Ruhama
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Mission Statement
Our Vision Ruhama’s vision is of a world free of the sexual exploitation of women, where all women’s lives are valued. Ruhama’s mission is to support and empower women impacted by prostitution and sex trafficking by providing safe, accessible, psychological and practical assistance to co-create opportunities to enhance their lives. Ruhama raises public awareness and advocates to influence policy that will support and protect women. Our Values Ruhama’s values guide our behaviours. Our interactions with one another, our engagement with our service-users and our collaboration with other stakeholders are integral to our work. They underpin our organisation’s culture and demonstrate our commitment to social justice. Dignity: We create a respectful, caring and confidential environment where our staff, volunteers and service-users are valued. Integrity: We demonstrate integrity, accountability and transparency in our practices, organisational systems and structures. Collaboration: We work in partnership and collaborate to achieve our mission. Diversity: We strive for inclusivity and gender-equality in an environment that respects difference. Quality: We are committed to quality through evidence-based practice, innovation and continuous improvement of our services.
About This Cause
Ruhama is an Irish NGO and registered charity that offers nationwide support to women impacted by prostitution, sex trafficking and other forms of commercial sexual exploitation. Founded in 1989, our organisation has extensive expertise in providing a wide range of specialist, holistic support services. Our services are free, confidential and delivered by a committed and experienced team. Ruhama also advocates and engages in policy work on issues related to prostitution, sex trafficking and the experiences of the women we work with. Providing support We are the only specialist, frontline NGO in Ireland working specifically to support women, including transgender women, who: are actively involved in prostitution are seeking to exit (leave) prostitution are victims of sex trafficking have a past experience of prostitution/sex trafficking. Our services Our services are varied, free and confidential. We run a person-centred model of support based on each woman’s personal needs and priorities. You do not need to speak English, have a visa or want to exit prostitution to use our services. Advocating and campaigning In addition to our frontline services to women, we also advocate and campaign for better social, political and legal measures to address the systems and conditions that lead to, and perpetuate, the prostitution and sex trafficking of women and girls. We are committed to raising awareness, challenging gender inequality and gender-based violence, and to improving the lives of all women and girls. See our recent campaigns for more information.