http://safespaces-nairobi.com/Frauennotruf Frankfurt was founded in 1982 by Verein Notruf und Beratung für vergewaltigte Frauen und Mädchen e.V. and it aims to support women and girls who are threatened or affected by sexualised, physical, or digital violence. They advise women and girls from the age of 14, regardless of their culture and the gender assigned at birth. They offer a barrier-free setting for women with disabilities or senior citizens. Language barriers are easily overcome with the support of interpreters.

Comprised of six employees, the organization is also involved in violence prevention and uses their media work to educate those about the many types of violence against women and how and where to seek life-saving help. Some of the projects that Frauennotruf Frankfurt has worked on/developed: expansion of acute medical care after rape; a medical record that can be linked to a victim's GP; prevention work on knockout drugs and alcohol: together with the Hessian women's emergency hotline, the counseling center addressed sexualized attacks under the influence of knockout drugs and alcohol consumption. Relatives, life partners, friends, confidants, HR managers, etc. can also turn to their advice center.  

  Awesome Blossoms is based in Nairobi, Kenya and is the latest initiative by Mrs. Peninah Nthenya Musyimi, the founder of Safe Spaces, a community-based organization. Awesome Blossoms focuses on creating organic, water-efficient urban farms with 500 gardens in each farm for 75 women, in partnership with three primary schools in the Mathare slum area of Nairobi.  It also aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and limit the negative impacts of climate change. 

How will the FAWCO Target Project 5: Awesome Blossoms work?

● Create three new farms, each one located at a local school ● Each farm will contain 500 vertical hydroponic gardens ● The vertical gardens use clean dirt, rather than the chemically tainted dirt of the slums, less water and less land than traditional farming ● Organic methods to fight pests will be used, such as Mexican marigolds planted around the perimeter, in addition to organic fertilizer ● 75 women will receive two pre-funded gardens and training in hydroponics ● 150 gardens will be used to provide nutritional vegetables to the school children and be used to educate them on nutrition, organic gardening and caring for the environment. The farms will be supported by Awesome Blossoms Center of Expertise which acts as a center for education. The training modules include hydroponic farming, plant nutrition and nutrient management, growing media and planting techniques, crop management and pest control and water conservation.