Hibiscus is a feminist, anti-racist and intersectional women’s organisation that has delivered high-impact advocacy and advice services to Black and minoritised migrant women in contact with the Criminal Justice and Immigration systems for nearly 40 years. As an organisation, we have distinct expertise in working with migrant women in prison, in the community, and immigration removal centres.
Our vision is to build a fair and just society where inequalities are eliminated from the criminal justice and immigration systems.
Between April 2023 and March 2024, we supported 960 Black and minoritised migrant women
Over this period, we supported women from 95 countries
ACTIVITIES AND WORKSHOPS were held with a total of 1,062 participants to help them learn new skills, improve their well-being, and work on their agency and empowerment
SERVICE USERS WITH TRAFFICKING CONCERNS were supported across the organisation, including clients referred to National Referral Mechanism, with Positive or Negative Conclusive Grounds – 97 in community supported, 6 in prisons, 64 in immigration removal centres
OVER THE PAST 7 YEARS Hibiscus Initiatives has worked with more than 12,000 people, including in courts, in the community, families at the Pre-Departure Accommodation, people in detention and prison, and women receiving specialist welfare support
