeal to ‘walk a slavery in Swindon move forward with their mile in trafficked shoes’, members were lives. The project provides professional encouraged to organise sponsored walks support and advocacy, alongside a range in their communities to raise money for of wellbeing activities, to help women who the Trust. may be in crisis situations overcome the barriers they face and connect with their Since then, an amazing £13,620 has been local communities. We’d like to say a big raised. We’d like to thank Catholic Women’s thank you to players of the National Lottery League for your amazing support for making this support possible. Picture from left to right – MOP National CWL President Jeanette Collins Manager Simone Lord, MOP Local handing over a cheque to Medaille’s Coordinator Donna Lovell, CEO Garry CEO Garry Smith Smith and Case Worker Terri Baylis Thank you SSJA In October, a special Blessing was held for Sr. Ann Teresa, our late founder, at Llantarnam Abbey where she died. The Sisters of the Abbey and Sr. Ann Teresa’s family members unveiled a plaque in her memory and donated a cheque to Medaille CEO Garry Smith. Thank you very much. We remain committed to her vision of care and compassion which started this charity. 19

Be a... Survivor’s Secret Santa! On Christmas Day, more than 100 survivors and their children will wake up in one of our nine safe houses. Some will have arrived in the run-up to the festive period, others will have been there for a while. For many, this will be their first Christmas free from exploitation. This Christmas, your donation could help modern slavery survivors as they recover and rebuild their lives. Will you be their Secret Santa? £10 - This could provide survivors with a £75 - Could pay for translation costs so welcome pack when they first arrive at the non-English speaking survivors receive safe house, containing a range of products the support they need in a language they that no one should go without, including understand. shower gel, toothpaste and toothbrush, and shampoo £8 a month - Over a year this could pay for a case worker’s phone, so survivors £25 - Could go towards a workshop supported in the community can contact for women survivors to help them find them. friendship and support as they reintegrate into the community. £20 a month - Over a year, this could pay for a day-trip for the residents and children Christmas workshop 2021 from one of our safe houses, allowing families to create new and happy memories. Your donation helps to support survivors of modern slavery. We make sure that every penny you donate goes where it will have the greatest impact. Donations from this appeal will be unrestricted and will be used by Medaille Trust for its general purposes and will be spent where the need is greatest. 20

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