Hi there! Thank you for giving us a chance to address this. Our zine is masquerade themed and we’ve leant into the playful nature of that on our social media, but in choosing out charity we also wanted to acknowledge the invisible masks worn by survivors when struggling with emotional trauma following such horrific violence.

ASTI stood out to us as a charity because of the medical, livelihood, and psycho-social support they provide to survivors, helping them to reclaim their lives. ASTI also do legal work, campaigning to change laws and restrict acid access, and work at a global level. We hoped to use our project as an opportunity to raise awareness of a growing issue on a global scale and support a smaller organisation trying to combat it—though we would be interested in hearing from survivors of such trauma about our decision to do so.