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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.

If you are a Welsh Women's Aid member group and would like to advertise a volunteering vacancy on this page please contact Kirstie Pavey

Volunteering Opportunities

If you are interested in volunteering for a local Women's Aid group, you can contact the group nearest to you directly. Contact details for our member groups can be found here

If you would like to volunteer as a Helpline Support Worker on the Wales Domestic Abuse helpline, please contact the Helpline's adminstrative line on (01286) 882733 or email. Full training will be provided.

The following Groups are currently looking for Volunteers to help within their projects:

  • Cardiff WA
  • Caerphilly WA
  • Neath WA
  • Newport WA
  • Bangor & District WA
  • Torfaen WA

Please see below or click on resources for current volunteering opportunities:

Caerphilly WA

Wanted: Volunteers at Caerphilly Women's Aid.

  • Male and Female
  • Mentors and Advocates

To support children and young people who have witnessed domestic abuse.

Men are under-represented in these roles within our organisation and are encouraged to apply.

Full training and support programme will be put in place.

Please contact us for an application form and job role

tel. 02920 860255 or email Felicity

Applicants must undertake an enhanced CRB check

Charity Number 01074555

Company Number 2591914Supporting women to get back in control