Category: News

We are pleased that the new UK Government will be ensuring that legal advocates for survivors are going to be in every police force area to advise survivors from the ‘moment of report to trial’, however we have concerns about how this will be funded. According to their manifesto, Labour plan to fund these legal […]

Earlier this year, we welcomed Assistant Chief Constable Sam Millar to our Live Fear Free Helpline. Below are her reflections on her day spent with our fantastic team: I am Sam Millar, and I am an Assistant Chief Constable working as the Strategic Programme Director for the National Police Chiefs Council VAWG (Violence Against Women […]

As the UK approaches the General Election, we have been looking at a particularly interesting campaigning season. With a snap election being called, parties understandably are under scrutiny as they pull resources together to create engagement and impact in challenging circumstances with limited time.  It’s a time when political parties vie for attention, making promises, […]

At Welsh Women’s Aid we love working alongside businesses who share our vision of a society which no longer tolerates violence against women and girls.  The brilliant businesses and sole traders that we partner with help us in a variety of ways. Whether it’s by donating profits from sales; arranging a corporate donation; encouraging employees […]

As part of Welsh Women’s Aid’s Change That Lasts model,  our Whole System, Societal Approach towards ending VAWDASV, and Gender Based Violence, we are proud to announce the launch of an innovative early intervention and prevention programme designed specifically for Children and Young People (CYP) in Wales. Named “Ask Me for Children and Young People,” […]

–Yashiba Sanil, Communications and Campaigns Officer  For two decades, the Live Fear Free Helpline has been a vital resource for survivors of domestic abuse, sexual violence and all forms of violence against women in Wales. The Helpline began as a modest operation with a small team focused solely on addressing domestic abuse. This has today […]

Former CEO of Welsh Women’s Aid, Eleri Butler, left Wales in February 2020 to lead the Government of Victoria’s response to family violence and deliver on the State Government’s Royal Commission recommendations to transform systems and services for survivors of abuse. As Deputy Secretary and CEO at the Department for Families Fairness and Housing, including […]

Funded by the CAF Covid 19 Emergency Fund, the four Women’s Aid Federations (Welsh Women’s Aid, Scottish Women’s Aid, Women’s Aid Federation Northern Ireland, Women’s Aid Federation of England) and Imkaan (the only UK-based, umbrella women’s organisation dedicated to addressing violence against Black and minoritised women and girls) have been working to create and develop […]

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 […]

Welsh Women’s Aid condemns the disproportionate and ongoing violence carried out against innocent civilians in Gaza. We also condemn the Hamas attacks on innocent civilians on 7th October. A humanitarian ceasefire is urgently needed to put an end to the killings, the violence and the suffering. Women and girls often face many forms of violence […]