ACTION BREAKS SILENCE FOUNDATION

Action Breaks Silence is an educational charity established to create a world free from violence against women and girls and the threat of such violence.

To achieve this, a multi-pronged approach is adopted and actioned through the delivery of the Action Breaks Silence Community Intervention in schools’ settings.

A “whole schools approach”, (developed by Ava) is used to engage, educate and empower all members of a schools community, including school governors, senior management, staff, students, parents and care-givers to end violence against women and girls in schools and in surrounding communities.

Our programmes aim to tackle sexual harassment and sexual violence, with targeted strategies to address issues such as gender inequality and toxic masculinity, which underpin harmful sexual behaviour. The design and delivery of the Action Breaks Silence Community Intervention is guided by the Social Norms and Active Bystander Theories.

Our programmes, designed and developed by co - Founder and CEO, Action Breaks Silence, UK Debi Steven alongside an international community of activists, academics and youth, are aimed at profoundly changing the prevailing narratives on VAWG.

In 2022, Action Breaks Silence Foundation was registered as an independent charity in India. It was co - founded by Debi Steven and Dr.Aastha Mishra. Till now, Action Breaks Silence Foundation has provided self defence training to a large number of girls in Lucknow and Unnao by conducting Empowerment Through Self-Defence Workshops in many schools.