Professor Jill Marshall, Professor of Law in the Department of Law and Criminology, recently partnered with a north London based charity, Sister System, for an event which was part of the Festival of Social Sciences. With thanks to the RHUL Social Science Accelerator fund, Sister System and their sponsors, the Graduation Day of celebration event took place at Royal Holloway’s hub in Senate House, central London.
Professor Jill Marshall, Professor of Law in the Department of Law and Criminology, recently partnered with a north London based charity, Sister System, for an event which was part of the Festival of Social Sciences. With thanks to the RHUL Social Science Accelerator fund, and Sister System’s sponsors, the Graduation Day of celebration event took place at Royal Holloway’s hub in Senate House, central London. It celebrated the achievements, courses and qualifications of girls and young women affected by the care system. As well as co-organising the event, Jill was one of two guest speakers, the other being Lexi Duberry of Hope in Haringey. Jill publicised the women’s rights background of the founding of Royal Holloway, inviting the girls to our Egham campus, and will work with Sister System on various research ideas. She spoke about the potential of human rights and social justice laws to promote Education, Empowerment and Ending violence against girls and women.
At the Graduation, the girls were awarded with Certificates, and celebrated with gift boxes, lunch, chocolate waffles, and a fun photo-booth! Volunteers from Salesforce and RHUL’s law students worked fast and effectively to help make things run smoothly on the day. A big shout out to Denisa Bocskay and Olivia Davies our third year law students for all their help!
Sister System is the first and only frontline organisation in London that supports girls and young women (age 13 to 24 years) affected by the care system. It was co-founded by individuals with first-hand knowledge to develop an innovative model for empowerment. Their mission is to bridge the gap between care-affected girls and mainstream society, so they have the same opportunities as everyone else.
They offer peer-to-peer mentoring, therapeutic mentoring, accredited qualifications, networking events and work coaching. Since 2018 they have empowered over 520 girls and young women, with 91% of the Sisters reporting raised mental wellbeing and 75% having forged pathways to further education, employment or training opportunities.
