Afrah Qassim

Savera UK
Women of Courage - Winner

Afrah Qassim is the founder and CEO of Merseyside-based charity Savera UK, one of the leading charities tackling culturally specific abuse in the UK, including forced marriage, ‘honour’ based-abuse and female genital mutilation. Since winning ‘Humanitarian of the Year’ at the 2012 MWOTY awards, for establishing the service in Merseyside, Afrah and the Savera UK team have extended the service to include a one-to-one support service in Merseyside and Cheshire and a national helpline.