The High Field Restaurant and Gastro Pub in Edgbaston, Birmingham played host to a night of fundraising led by the legendary singer Belinda Carlisle who performed an acoustic set of 7 songs to an audience from all over the country.
The evening itself raised thousands of pounds for two charities that are close to Belinda’s heart. The first charity – “Animal People Alliance” was started as an income generation project of Her Future Coalition (Formerly Made By Survivors) in 2014, in partnership with Singer, Belinda Carlisle.
The mission of this new project is to provide high quality care to street animals in need in India while also providing high quality employment to survivors of human rights abuses and other vulnerable populations.
The second charity “her future coalition” aims to provide shelter, education, and high-wage employment to survivors of human trafficking and extreme abuse so that they may remain forever free.
There was not a dry eye at the venue when the story of ‘Priyanka’ was told – a girl sold at the age of 14 to a brothel who was subjected to extreme abuse. Her bravery led to her escaping taking several other young girls with her and reporting the brothel to the police who then rescued the remaining girls.
‘Her Future Coalition’ stepped in and provided education and training which led Priyanka to become a jewellery designer her products of which were on sale that night and helped raise money for vulnerable girls.
The evening was magical as visitors dug deep in their products to bid in auctions from personal training sessions to a health retreat. Raffles and prizes to be won meant that these two charities were able to raise awareness as well as money.
The night culminated in a magical set by Belinda Carlisle who performed some of her biggest hits including ‘Circle In The Sand’ and the iconic ‘Heaven Is A Place On Earth’ amongst many others.
