Nikole Lim: Survivor-Led Systemic Change

“How do we help children gain their sense of autonomy as early as they start talking… so they will carry that into their older childhood and even into adulthood. Understanding agency and autonomy over our body and voice I think is one of the most critical things we have as human beings because that’s our dignity.”

Nikole Lim is the founder of Freely in Hope, an organization focused on equipping survivors and advocates to lead in ending the cycle of sexual violence. Nikole believes it is imperative to systemic change to allow that change to come from the inside. The organization is made up of survivors, advocates, scholars, and leaders who serve the communities from which they come. They work every day to end sexual violence and believe fervently that hope is always present.

About Nikole
Nikole Lim (she/her) is a speaker, educator, and consultant on leveraging dignity through the restorative art of storytelling. Nikole shifts paradigms on how stories are told by platforming voices of the oppressed—sharing stories of beauty arising out of seemingly broken situations. Her heart beats for young women whose voices are silenced by oppression and desires to see every person realize the transformative power of their own story. In 2010, Nikole founded Freely in Hope, an organization that equips survivors and advocates to lead in ending the cycle of sexual violence in Kenya and Zambia. Nikole has been deeply transformed by the powerful, tenacious, and awe-inspiring examples of survivors. Their audacious dreams have informed her philosophy for a survivor-led approach to community transformation.

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Invested Faith is a non-profit fund supported by congregations and religious institutions who want to support the work of God beyond the church walls. With unrestricted grants, Invested Faith funds and resources faith-rooted entrepreneurs making positive change in their communities.  

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