Category: Newyddion

The recent revelations in Hollywood and the #MeToo campaign have given rise to a global conversation led by survivors of sexual harassment and sexual violence.  It has shone a light on the abuse that permeates workplaces, schools, streets and homes worldwide. From degrading comments to unwelcome sexual advances and touching, to rape and sexual assault, […]

Glyndwr University | LL11 2BD Wrexham | United Kingdom Thursday, 30 November 2017 from 14:00 to 17:00 (GMT) Click here to purchase your tickets!  This seminar will explore how services can deliver a trauma informed response to supporting women who experience multiple disadvantage. With increases in women accessing specialist violence against women services with multiple […]

On the eve of International Day of the Girl Child, one young, brave and bold woman tweeted “5 years ago, I was shot in an attempt to stop me from speaking out for girls’ education. Today, I attend my first lecture at Oxford.” Now a household name, Malala Yousafzai, a girl from Pakistan whose belief […]

Collaboration across sectors is essential to ensuring adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) associated with violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence are identified early, addressed effectively and ultimately prevented. At a time when the conversation around ACEs is high on everyone’s agenda, this half day seminar, hosted by Welsh Women’s Aid, will explore how we […]

Hafan Cymru: Spectrum The Spectrum Project is a specialist preventative educational programme which addresses issues related to violence against women, including domestic abuse and sexual Violence in primary and secondary schools across all geographical areas of Wales. Spectrum helps schools and their communities to embed a Whole School Approach to these issues by using a […]

Port Talbot and Afan Women’s Aid: Video Interaction Guidance (VIG) Project Port Talbot and Afan Women’s Aid (PTAWA) has been providing the Video Interaction Guidance (VIG) project since October 2015. It is a unique project that uses VIG to help mothers with infants (under the age of two) who have been affected by domestic abuse. […]

Our open letter calling for the repeal of the two child tax credit limit and ‘rape clause’ has been published in The Telegraph today. You can read the full text of the letter and list of signatories below.   Dear Editors We strongly oppose the UK Government’s two child tax credit limit, a dangerous policy […]

I never thought that I fitted the criteria of a victim of domestic abuse. I had a fabulous home, fabulous car, fabulous kids, a steady and reasonable income, three holidays abroad a year. I am well-spoken, well-heeled and whatever ‘well’ you would attribute to a lifestyle that includes a privileged education in private boarding school […]

A referral for a woman and her four children came via the police and the children’s school due to severe domestic and sexual abuse. Following our referral process they were accepted into refuge and arrived later that day. During induction, Mum was going through her income and benefits and staff noticed that she was not […]

Welsh Women’s Aid are extremely concerned by the findings released today by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) criticising South Wales Police for missing opportunities to arrest Ian Watkins. It is shocking that the lack of action taken by the police allowed Ian Watkins to continue to commit child sexual offences for a further 4 […]

The findings in today’s report from the Inspectorate of Constabulary and the Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate are unacceptable and highlight widespread failures across the criminal justice system in protecting and supporting victims of harassment and stalking, and bringing perpetrators to justice. It is deeply worrying that police officers and prosecutors are failing to recognise or […]

Girls face intolerable levels of sexual harassment and abuse in schools on a daily basis. Almost two thirds of girls and young women report experiencing sexual harassment in schools or colleges in the last year, and 5,500 sexual offences, including 600 rapes, were reported to police as having taken place in schools over a 3 […]

We welcome today’s Queen’s speech that sets out some important commitments to supporting survivors of domestic abuse. In particular, we are pleased that legislation to ban the cross-examination of survivors of domestic abuse in the family courts has been re-introduced, which will make sure no survivor is faced with the harrowing, traumatic and difficult experience […]

Stalking is very dangerous but can be hard to define. This is because seemingly pleasant gestures such as giving flowers and gifts can be very distressing for the recipient if unwanted. Raising awareness around stalking empowers individuals to identify ongoing, unwanted and obsessive behaviour that causes fear, alarm or distress as stalking, and a form […]

Welsh Women’s Aid is delighted to share that a recent project submitted to the Nat West Skills and Opportunities Fund has been shortlisted in the South West and Wales region! The next stage is a public vote and we need your help to get us closer to receiving an award… If successful, funding will enable […]

Welsh Women’s Aid’s direct services will decline to participate in the third party evidence model, because of the policy and practice implications. Welsh Women’s Aid strongly opposes the UK Government’s welfare reform policies that reduce vital social security for women who have more than two children, and introduce an exception where women have to disclose […]