Every woman and girl deserves to be deeply heard, genuinely believed, and recognised in the fullness of who they are.
At FARA – the Faculty of Alternative Relational Approaches, we exist to transform how women and girls are understood, supported, and valued.
Through lived & living experiences, relational practice, peer education, research, open dialogue, advocacy and community, we work alongside women and girls, professionals, organisations and communities to create lasting change for those impacted by trauma.
Because healing begins in relationships.
Because justice begins with recognition.
Because every woman and girl is more than what has happened to her.
Every woman and girl carries a story that is bigger than her pain.
She is her voice, her culture, her relationships, her strengths, her hopes, and everything she is still becoming.
FARA exists to create spaces where women and girls are seen, heard, valued and supported without judgement.
Trauma can impact safety, trust, identity and connection.
But healing can be rebuilt through compassionate relationships, community, education and understanding.
We believe lasting change happens when we support women individually and educate the communities and systems around them.
FARA Gatherings creates relational spaces where women affected by trauma, alongside practitioners and allies, come together to be heard, build connection, and shape change.
The charity also works with allies, professionals, carers organisations and commissions to transform harmful systems, embedding relational thinking, collaboration and nonhierarchical approaches in
service design.
Creating supportive environments where women and girls can reconnect with themselves and rebuild confidence.
Supporting individuals and communities to understand trauma, abuse and the wider issues affecting women.
Helping women reclaim their voice, strengthen their relationships and shape their future.
FARA Gatherings UK exists to support women and girls globally impacted by trauma, abuse, violence and discrimination.
We believe healing happens through education, open dialogue and peer support — creating spaces where women are heard, valued and understood.
Through the FARA Faculty, we provide education and training rooted in relational approaches, trauma awareness and compassionate practice.
Our gatherings, retreats and wellbeing programmes create opportunities for women to pause, reflect, connect and grow in supportive environments.
Based in the UK and connected globally, FARA works to support women and girls while sharing knowledge, building awareness and creating communities committed to change.
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The website should feel like a global women’s healing and education organisation. It should be warm and relational but also powerful, informed and change focused. The central message is that women and girls are more than their trauma.
FARA does not define women by what happened to them — it supports them to reclaim identity, dignity, voice and future.
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FARA's gathering for IWD helped me feel believed which has always been all I have ever wanted. I hadn't experienced an event like this before.
Alexa - Participant