Category: Newyddion

End Violence against Women Coalition – Press release  Fern Champion waives anonymity and launches petition asking Theresa May to ensure every town has a Rape Crisis Centre Today (8 March, International Women’s Day) 25-year-old Fern Champion, who was raped in 2016, has launched a petition, and written to the Prime Minister asking her to ensure […]

Welsh Women’s Aid welcomes the Home Office refresh of the Ending Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy for England and Wales (published today) but says more needs to be done to prevent violence against women and girls in our communities. Eleri Butler, CEO of Welsh Women’s Aid said: “As the national charity working to end […]

As a feminist organisation based in Wales, Welsh Women’s Aid is an independent charity, which aims to end domestic abuse, sexual violence and all forms of violence against women and girls. Our values are founded on human rights, anti-discrimination and an intersectional approach to preventing violence and to achieving the liberation of all women and […]

A cautious welcome but disappointed it lacks ambition to ensure no woman is left behind. Welsh Women’s Aid welcomes the publication of Domestic Abuse Bill today (Monday 21 January 2019), 18 months after it was first promised by Westminster Government, and the accompanying announcements about funding for some services, and research into the cost of […]

Disability Wales and Welsh Women’s Aid are asking disabled people in Wales to respond to a survey which we hope will help form a picture of disabled people’s experiences of violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence and the responses they received from services. We will use the responses to this survey to write […]

Today (6 December 2018) Welsh Women’s Aid is bringing activists and industry professionals together to discuss how we create real and lasting change in Wales. As part of this year’s 16 days of activism against gender based violence, we are asking activists, industry professionals and survivors to come together to take actions to challenge attitudes […]

Welsh Women’s Aid welcomes the news that the Gwent Police are going to be working with Independent Domestic Violence Advocates (IDVA) to support individuals who call the police when attending an incident involving domestic abuse. The IDVA’s will be able to attend reports and offer support to the women, from gathering their personal items if […]

A blog by Paula Walters (Chair) and Jess Taylor (Vice Chair), Welsh Women’s Aid Leading the national umbrella body in Wales working to end violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence, is a responsibility all our Trustees take very seriously. Our work as a federation builds on the four decades of work by women […]

Today, the Welsh Government First Minister announced that Wales Centre for Public Policy will lead on an “expert-led review into refuge provision and sexual violence services in Wales to transform the support provided to victims of sexual assault and domestic abuse.” As the national umbrella body in Wales we work to support and provide a […]

Welsh Women’s Aid welcomes police working with schools to ensure that children and young people affected by domestic abuse are supported. However, this must be done in an informed manner that protects and supports both the child, and the non-abusive parent, and enables them to get the help they may need from specialist services. The […]

Today (23rd October), the Women and Equalities Committee published its report on the sexual harassment of women and girls in public places. The MPs making up the Committee looked into the issue of street harassment for nine months, and found that sexual harassment and abuse by men is normalised in the everyday lives of girls […]