16 Days of Activism, Community Ambassador Role and Me – Gemma Price
Back in the summer I came across a Facebook post from Welsh Women’s Aid advertising a ‘Community Ambassador’ role. Intrigued, I read the advert and had a look what is was about. Welsh Women’s Aid is a charity that will always be close to my heart. Being a survivor of domestic abuse and having gone […]
Forty Voices, Forty Years Touring Exhibition Dates 2018-2019
Over the course of the year, you may have heard Welsh Women’s Aid and the George Ewart Evans Centre for Storytelling talking about a project called Forty Voices, Forty Years. Forty Voices, Forty Years is a heritage project led by Welsh Women’s Aid in collaboration with the George Ewart Evans Centre for Storytelling at the […]
Welsh Women’s Aid view on the disclosure of evidence in criminal trials report
Welsh Women’s Aid, alongside Rape Crisis England and Wales and the End Violence Against Women coalition (EVAW), believe that the Committee have missed a significant opportunity to hold UK Ministers, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), Police and the judiciary to account for failing to deliver justice to survivors of rape, sexual violence and sexual assault. […]
Change that Lasts “Ask Me” Weekend Training Session and Survey
Thanks to the brilliant response from the launch of our Change that Lasts “ask me” Community Ambassador training, our very first “ask me” training course is now full! When we offered this training, several people reached out to us to ask that we offer a weekend training session so in response, our second “ask me” […]
Welsh Women’s Aid CEO Honoured by Cardiff University
Welsh Women’s Aid are delighted to announce that our Chief Executive, Eleri Butler has received an Honorary Fellowship from Cardiff University! Eleri is being awarded the Honorary Fellowship in recognition of her contribution to social change by working to prevent domestic violence, violence against women and promote equality for over 28 years. Alongside Eleri, a […]
Forced Marriage Awareness Week 2018
Welsh Women’s Aid raise awareness of Forced Marriage Awareness Week The 7th – 11th of July marks Forced Marriage Awareness Week and during this week Welsh Women’s Aid is raising awareness of forced marriage and the support for those affected. Every year, thousands of women and girls are taken out of the UK to be […]
Change That Lasts Cardiff pilot – “Ask me” roll out and call for ambassadors
Welsh Women’s Aid and Respect are embarking on an exciting new pilot in Cardiff, a cross sector early intervention model – ‘Change that Lasts’ – which aims to deliver and evidence a fundamental change in the way agencies and communities respond to violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence. ‘Change that Lasts’ has been […]
Housing and support organisations join forces and call on AMs to back funding solution
Ten national housing and support organisations have joined forces to propose a funding solution which aims to safeguard homelessness and housing-related support services for over 60,000 of the most vulnerable people in Wales. The Housing Matters report outlines the case for a new Homelessness and Housing-Related Support Grant, which has been backed by Welsh Women’s […]
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