WOMEN’S GROUPS GET $1.7M FUNDING
LONDON A fund several British celebrities have setup as part of the# Times Up and #MeToo movements has awarded the equivalent of $1.7 million to help women who have experienced sexual harassment or abuse.
The Justice and Equality Fund was launched earlier this year with backing from stars including Emma Thompson, Gemma Chan, Keira Knightley and Emma Watson.
It said Thursday it has given the funding to seven women’s organizations across the U.K., including a helpline that gives legal advice, a project geared toward helping ethnic-minority and migrant women, and a rape crisis service in Northern Ireland.
Knightley said that “to be able to fund the first rape crisis service provision in Northern Ireland for 12 years feels like a huge step forward.”