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Your gift supports Freedom’s work on forced marriage, FGM and Dishonour Abuse through education, safeguarding resources, professional training and practical routes to help. We help children and adults recognise risk, provide safeguarding resources and equip professionals to respond safely. Give once or monthly to help sustain this work.
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However you want to help, start here.
Pick what brings you here and we’ll show you the simplest way to turn it into support for Freedom.
Remember
Give in memory of someone special and invite family and friends to remember them with you.
Give in memoryTake action
6 February, 8 March, 11 October, GivingTuesday and other moments can become a reason to act.
Explore the yearCome together
School, workplace, university or community group — make fundraising easy for everyone involved.
Start fundraisingSend a Freedom card
Birthday, thank-you and seasonal virtual cards can turn a message into a reason to support Freedom.
Choose a virtual cardMore ways to take part
Choose the idea that fits you.
You do not need fundraising experience. Pick one idea, follow the next step and Freedom will make the route clear.
International Women’s Day
Use the day to support prevention, safeguarding and the rights of women and girls.
See the annual calendar →Make one day count
Ask friends, family or colleagues to choose Freedom as part of their giving.
Plan a fundraiser →Human Rights Day
Connect your giving with freedom, dignity, safety and the right to choose.
Give to Freedom →World Children’s Day
Support Freedom’s specialist prevention and safeguarding work for children and young people.
Donate →Fundraise together
Choose a simple, age-appropriate activity with staff oversight and a clear fundraising goal.
School fundraising →Choose Freedom at work
Nominate Freedom, ask about matched giving or make us your Charity of the Year.
Workplace giving →Walk, run, quiz or create
Turn something you already enjoy into a fundraiser and invite other people to join you.
Find an idea →Stand with Freedom all year
A regular gift gives Freedom more dependable income to plan prevention and safeguarding work.
Give monthly →Freedom giving calendar
There is a reason to make a difference in every month.
Use the calendar for a donation, a fundraiser, a virtual card, a school or workplace activity, or simply to ask friends and family to choose Freedom with you. Some faith and cultural dates move each year, so we name the occasion rather than fixing the wrong date.
Dates that move: Ramadan and Eid move through the Gregorian calendar; Easter, Passover, Diwali, Hanukkah and some other cultural or faith occasions also change from year to year. Freedom welcomes supporters of every faith and none.
January
1 January — New YearStart the year by choosing a challenge, a regular gift or a workplace goal for Freedom.
What to do: set a target, give monthly, or dedicate a New Year challenge.
February
6 February — End FGMUse the International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM to support specialist prevention and education.
14 February — Valentine’s DayGive instead of another gift, or dedicate a fundraiser to someone you love.
What to do: donate, share the Red Triangle campaign, or run a small fundraiser.
March
8 March — International Women’s DaySupport Freedom’s work on forced marriage, FGM and Dishonour Abuse while championing safety, dignity and choice.
What to do: workplace giving, a team fundraiser, or a donation in someone’s honour.
April
Easter · Passover · VaisakhiSeasonal and faith celebrations can become a voluntary moment of generosity without linking any community to abuse.
What to do: donate, send a virtual card, or fundraise with family or community.
May
Schools · communities · spring eventsA good month for sponsored walks, quizzes, bake sales and simple community fundraising.
What to do: choose one activity, set a target and share your Freedom donation link.
June
Father’s Day · summer challengesMark Father’s Day, a family milestone or the start of summer with a challenge or gift to Freedom.
What to do: walk, run, cycle, quiz or ask for donations instead of presents.
July
Weddings · anniversaries · summer celebrationsInvite guests to support Freedom instead of buying favours or an additional gift.
What to do: add Freedom to your invitation, celebration page or thank-you message.
August
Birthdays · family occasions · personal challengesThere does not need to be a national awareness day. Your own important day can make a difference.
What to do: dedicate your birthday, anniversary or personal goal to Freedom.
September
5 September — International Day of CharityInvite your school, university, club or workplace to choose Freedom for a fundraising activity.
What to do: nominate Freedom, organise a team event or start a term-time fundraiser.
October
2–8 October — DaanUtsav11 October — International Day of the Girl31 October — HalloweenDiwali may also fall in October or November depending on the year.
What to do: pumpkin trail, dress-up fundraiser, community giving, virtual card or awareness appeal.
November
20 November — World Children’s DayThanksgiving — fourth Thursday in NovemberGivingTuesday — date changes each yearA strong month for gratitude, workplace giving and year-end fundraising.
What to do: dedicate a thank-you, ask for matched giving, or make Freedom your GivingTuesday charity.
December
10 December — Human Rights DayHanukkah — dates change each year25 December — Christmas31 December — year endSend a Freedom virtual card, donate instead of another present, or make a year-end gift.
What to do: choose a virtual card, start a Christmas fundraiser, make a year-end donation or begin a regular gift for the year ahead.
Any day can matter.
Birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, graduations, retirements, new babies, thank-yous and gifts in memory can all become a reason to choose Freedom. Start fundraising →
Autumn to Christmas
So many moments can become a reason to make a difference.
From Halloween and Diwali to Thanksgiving, GivingTuesday, Hanukkah and Christmas, you can turn a celebration, tradition or gathering into support for Freedom. Giving is always a personal choice, and Freedom welcomes supporters of every faith and none.
Turn a spooky night into something good.
Try a pumpkin trail, fancy-dress fundraiser, bake sale or family event and invite people to support Freedom.
Find a fundraising idea →Celebrate light by choosing Freedom.
If giving is part of how you mark Diwali, you can donate, fundraise with family or community, or share a Freedom virtual card.
Give to Freedom →Turn gratitude into action.
If you celebrate Thanksgiving, you can invite friends and family to make a donation, replace a host gift with a charitable gift, or fundraise together.
Make a donation →Make one day count.
Choose Freedom, share your reason for giving and invite your workplace, friends or community to join you.
Start fundraising →Share light, kindness and choice.
If giving is part of how you mark Hanukkah, you can choose Freedom for a donation or community fundraiser.
Support Freedom →Skip the stamp. Send Freedom instead.
Send a Freedom virtual card, ask for donations instead of gifts, or make a Christmas donation in place of printed cards and postage.
See ways to take part →Not just at Christmas. Birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, memorials, school events, workplace challenges and community celebrations can all become moments to support Freedom throughout the year.
Questions people ask about seasonal giving
Can I fundraise for Freedom at Halloween?
Yes. Keep it simple: a sponsored costume day, pumpkin event, bake sale, quiz or community activity can all become a fundraiser for Freedom.
Can I support Freedom during Diwali?
Yes. If giving is part of how you celebrate Diwali, you can make a general donation or organise a voluntary family or community fundraiser. Freedom welcomes supporters of every faith and none.
Can I donate at Thanksgiving?
Yes. If you celebrate Thanksgiving, you can turn gratitude into a donation, a family fundraiser or a charitable gift in place of a host present.
What can I do for GivingTuesday?
You can donate, start a fundraiser, ask your workplace about matched giving, or simply share why you chose Freedom and invite others to join you.
Can I donate instead of sending Christmas cards?
Yes. You can make a donation to Freedom instead of buying and posting cards, then choose and send a Freedom virtual card to the people you would normally send one to.
Give through the year
There is always a moment to choose Freedom.
Give on a day that matters to you, mark an international awareness day, or turn a celebration into support for Freedom. Dates for some religious and cultural occasions change each year, so please check locally before planning an event.
Four anchor moments. These are the strongest annual opportunities for Freedom to lead with its specialist work, while the full calendar below gives supporters many other reasons to take part.
End FGM
International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation.
International Women’s Day
A natural moment to support prevention, safeguarding and the rights of women and girls.
International Day of the Girl
Focus attention on choice, safety, education and futures free from abuse.
GivingTuesday & year-end
Workplaces, families and communities can choose Freedom as part of end-of-year giving.
Birthday fundraiser
Choose your birthday month. We’ll give you the plan.
Tap your month to reveal a simple birthday fundraising strategy for Freedom — when to start, what to say, when to remind people and how to thank them.
Choose a month above to reveal your birthday fundraising plan.
Your January birthday plan
Pair your birthday with a fresh-start challenge: ask friends to back a walk, fitness goal, no-spend week or simple birthday appeal.
4 weeks beforeChoose your fundraiser and set a realistic target.
2 weeks beforeShare why freedom, safety and choice matter to you.
Birthday weekPost one clear reminder with your fundraising link.
48 hours afterThank supporters and share your final total.
Your February birthday plan
February can connect naturally with Freedom’s FGM-prevention work around 6 February, while keeping your birthday fundraiser personal and positive.
4 weeks beforeChoose a birthday fundraiser and decide whether to mention 6 February.
2 weeks beforeTell friends you are asking for support instead of presents.
Birthday weekShare one strong message about safety, dignity and choice.
48 hours afterThank everyone and close the fundraiser warmly.
Your March birthday plan
March can sit alongside International Women’s Day. If Ramadan or Eid falls near your birthday in that year, giving can also be part of how you mark the occasion.
4 weeks beforePick your birthday goal and one reason you chose Freedom.
2 weeks beforeShare your fundraiser with family, friends and colleagues.
Birthday weekAsk once, clearly, and make the giving link easy to find.
48 hours afterThank donors individually where you can.
Your April birthday plan
Spring birthdays work well for walks, lunches, community events or asking for donations instead of gifts.
4 weeks beforeChoose an easy spring fundraiser you will enjoy.
2 weeks beforeInvite people personally before posting more widely.
Birthday weekShare your link with one short explanation of Freedom’s work.
48 hours afterPost a thank-you and celebrate what people achieved together.
Your May birthday plan
Use longer days for a walk, picnic, school-safe activity, workplace challenge or a simple birthday appeal.
4 weeks beforeChoose your activity and create the page early.
2 weeks beforeAsk three people personally to be your first supporters.
Birthday weekShare progress and one final reminder.
48 hours afterThank supporters and share what you raised.
Your June birthday plan
Summer makes it easier to turn your birthday into a walk, garden gathering, workplace challenge or community event.
4 weeks beforeChoose one simple summer idea and a fundraising target.
2 weeks beforeTell people why you chose Freedom rather than presents.
Birthday weekShare your page with a short, personal message.
48 hours afterThank everyone and close with the total raised.
Your July birthday plan
A July birthday can become a summer celebration with purpose: a lunch, walk, barbecue, sports challenge or donation-instead-of-gifts appeal.
4 weeks beforeDecide whether your fundraiser is an event or a simple appeal.
2 weeks beforeGive guests the link before the celebration.
Birthday weekKeep the ask light, clear and voluntary.
48 hours afterThank donors and share a photo only where permissions are clear.
Your August birthday plan
Holiday-season birthdays work best with a very simple ask that friends can support wherever they are.
4 weeks beforeCreate your page early before people travel.
2 weeks beforeSend a personal message rather than relying only on social media.
Birthday weekShare one short reminder with the direct link.
48 hours afterThank supporters and leave the page open briefly for late gifts.
Your September birthday plan
September is good for fresh-start workplace, school and community fundraising, with the International Day of Charity on 5 September.
4 weeks beforeChoose whether to involve your workplace, group or friends.
2 weeks beforeAsk a few people to help share your fundraiser.
Birthday weekUse one clear message about prevention and choice.
48 hours afterThank everyone and report the total raised.
Your October birthday plan
October includes the International Day of the Girl on 11 October, DaanUtsav, and sometimes Diwali — giving several possible hooks without linking abuse to any faith or community.
4 weeks beforeChoose the occasion that genuinely matters to you.
2 weeks beforeExplain your personal reason for supporting Freedom.
Birthday weekShare the direct fundraising link and keep the message simple.
48 hours afterThank supporters and share the result.
Your November birthday plan
November can connect with World Children’s Day and GivingTuesday, making it a strong month for birthday and workplace fundraising.
4 weeks beforeSet up your birthday page before the busy year-end period.
2 weeks beforeAsk friends and colleagues to support instead of buying gifts.
Birthday weekShare your story and one reminder.
48 hours afterThank donors and mention the final total.
Your December birthday plan
December birthdays can easily get lost in the festive rush, so make the ask early and connect it with year-end generosity or Human Rights Day if that feels right.
4 weeks beforeLaunch earlier than usual before calendars fill up.
2 weeks beforeSend a personal reminder to the people closest to you.
Birthday weekKeep the message short and the link obvious.
48 hours afterThank supporters and close the year on a positive note.
Start the year with Freedom
Choose a personal challenge, workplace fundraiser or new-year giving goal.
FGM prevention
6 February is the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation — one of Freedom’s strongest annual moments for awareness, fundraising and prevention.
Women and girls
8 March is International Women’s Day. Ramadan and Eid move through the calendar each year, so supporters can choose to give or fundraise when those occasions fall.
Faith and community
Vaisakhi, Easter and Passover can all be occasions for voluntary community fundraising. Dates vary.
Schools and communities
Spring events, school activities, walks, quizzes and community collections can all support Freedom.
Summer fundraising
Use longer days for sponsored walks, workplace challenges, school events or community gatherings.
Celebrate with purpose
Birthdays, weddings, anniversaries and summer celebrations can become fundraisers for Freedom.
Your own occasion
Mark a birthday, family milestone, memorial or personal challenge with a fundraiser or donation.
International Day of Charity
5 September is the International Day of Charity — a natural moment for workplaces, schools and communities to take part.
Girls, giving and Diwali
11 October is the International Day of the Girl. DaanUtsav takes place in October, and Diwali may also fall in October or November.
Children and GivingTuesday
20 November is World Children’s Day. GivingTuesday also falls around the end of November or start of December.
Human rights and year-end giving
10 December is Human Rights Day. Christmas, Hanukkah and year-end giving can also be opportunities to support Freedom.
Any month: birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, memorials, school events, workplace fundraising and community celebrations can all become a reason to support Freedom. Freedom welcomes supporters of every faith and none, and never links abuse to any particular religion or community.
Plan a fundraiserQuestions people ask
Giving to Freedom, simply explained.
Short answers for supporters, families, communities and workplaces. Freedom welcomes supporters of every faith and none.
Can I donate to help prevent forced marriage?
Yes. Donations help sustain Freedom’s education, safeguarding, professional training, public awareness and practical routes to help on forced marriage and related coercion.
Can I donate to help prevent FGM?
Yes. Freedom’s work includes FGM prevention, education, safeguarding resources and the Red Triangle campaign. Donations support the charity’s wider prevention work rather than guaranteeing an individual outcome.
Can I give during Ramadan, Eid, Diwali or another faith or cultural occasion?
Yes. If giving is part of how you mark an occasion, you can choose Freedom. Religious and cultural dates vary each year. Freedom does not present forced marriage, FGM or Dishonour Abuse as belonging to any one religion or community, and general donations are not currently described as zakat-eligible.
Can I fundraise on my birthday or for a family milestone?
Yes. Birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, memorials and personal challenges can all become fundraisers. See fundraising ideas and guidance.
Can my workplace support Freedom?
Yes. Companies can nominate Freedom for staff fundraising, matched giving, Charity of the Year or a defined partnership. See corporate partnerships.
Why support Freedom
Prevention starts with knowledge.
A young person who understands coercion may recognise danger. A teacher who knows the warning signs may act differently. A professional who understands the risks may know how to respond safely. Your support helps make that knowledge available.
Support
Stand with children and adults at risk. Freedom provides safeguarding information, education and practical routes to help people facing forced marriage, FGM and Dishonour Abuse.
Donate
Give once or monthly to help sustain Freedom’s helpline, school resources and professional safeguarding work. Your gift supports prevention and practical routes to help.
Eradicate
Help build a future free from forced marriage, FGM and Dishonour Abuse. Your support advances the education, safeguarding and long-term work needed to end these harms.
Evidence you can check
Built on work that can be verified.
Accountability
Registered charity 1139657Freedom Charity is registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales.
Education
PSHE Association resourcesThe PSHE Association hosts forced-marriage and FGM lesson packs developed with Freedom Charity for Key Stages 3 and 4.
Recognition
National Diversity Award 2026Freedom won the Community Organisation Award for Gender at the 2026 National Diversity Awards.
Evidence and accountability
See what your support helps make possible.
Freedom publishes evidence about its work, reach and safeguarding activity so supporters can understand the organisation they are funding.
View Evidence & ImpactGive with confidence.
Freedom Charity is registered in England and Wales, charity number 1139657. The Code of Fundraising Practice applies to Freedom’s charitable fundraising, and Freedom accepts Gift Aid on eligible donations.
Other ways to support
Support Freedom in the way that suits you.
Our donation form shows amounts in pounds sterling. If you are giving from outside the UK, your payment provider may apply exchange or transaction charges. Gift Aid is available only where the donation and donor meet the UK eligibility rules. If you have trouble donating, contact Freedom for help. Please do not send card or bank details through the contact form.
Leave a gift in your Will
A gift in your Will can support Freedom’s safeguarding and education work for years to come. Our gifts-in-wills guide and solicitor and executor factsheet explain the practical next steps.
Gifts in WillsFunding and partnerships
For significant individual gifts, trusts, foundations or corporate partnerships, speak to Freedom about how your support could help sustain prevention and education work.
Funding & partnershipsFreedom Charity
Serious work. Clear accountability.
Freedom Charity was founded in 2009 and works to prevent forced marriage, FGM and Dishonour Abuse through education, safeguarding, professional training, specialist resources and routes to help.
Registered charity: 1139657
Fundraising: The Code of Fundraising Practice applies to Freedom’s charitable fundraising.
Gift Aid: Available on eligible UK donations.