Emma Watson's £1m gift helps fund reach 46,100 women and girls

Emma Watson's £1m gift helps fund reach 46,100...

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Emma Watson's £1 million donation to the Justice and Equality Fund helped reach 46,100 women and girls in the UK. The initiative distributed £2.54 million across 59 grants to support survivors and drive workplace safety reforms.

Key takeaways

  • The fund reached 46,100 women and girls while training over 20,000 professionals.
  • Funding established a specialist legal advice service for workplace harassment victims.
  • The initiative contributed to new legislation requiring employers to prevent sexual harassment.
  • Grants supported diverse projects, including Northern Ireland's first new rape crisis service.

Read the original at Times of India

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