This week I talk to Minke Van Til who works for an all-female charity, Ella's. Minke and the team at Ellas work with traumatised and marginalised survivors of trafficking and exploitation, as well as their dependent children. Many of the women have been abused from a young age. Nearly half are refugees or asylum seekers. Most have complex mental health needs. They face many barriers to accessing the support they need to recover and build lives that are safe and free for themselves and their children. Without vital support from Ella’s, many of these families could fall back into danger. Ella's does everything it can to ensure survivors of trafficking and exploitation have all they need to recover and build lives that are safe and free. Their new Children and Families Caseworker will support survivors who are mums as they raise children while themselves recovering from the trauma they've been through. The caseworker will also provide direct support for children, as well as organise parents and family activities and referrals to other services. This Christmas if you have a spare £1, £5, £10, £20, £50, £100 or £500 please consider donating to support the work of Ella's and it you donate before Tuesday the funding will be doubled as part of the Big Give campaign. Links below ! And if you are listening after Christmas you can still contribute to their insanely meaningful work. Minke is definitely a Miracle Working Mum / wonderwerkende moeder https://www.ellas.org.uk/ https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a056900002RXsnJAAT