We are delighted to be shortlisted in the Social Enterprise Women's Champion of the Year category at the UK Social Enterprise Awards 2026. Produced by Social Enterprise UK and Co-operatives UK, the Awards celebrate the leading lights in our sector, showcasing diversity and impact across 15 categories. Social enterprises are businesses that trade for a social or environmental purpose, and reinvest at least half their profits to further that mission. There are more than 100,000

GINA Head of GINA, Lucy Hebberts was awarded the Cambridge Social Innovation Prize for 2026. As a winner, Lucy was selected for her achievements & potential for creating positive social impact for individuals & communities in the UK. The prize is awarded by Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge & the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation at Cambridge Judge Business School. Read more about the award here.

GINA has been shortlisted as a finalist in the BBC Radio West Midlands for the Make A Difference Awards in September 2025. GINA featured on BBC WM on the 11th July & 1st September to speak about the awards. GINA also attended the awards ceremony on the 15th September 2025, where we won the Highly Commended Community Group Award.

In this deeply personal documentary, actress & comedian Emily Atack opens up her life & her social media DMs to the public, as she attempts to understand why she - & so many others - are sexually harassed online on a daily basis & what can be done to stop this. One of our fabulous GINA counsellors, Theresa, works with Emily as she delves deep into her own story & explores what she has been subjected to. This one-off special documentary aired on BBC Two & iPlayer on Tuesday 31

Lucy, our Head of GINA, was privileged to take part in LoveBrum's 'Hidden Heroes' campaign, which shone a light on small causes doing good around Brum. Read more here.

"On today’s episode, Stacie has the privilege of chatting with Lucy Hebberts. Lucy is Head of GINA, a Birmingham-based non-profit supporting individuals subjected to sexual violence & abuse, & she works for GINA’s sister charity, RSVP (The Rape & Sexual Violence Project) - Birmingham’s rape crisis charity. Lucy has also published research surrounding female sexualisation & objectification, & has recently been a Co-researcher on The PROSPER Study which explores voluntary secto

Lisa Thompson, our Founder & Director was awarded the Points of Light award from the Prime Minister's Office. Read more here.

GINA was awarded the 2024 Midlands Enterprise Award for Most Compassionate Sexual Violence Victim Support Provider 2024 – West Midlands. Read more here. GINA was also awarded the 2025 Midlands Enterprise Award for Most Compassionate Sexual Violence Support Group 2025 - Birmingham

We partnered with Birmingham Black Box Theatre, TBA creatives & RSVP in Delilah The Play. ​ Delilah explored complicity in communities, isolation of individuals subjected to sexual trauma & speaking truth.

We spent a weekend in the world's biggest Primark (Primark Birmingham) to raise awareness of GINA & grace the store with some GINA goodies!

We had the privilege of attending & speaking at Freeth's Summer Fundraising & Networking event which helped raise money for LoveBrum & their causes (like GINA!).

We took part in Birmingham City University's student volunteering week to chat to students & showcase GINA's volunteering opportunities.

We attended the University of Birmingham's Welcome Week to meet new students, showcase our specialist support for students, highlight our volunteering opportunities & of course, to hand out freebies!

We had the pleasure of attending WE:ARE's summer celebration, along with organisations including Irwin Mitchell & Women's Aid.

GINA took part in the University of Birmingham's event to raise awareness of violence against women & girls in March 2025.

We've landed in Grounded. cafes across Brum (Selly Oak & Jewellery Quarter) with our feminist, activist & self-care goodies. Collected. is a purpose-driven retail space showcases local Brum organisations, independents & creatives.

We attended Birmingham City Council's Adult Social Care Practice Learning Week to share information about our work & connect with social workers.

We joined University of Birmingham's Guild of Students for a women's community breakfast to celebrate International Women's Day.

We visited the fabulous Heath Bookshop in Kings Heath to offer a platform for women's voices & showcase some of GINA's books.

Content note: this article discusses sexual violence, drug-facilitated rape, online abuse, mental health, and suicide. If you have spent any time online as a woman, you will likely already know what the statistics confirm: the internet is, sadly, not always a safe space. Women are 27 times more likely than men to be harassed online. One in five women have experienced online harassment or abuse at some point in their life. Last month, the scale of that reality has continued to