Impact
2025 was an important and exciting year for Strength & Stem.
The world that Strength & Stem imagines is one where women survivors of modern slavery and human trafficking are restored from their trauma, empowered for the future and sustain a good quality of life through the healing power of floristry.
The need for this trauma-informed approach to women’s recovery is urgent when modern slavery appears to be rising. In 2025, the Home Office reported the highest number of suspected cases of modern slavery, trafficking and exploitation with 23,411 people referred under the National Referral Mechanism.
Strength & Stem offers women survivors a flower-filled road towards a life of dignity and worth. In 2025, we helped 88 women through our programme of training, work experience and volunteer mentoring, and our growing alumni network.
The women we work with inspire us. We are proud to walk alongside you as you pursue your vision for a brighter future. One of our participants summed it up beautifully: ‘Going to Strength & Stem training made me want more from my life.’
2025 in numbers
88 women engaged
60 people attended
graduation
70 mentoring
sessions held
75 hours of skills training delivered
8 alumni
events
hosted
14 women
completed our
core programme
81 days of
work experience
completed
“Being surrounded by other women that can understand what I have gone through, even without talking about it – it is empowering”
91%
used the wellbeing skills learnt during the programme to support their wellbeing in everyday life
100%
shared examples of feeling empowered to make decisions and take action to improve their circumstances
reported an increase in feeling they had something important to contribute to society
80%
had a plan for future employment, volunteering or training
67%
