#87 FiLiA meets: Zara

Zara is a survivor of childhood sexual exploitation and abuse, trafficking and domestic violence. After experiencing twelve years of systematic sanctioned homelessness she turned her passions towards campaigning for better safeguarding, housing and equality for survivors of abuse. Zara is an advocate for women’s independence, freedom and personal empowerment of choice through the means of fundamental rights to safety and exiting from persecution. 

On this podcast, Zara spoke to Sadia Hameed about her work which was thankfully successful: the APPG amended the Domestic Abuse Bill to include priority need for homeless survivors. On a local level, Brighton & Hove policy was changed to ensure women leaving refuge bypass temporary accommodation and go straight into settled housing. For more background, see this article &. petition about Zara’s case.

This audio was regretfully very delayed in publication. We hope listeners will find the conversation valuable and support Zara’s future important endeavours.