Places The Charity Has Helped
Coram is a multi-country charity and has helped over 15 countries around the world with their rights and legal services. such places as Turkey, Pakistan, Plestine, India, Russia, Syria and many more.
Joy's Story
For 10 years I suffered daily beatings, especially if my work wasn’t good enough and I wasn’t allowed to go to school or to see a doctor if I was unwell. They made me sleep on the floor every night and I had to look after the children, do all the cleaning and all the cooking. I was only allowed out of the house to collect the children from nursery, to help with the shopping, and to go to church. I was too scared to escape in case the police caught me and sent me back to Nigeria – I didn’t even know my own family there.
Young Joy, aged was just 15 when Coram found her and helped her out. She is now wtih a Foster Carer, living safely and has her own Birth Certificate. Coram Children's Legal Centre took Joy's case to a high court and fought hard for her rights as a human. A few years on, Joy is 18 and won her court case nd was given local authority funding to help her find housing and to study childcare at college.
Joy said, “CCLC were really understanding and stood by me every step of the way. Without them I would never have won. I don’t know what I would have done”
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