Freely in Hope
The Power of Survivor-Led Change
2024 Annual Report

We believe that survivors of sexual abuse have the potential to become the most powerful leaders in our communities and in our world. 

Fourteen years ago, Freely in Hope began through the stories of one survivor in Kenya and one survivor in Zambia. They didn’t just want to make a name only for themselves, in fact, they wanted to ensure their entire family, their whole communities moved toward success, toward hope, toward healing—despite the traumatic effects of sexual violence. They understood, as Lilla Watson said, “Our liberation is bound to each other, so let us work together.” 

In the past 14 years, we have provided scholarships for over 50 survivors of sexual abuse. Our alumni have gone on to work in their dream careers, start successful businesses, pursue master’s degrees, and become influential advocates against sexual violence. Many alumni come back to Freely in Hope as staff members leading programs that heal survivors and prevent sexual abuse. In 2024, we impacted 6,275 people all around the world. We witnessed 3 high school scholars graduate, provided 5 microfinance grants to women entrepreneurs, empowered 102 faith leaders through child protection curriculum, and leveraged the power of survivor leadership with thousands of leaders. 

This is a pivotal year for us. We see a beautiful opportunity to bring our survivor-leadership model full circle by fully transitioning the organization to be led by African survivors and advocates fighting against sexual violence. In this shift, our hope is to support ownership, decision-making, and power-building within the communities we serve.

One of the important aspects of power-building is that survivors have access to financial resources so that they can make critical decisions that support growth on their terms.

We need supporters, like you, who not only believe in ending sexual violence, but also believe in building power, leadership, and equity within survivors of sexual violence. This is truly the work of justice—by overturning oppressive systems that have kept women out of power. Freely in Hope is changing the narrative by catalyzing opportunities for survivors to lead global initiatives that will undoubtedly liberate future generations. 

We look forward to witnessing the incredible survivor leaders who will carry us forward to the next phase. 

Funding holistic education for survivors of sexual abuse remains the crux of our mission, and to support their leadership, our communities have the opportunity to scale, expand, and reach even more survivors, children, families, and communities looking for light in dark seasons. 

We hope that you’ll join us in this fight against sexual violence by uplifting the next generation of survivor-leaders offering hope to our world in need.