The Brave Enough Project

Survivor Saxon Rose is turning fear into action - taking on three challenges to raise vital funds for Gloucestershire Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre

Survivor Saxon Rose has launched The Brave Enough Project - an 18-month fundraising challenge in support of Gloucestershire Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre (GRASAC).

After deciding to speak publicly about her experience of childhood sexual abuse, Saxon wanted to do something that stood in solidarity with other survivors while supporting the services there for them.

Her idea was simple, but far from easy: face three things that genuinely scare her.

Over the course of the project, Saxon will take on:

• A Tough Mudder - tackling the endurance fear.

• A wing walk -  taking on the survival fear.

• An art exhibition - confronting a very different kind of fear: vulnerability and putting her creativity into a public space.

  “It’s about feeling the fear and doing it anyway, in honour of the courage it takes for survivors to keep going.”

Saxon is aiming to raise £5,000 for GRASAC, an independent charity providing emotional and practical support to survivors of rape, sexual assault and childhood sexual abuse.

But the project is becoming about more than fundraising.

Alongside the challenges, Saxon has begun speaking more openly about surviving childhood sexual abuse, healing, shame and what it means to reclaim parts of yourself afterwards.

She hopes her page can become somewhere “the veil is lifted” - and where others carrying the shame of sexual violence are reminded that it was never theirs to carry.

At M.Y.H, we love seeing survivor-led projects that take something so often associated with silence and turn it into connection, solidarity and practical support for others.

There is no single way to make yourself heard. Sometimes it is speaking. Sometimes it is creating. Sometimes it is doing the thing that scares you - and bringing others with you.

Support The Brave Enough Project

Saxon is fundraising for Gloucestershire Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre (GRASAC) through JustGiving.

If you can donate, share the fundraiser, or simply follow Saxon’s journey, every bit of support can help amplify the project and the vital work of specialist sexual violence services.

Donate to The Brave Enough Project via Saxon’s JustGiving page.

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Bravery doesn’t always look fearless. Sometimes it is being frightened, showing up anyway, and choosing to turn that moment into something that helps someone else.