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#HerVerse: Harnessing the Power of Poetry for Change

–Yashiba Sanil, Communications and Campaigns Officer  As we approach International Women’s Day, we are excited to share our poetry campaign: #HerVerse.   In a world where women’s voices have historically been silenced or side-lined, poetry and spoken words have served as powerful tools for social justice, awareness, healing, and empowerment. Through #HerVerse, we aim to amplify […]

VAWG Sector Letter to Chancellor Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP

Welsh Women’s Aid, alongside sector colleagues, sent the following joint letter to Chancellor Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP setting out concerns; these concerns are felt acutely in Wales as well as England.   Ahead of the Spring Budget on 6 March, leading national organisations representing violence against women and girls (VAWG) services in England and […]

Statement on Welsh Government Response to South Wales Fire & Rescue Service Review

Welsh Women’s Aid welcomes the decisive action taken by the Welsh Government in response to the revelations of sexual misconduct and assault within the South Wales Fire and Rescue Service (SWFRS) following an independent investigation. The findings and disclosures of the brave survivors working under this misogynistic culture are deeply concerning. We know there is […]

Wythnos Ymwybyddiaeth Trais Rhywiol

TW: Cam-drin rhywiol a thrais Wythnos Ymwybyddiaeth Trais Rhywiol: 5ed – 11eg Chwefror 2024 Mae Wythnos Ymwybyddiaeth o Gam-drin Rhywiol a Thrais Rhywiol yn rhoi cyfle i unigolion a sefydliadau gynnal sgyrsiau am y materion pwysig hyn. Eleni, fe’i cynhelir rhwng y 5ed a’r 11eg o Chwefror. Roeddem am gymryd eiliad i esbonio ychydig mwy […]

Celebrating St. Dwynwen’s Day: Shedding Light on Sexual Violence Awareness in Wales

–Yashiba Sanil, Communications and Campaigns Officer  Trigger warning: mentions of domestic abuse, sexual violence, sexual assault, abuse, rape, forced marriage, coercive control, mental health. Introduction: On 25th January every year, Wales dedicates a day to celebrate love and resilience. St. Dwynwen’s Day honors the Welsh patron saint of lovers. However, behind the commonly known narrative […]

16 Days: Art and Activism

Art and activism form an incredible partnership, merging creativity with advocacy to drive meaningful change. Through various mediums, artists spark conversations, challenge norms, and amplify voices for justice, transcending barriers and inspiring empathy.  At Welsh Women’s Aid, we’ve discovered an incredible force in merging art with activism—an alliance that sparks conversations, challenges norms, and ignites […]

Approaching VAWDASV Through an Intersectional Lens 

Understanding intersectionality  According to  Kimberlé Crenshaw, intersectionality in the most fundamental sense reflects how sociocultural, economic, and political factors such as race, class, gender, sexuality, and other individual characteristics overlap and influence people differently. The term intersectionality has expanded from this original context to an approach that offers a lens through which we can see […]

From Suffrage Pioneers to Modern Trailblazers: Welsh Women’s Enduring Legacy of Empowerment

Trigger Warning: Murder, violence against women and girls,   The International Day for Elimination of Violence, marked in calendars on 25th November, signals the beginning of 16 Days of activism ending on 10th December with Human Rights Day. The days are signified as a global unified call to eliminate violence against women and girls around […]

Change That Lasts for Wales, Manifesto 2023

We want a world in which women and children live fear free from domestic abuse, sexual violence and all forms of violence against women, and by doing so achieve independence, freedom and liberation from oppression.  Today we’re launching a manifesto that seeks to prioritise violence against women and girls, domestic abuse and sexual violence (VAWDASV) […]

Welsh Women’s Aid Statement on recent comments by UK Government Ministers

Welsh Women’s Aid is an intersectional feminist organisation working to eliminate violence against women and girls, domestic abuse, and sexual violence. Our vision is a world in which all individuals live free from all forms of violence, abuse, and oppression.   The recent comments by the Prime minister, Home Secretary and other prominent UK Government […]

Welsh Women’s Aid Statement on Recent Comments Following Study of Surgeons Experiences.

We were appalled to learn of the findings of recent research into the experiences of registered surgeons in the UK that concluded that almost 63% of women had been the target of sexual harassment from colleagues.   The response in a recent letter to The Times, from a retired anaesthetist regarding new generations of medical staff needing […]

Ysgrifennwch at eich Aelod o’r Senedd a’ch Cynghorydd Lleol – Galwadau am eithriad i Ddeddf a fydd yn torri System Lloches VAWDASV

Yn dilyn cyflwyno Deddf Rhentu Tai (Cymru) 2016 ar 1 Rhagfyr 2022, rydym yn credu’n gryf nad yw’r Ddeddf wedi bod o fudd i unrhyw oroeswr. Mae effaith ddinistriol y Ddeddf wedi achosi pryderon megis risgiau diogelu, baich gweinyddol ar ddarpariaeth lloches, cymhlethdod ‘statws tenantiaeth’ preswylwyr a chost ariannol i’r lloches. Credwn fod rhaid cael […]

Statement on the Withdrawal of Charges Against Ryan Giggs

Welsh Women’s Aid are extremely disappointed by the decision from the Crown Prosecution Service not to pursue a re-trial to prosecute Ryan Giggs’ for coercive and controlling behaviour and charges of domestic abuse and assault. Women are consistently let down by the legal system, with the latest data from the CPS revealing that only 3.3% […]

Statement on the Illegal Migration Bill

Welsh Women’s Aid were devastated by the passing of the Illegal Migration Bill last night in the House of Lords. The Bill will now become law once it has undergone royal assent.  This Bill is going to catastrophically impact women and children fleeing to the UK, due to the risk of serious harm and persecution […]