Bethel Tadesse

Founded of 'Hidden Scars' - FMG campaigner, passionate about women's rights and health

Bethel is a 21-year-old student of Education studies and a campaigner that works to inform people about female genital mutilation and menstrual health. As well as being a lead outreach worker for Integate UK, Bethel is also the founder of Hidden Scars.

Bethel is very passionate about women's rights and women's health. This is shown through her work on FGM, menstrual health and her role as the women's officer for her university. As a student of Education, Bethel is also very passionate about the importance of education and how education can be a key way of informing young people about issues that are going on as we speak.

Hidden Scars was founded in February of 2015. This project works mainly in Leeds and Northampton and aims to work on informing professionals and students on female genital mutilation. They also work on providing disadvantaged girls with sanitary products in Leeds. This is done within schools and food banks in Leeds with education on sanitary products being an important part of the work.

Integrate UK is a youth based charity that focuses on female genital mutilation child sexual exploitation and radicalisation. As a lead outreach worker, Bethel goes into schools, sixth forms and universities nationally providing information on these issues.