Sev Necati works in partnership with Advance

Sev Necati worked in partnership with Advance, The Wembley Youth Club and Youth Services to deliver a workshop for women and girls in personal safety, self-defence and confidence building.

All the women and girls that accessed the programme were from a range of different backgrounds, cultures, ages and abilities.  Each week they took part in practical exercises in self-defence, as well as discussions and group training.

Those that took part expressed how their self-esteem and confidence levels had improved, as well as it being a life changing experience for some.

"I am very pleased to share my experiences of working with Sev Necati, and also experiencing her 10 week self defence course in Wembley Youth Centre. I work as the Violence against women and girls prevention worker at Advance advocacy services. The self defence course was commissioned by Advance as a part of the Wembley Stadium Trust small grant project. Sev was professional, open to partnership working and organised with course material, resources and sessions planning. The participants were very engaged and the overall feedback was very positive.  

Sev Necati’s course design and delivery is unique with its balanced approach to self defence techniques and tools to build mental strength and self esteem. The course is well rounded in building the participant’s awareness to risks, understanding the context of power and control that gives rise to violence against women and girls and encouraging girls to unleash their physical strength to defend and protect themselves against harm. I was very impressed to see the girls gaining confidence as the weeks went by and how Sev took care to realise the potential of each individual participant and pushed them to challenge themselves a little more each time. They emerged feeling confident and stronger. 

I highly recommend Sev Necati’s self defence courses and feel it is very relevant for a wide range of people and the course is adaptable to the needs to different groups."

Violence against women and girls prevention worker at Advance

Some Comments from the females when asked what they enjoyed about the session & what inspired them:

“I feel more confident in myself.”

“Really enjoyed the course and the practical is a really important part.”

“I really enjoyed the sessions.  I feel more confident and aware.”

“The various self-defence techniques were really helpful.”

“The theory lesson was very interesting and beneficial.”

“The trainer was very funny and is good at delivering information and good at training as well as being a good motivator.”

“Very helpful, do this more in other boroughs.”

“Over the weeks I have improved in confidence and strength.”

“The training sessions were really useful I feel I have gained a lot more knowledge.” 

“Sev is a really great instructor, encouraging as well as pushing us to do our best.”

“I feel a lot more confident and the practical exercises have made me realise I can do it.”

“Amazing sessions.”

“Brilliant trainer!”

“Inspired me to gain confidence in what to do in case of a situation.”

“It is an excellent course and very well delivered.”

“The motivation and feed-back was really useful.”

“The floor work was very inspiring as the more we did it the stronger my body became.”

“Knowing I can help myself if crime did happen.”

Our projects work to inspire and empower females from all backgrounds and abilities.  We work towards building the confidence of these women and girls and hope they continue to make positive changes in their lives for their benefit.

The Participant - Case Study
Mary is a 22 year old female.  Married and has no children.
Please tell us why you became involved in the project?
I needed to learn some skills to protect myself, know how to self-defence.  Earlier, at the beginning of the course, I didn’t have any confidence I joined hoping I would gain confidence, because of so many stories I had heard about women getting attacked, I felt it was a good opportunity for me to learn.

Please tell us how participating helped you?
I can now physically attack very hard if I need too as a last option.   I have gained confidence and I believe in myself and I don’t have any fears the thoughts I had before, they are no longer there.   I can now protect myself through the knowledge and skills training.  It has helped me physically and mentally a lot.  I feel more powerful and I am a lot stronger than I was.

Please tell us what has changed for you as a result of engaging with the project?
I think I am a new person previously I was shy and powerless so weak, now I am strong I feel that it has changed my life I think for the short sessions I have had I have never experienced this before this has been life changing I know.

All names of participants have been changed to protect their identity.

Advance provide services for women aged 13+, living in Hammersmith, Fulham, Kensington, Chelsea, Westminster. A&E and maternity-related domestic violence services are available to women in Brent also.

Advance is here to support all women experiencing domestic violence no matter what you decide to do.  They can listen, help women understand their options, explain their legal rights, and talk to the police, and also help women get to safer housing.

If you are looking for sessions, workshops, projects and programmes that are both engaging, interactive and fun, but also informative and educational then please contact us at:

info@sevnecatitraining.com

Crisis works in Partnership with Sev Necati Training

Sev Necati worked in partnership with Crisis to deliver a workshop for women in personal safety and self-defence that access the centre.

The programme took place at the Crisis Centre and the women took part in open discussions and practical exercises in self-defence, including sexual assault and rape scenarios and weapons training.

"I found Sev a very passionate and well organised trainer who brought a wealth of knowledge. Sev was very flexible with the training and tailored it to the needs of the women. Sev was very committed and offered beyond the scope of the training. The women enjoyed attending the sessions and asked for further training, a great sign! Also, the training helped forged bonds between the women and they supported one another. It was a very empowering course so a huge THANKS!!"

One participants comments: "Please bring Sev back ASAP .  I feel women only class is important."

Women's Progression Coach

We had women access the programme from a range of different backgrounds, cultures, ages and abilities.  All the women that took part thoroughly enjoyed the session with many of them expressing how their self-esteem and confidence levels had improved.

Some Comments from the females when asked what they enjoyed about the session:

“My teacher was amazing.  I found her motivating and empowering.  Excellent!!!”

“I would love it if the class was run as an ongoing course for women.”

“I really enjoyed the practical.”

“I am more aware as a woman on the streets.”

“I want to do it again.”

“It’s helped me to be more confident on my own.”

“The techniques I have learned are so useful to use in case of defending myself.”

“Thank you so much for your teaching.”

“Encouragement to use self-defence if the need arises.”

“Remembering to always be positive and safe and not to put yourself in dangerous situations.”

“Excellent course, please run a refresher.”
"Excellent tutor, very well taught."

"The in-depth analysis of the need, justification for self-defence."
"Different techniques of saving ourselves.  Practical exercises."

Our projects work to inspire and empower females from all backgrounds and abilities.  We work towards building the confidence of these women and girls and hope we continue to uplift  them to make positive changes in their lives for their benefit.

The Participant - Case Study
Susan is a female 50, African-Caribbean Black-British, single.

Please tell us why you became involved in the project?
I got refereed to crisis by a counsellor I was seeing at a place for homeless people it was a drop in centre.  The counsellor told me about crisis to get my head clearer and get myself in a better place, I hit a wall because I was used to working.  I decided I wanted to join the project because at the time I was homeless I had anger issues.  This project would help and challenge my anger issues and give me some more direction and discipline on how to look after myself within the law.

Please tell us how participating helped you?
It has helped me to be more confident within the law and what I can and can’t do.  I think it has made me more aware of my surroundings.

Please tell us what has changed for you as a result of engaging with the project?

It has made me want to do more in terms of self-defence it’s got my juices flowing.   I would like to commit to classes on a weekly basis and it’s encouraged me to encourage other women to learn how to defend themselves.

Physically and mentally I feel stronger and more confident when I am going out and about.

And it has allowed me to discover me.  It has enabled me to be more myself like I use to be.  Before I was outgoing but after I became homeless I became an introvert now I am back to my old self.

I have found my inner lioness.  I feel more like a warrior.

All names of participants have been changed to protect their identity.

Crisis Skylight, provide accredited education, training and employment centres, offer practical and creative workshops in a supportive and inspiring environment together with formal learning opportunities that lead to qualifications and finding work.  

Crisis Skylight London is an award winning and dynamic education, training and employment centre for homeless and vulnerably housed people.

They run more than 100 free workshops, classes and drop-in sessions every week in all sorts of subjects - music, art, maths, IT, theatre, gardening, exercise and more. 

If you are looking for sessions, workshops, projects and programmes that are both engaging, interactive and fun, but also informative and educational then please contact us at:

info@sevnecatitraining.com

Sev Necati works with Hyde Housing

Sev Necati worked in partnership with Hyde Housing, to deliver our award winning project “Women & Young People’s Safety Solution.”  The project worked with women and girls from the local housing group, the stone bridge centre, and local people from the surrounding community.   

The all-female group expressed how they felt more confident and assertive about personal safety.  They were able to benefit from learning real life practical personal safety techniques and self-defence.

Some of the Females Comments

“I enjoyed learning the different techniques on how to defend myself.  My favourite was the knee and elbow techniques as I realized the amount of power I could have if I was ever in a dangerous situation.”

“I liked the discussions as it allowed me to build up my confidence to speak out in big groups.”

"Excellent course.  I am glad I attended.”

“My physical strength has improved during the course meaning that not only do I know what to do, I can act on it.”

“My confidence in defending myself has significantly improved.”

“It was a great experience and significantly benefited me.”

“Excellent course very needed for all.”

“I am more knowledgeable in the law and my rights.  I feel empowered to continue this level of exercise.”

“I’ve become more-stronger physically and mentally.”

“Fun, entertaining and memorable.”

“I am glad that I attended the class as we had a great experienced teacher and I have made some friends which I can train with after.”

The project encouraged social inclusion by encouraging different members of the community from a variety of backgrounds, cultures and ethnicities to come together in one setting, share their own personal experiences in a confidential way, assist each other in resolving some of these challenging such as feeling isolated and being fearful of violence and working together with practical activities to build up each other’s confidence levels.

If you think that you would like to get involved in our projects then please get in contact.  Our aim is to reduce violence and the fear of violence especially towards females and young people and we do this by delivering empowering projects to the local community.  Please contact us: info@sevnecatitraining.com

If you are looking for sessions and workshops that are both engaging, interactive and fun, but also informative and educational then please contact us:info@sevnecatitraining.com

Sev Necati works with NLMC

Sev Necati worked in partnership with North London Muslim Centre (NLMC), and The Funding Network, to deliver our award winning project “Women & Young People’s Safety Solution.”  The project worked with women and girls from the local community centre, imaan youth and local people from the surrounding community.  

Discussions as well as practical activities in self-defence and personal safety took place.  The women and girls came from a variety of backgrounds, abilities and culture’s.  They were able to work well together in understanding how violence could affect all females and how to empower themselves with new knowledge and skills, as well as providing support for one another.

Some of the Women & Girls Comments

“What inspired me the most was all the physical techniques shown that can be used to protect myself.”

“Informative, knowledgeable and helpful trainer.”

“I enjoyed the course and learned so much.”

“Every girl and woman should have the opportunity to take part in the world!  Thank you!.”

“I learnt what I can do to avoid being attacked.”

“I feel confident in the practical skills as they were all new to me, knowing how to do them and practising them.”

“What inspired me the most was the main steps you need to take to avoid violence.”

“Great training, really useful!”

“I loved the drills I took part in.”

“I enjoyed getting to know other people and making friends.”

“The discussions were really useful.”

“I really enjoyed the training and Sev was a great tutor.”

“Great course for building confidence.”

“I feel more confident, and have been given the resources I need.”

“Very useful course!!!”

“I have really enjoyed the course and I would have liked to do a longer course.”

“I feel more confident if something was to happen I would know what to do.”

“Very important skill for people to do and learn.”

“I feel more confident within myself.”

If you think that you would like to get involved in our projects then please get in contact.  Our aim is to reduce violence and the fear of violence especially towards females and young people and we do this by delivering empowering projects to the local community.  Please contact us: info@sevnecatitraining.com 

If you are looking for sessions and workshops that are both engaging, interactive and fun, but also informative and educational then please contact us:info@sevnecatitraining.com

Sev Necati Training works with HMP

Sev Necati worked in partnership with Hackney Marsh Partnership (HMP), and Hackney Giving, to deliver our award winning project “Women & Young People’s Safety Solution.”  

"Sev started her self defense course at our local community centre. The feed back we got was from all of the students both young and old. All the students thought it was a great course not only did they learn self defense but also their legal rights. The course is suitable for all ages and abilities Sev ensures that no one is left out if they wish to learn. I feel it was the best self defense course we have had at our centre, and look forward to working again with Sev when we can raise some more funding."
Community development Manager, HMP

The project worked with women and girls from the local Kingsmead Estate and the surrounding community.  The group took part in discussions as well as practical activities in self-defence.  All females had an increase in confidence and self-worth and felt empowered at the end of the project.

Some of the Females Comments

“Amazing 8 weeks ever!  I have honestly learnt life experiences and would take this course again in a heartbeat.”

“Sev is fantastic!!!”

“Interesting, fun, taught in a way that resonates, learned something from day one, and this has stayed with me.”

“We were always given full explanations as to the information being offered.”

“The definite personal development I have achieved.  I feel more confident and assertive in everything including decision making.”

“I have learnt lessons I will not learn anyway else.”

“All of us have been through lots of bad experiences.  It was secure place to share.”

“Really helped me become more confident on the outside.”

“Helped me be more confident and took a lot of my fears away.”

“The theory and group discussions were insightful.”

“The practical really helped build my knowledge and confidence.”

“Sev’s personality, enthusiasm and realness conveyed the seriousness of the potentially dangerous situations we could encounter.”

“I will remember this.”

“Excellent, I hope to attend a refresher course.”

“Sev is a great instructor, very clear and she helped me increase my self-confidence.”

“I think all women should be able to do this and look after themselves fully.”

“A really good course. “

If you think that you would like to get involved in our projects then please get in contact.  Our aim is to reduce violence and the fear of violence especially towards females and young people and we do this by delivering empowering projects to the local community.  Please contact us: info@sevnecatitraining.com

If you are looking for sessions and workshops that are both engaging, interactive and fun, but also informative and educational then please contact us:info@sevnecatitraining.com

Sev Necati Training works with Young Hackney & Hackney Giving

Sev Necati worked in partnership with Young Hackney, and Hackney Giving, to deliver our award winning project “Women & Young People’s Safety Solution.”  The project worked with women and girls from the local community.  The women and girls came from various backgrounds. 

The group took part in discussions as well as practical activities in self-defence.  All females had an increase in confidence and self-worth and felt empowered at the end of the project.

Some of the Females Comments

“The training was excellent.  Sev Necati was able to keep all the participants engaged at all times.”

“Trainer was very good and made session’s very informative and entertaining.”

“The practical activities enabled me to build up my confidence in being able to deal with any threatening situations. 

“I learnt different self-defence techniques.”

“The practical parts were as physical as they were, they have been so beneficial.”

“The course inspired me in realising that it doesn’t matter what size you are you can still manage the techniques.”

“The course has been so informative and applicable to real life.  Enabling all of the participants to feel included and through, fears, queries and experiences valued.”

“The whole course has fundamentally been empowering, allowing us to feel and know that we can and we are able.”

“The thing I liked best was the mixed demographic in participants.  To have women come together of all ages and backgrounds.  To discuss, share and learn from one another was so valuable and encouraging.”

“I can only wish there were more platforms like this.”

“I feel more confident.”

“Thank you so much.  This training is so vital and enjoyable.  I’d like to see every girl and woman to have the opportunity to participant.”

“Great opportunity to increase confidence.  Be able to assess the situations and resolve the problems.”

“Absolutely brilliant, don’t want it to come to an end.  I have learned so much.”

“The sessions each week went so-fast as the training was really interesting and informative.”

“Could approach Sev about anything.  Very helpful, very good instructor!!!”

“I have wanted to do a course like this for years, feel so grateful to have been part of it.”

“It was an excellent opportunity to learn not only about self-defence techniques but also gain awareness of how to deal / avoid difficult situations.”

“Sev is a great tutor and was able to engage the group in discussions and other scenarios.”

“Fantastic experiences that empowered me and made me feel confident and answered my questions.”

“I am in a far more secure place in terms of confidence whilst out, since starting the course.  The knowledge gained has been invaluable.”

“We did a lot of practical activities that I found very effective and Sev taught them really well and made sure we all understood how to do them.”

“I feel a lot more confident when alone at night.”

“Sev was enthusiastic and informative.”

“The group was supportive and friendly.”

If you think that you would like to get involved in our projects then please get in contact.  Our aim is to reduce violence and the fear of violence especially towards females and young people and we do this by delivering empowering projects to the local community.  Please contact us: info@sevnecatitraining.com