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Welsh Women's Aid are pleased to announce that the no recourse to public funds pilot has now been extended to March 2011

Welsh Women's Aid are pleased to inform you that the no recourse to public funds pilot has now been extended to March 2011.

Violence, abuse, bullying: an untold story of disabled people living in Wales

The EHRC are currently conducting a Formal Inquiry into disability-related harrassment, whereby they will examine the experiences of disabled people, their families, friends and carers, as well as examining whether those who have experienced harrassment have been supported or not by public authorities.

Important: Sojourner Project - Extended until 17th September 2010

The Sojourner Project is for women with no recourse to public funds, who entered the UK on a spousal visa and are eligible to apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) under the Domestic Violence Rule.

UN Women Born: Civil Society Celebrates Creation of Gender Equality Entity After Four Years of Advocacy

PRESS RELEASE 1 July 2010   Contact: Charlotte Bunch, 732-642-5271 or cbunch@igc.

NEW WEBSITE LAUNCHED FOR DOMESTIC ABUSE VICTIMS AS REPORTED CASES PREDICTED TO RISE DURING WORLD CUP

  Welsh Women’s Aid & Wales Domestic Abuse Helpline PRESS RELEASE For immediate release 04.

Raise Awareness

Individuals, voluntary groups and businesses can all help to raise awareness about domestic abuse and the work of Welsh Women's Aid.

 To raise awareness you can do any of the following:

  • Display posters and leaflets about the work of Welsh Women's Aid and the Wales Domestic Abuse Helpline telephone. Contact Becky Jones or Lucy McConnell for more information about posters and leaflets

 

  • Book a speaker from WWA to come and talk to your organisation/school/group about Domestic Abuse. Contact Welsh Women's Aid for more information 

 

  • Book WWA specialist Domestic Abuse awareness training and Child Protection training. Contact Rhian Jones or Cheryl Martin (Child Protection training) for more information.

 

  • Implement a Domestic Abuse Policy in your workplace.  A template of which is available as a resource below