South Shields charity’s viral video highlights ‘horrific’ language and abuse faced by young girls
A powerful video from Impact Family Services is sparking conversation about the language and abuse young girls face daily.
South Shields-based Impact Family Services has released a video which looks to shine a light on the language and abuse that young girls face on a daily basis.
The video, which has already reached tens of thousands of viewers, features school-aged girls holding up handwritten messages revealing real comments that have been made towards them by boys and men.
Impact Family Services have deliberately left the content uncensored to highlight the raw and disturbing reality that many young females experience.
The idea for the video came after the charity held discussions with education professionals working with teenage girls, who shared accounts of the daily verbal abuse pupils were experiencing.
Catherine Marchant, CEO of Impact Family Services, has praised the girls who took part in the creation of the video.
She said: “The comments were horrific.
“We knew we couldn’t sanitise this—we had to show it as it really is.
“These girls are incredibly brave, they want to be part of the change. They don’t want this to continue.
“We cannot shy away from the truth, only by confronting it can we begin to change it.”
Following the overwhelming response to the video, Impact Family Services are now planning to host a South Tyneside Women and Girls Conference part of of White Ribbon UK.
The charity have launched a fundraiser in an effort to raise the money needed to host the conference.
To view and donate to the fundraiser, then you can via: https://www.gofundme.com/f/women-and-girls-conference-north-east.
You can view the full video at: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1803095090608224.