A Story by Ben for International Youth Day 2018
I love camping and I am in Comprehensive school now with younger sisters. One loves the gym and the other is horse mad! My mum is happy, funny and loves flowers and bees. I want to tell you that it is so much better now. One day it will be for you too. Just keep […]
Welsh Women’s Aid welcomes the decision to retain housing benefit for supported accommodation
Welsh Women’s Aid welcomes the UK Government decision to retain housing benefit for refuges and other supported housing, and calls for a parallel commitment to safeguard support funding for specialist services in Wales. Today the UK Government has listened to our collective evidence that their proposals to change the way supported housing is funded would […]
Welsh Women’s Aid Survivors Network
Welsh Women’s Aid have launched a Survivors’ Network on their website. The network is an area that women who have experienced violence and abuse can join to access a range of national, regional and local engagement opportunities and resources. The area can be found under the “Survivor Engagement” page on the Welsh Women’s Aid website. […]
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 […]
Welsh Women’s Aid unites with women’s organisations in Wales to welcome the UK Government consultation on reforming the Gender Recognition Act
Welsh Women’s Aid unites with women’s organisation in Wales to welcome the UK Government consultation on reforming the Gender Recognition Act: Eleri Butler, CEO of Welsh Women’s Aid said: “Welsh Women’s Aid stands together with women’s organisations in Wales – WEN Wales, Chwarae Teg and Women Connect First – to support the need for Gender […]
Welsh Women’s Aid supports policy allowing women to take second abortion pill at home
On Friday 29 June 2018, the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services, Vaughan Gething AM, has announced that there are new rules for women who are terminating pregnancy, allowing women to take the second abortion pill (Misoprostol) outside a hospital environment, for example at home. The Welsh Government said that this decision came after […]
Women’s Strategy welcomed but falls short on resources for women’s services in the community, to really make a difference
Welsh Women’s Aid welcomes the Ministry of Justice Strategy (published today, 27 June 2018) for women in the criminal justice system in England and Wales, but calls on Westminster and Welsh Government to adequately resource women’s services in the community to make the proposals work. Eleri Butler, CEO of welsh Women’s Aid said: At Welsh […]
Congratulations to Professor Emma Renold on winning prestigious ‘Outstanding Impact in Society’ award
On Wednesday 20 June, Professor of Childhood Studies Emma Renold won the Outstanding Impact in Society award in the 2018 Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Celebrating Impact Prize. The award was given in recognition of Professor Renold’s research, which helped inform Wales’ proposed overhaul of sex and relationships education in Wales. It also recognises […]
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 […]
Welsh Women’s Aid welcomes the decision to make Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) a statutory part of Wales’ new curriculum
Today, the Cabinet Secretary for Education, Kirsty Williams AM, made the welcome announcement that Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) will become a statutory part of Wales’ new curriculum for children aged five to 16, from 2022. Welsh Women’s Aid formed part of the Expert Panel that advised the Cabinet Secretary on changes to the curriculum. […]
High Numbers of Abuse Reported by Students Using New Online System
This morning, our CEO Eleri Butler spoken on BBC Radio Wales, discussing abuse within the student population, and responding to the news of a new online system by Cardiff University where students can report incidents of abuse. Welsh Women’s Aid welcomes Cardiff University’s introduction of a new online system for students to report abuse. It […]
UK Government Proposed Domestic Abuse Bill Consultation
Welsh Women’s Aid welcomes the Westminster domestic abuse consultation (view here) which aims to transform the response to domestic abuse across England and Wales, including bringing greater recognition to the harms of economic abuse, the introduction of more robust court orders and more support for victims to give evidence in court, and ensuring perpetrators are dealt […]
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