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Swansea Women’s Aid is delighted to announce its membership of the Seren Môr Consortium. A partnership of specialist organisations working together to end Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (VAWDASV). The Seren Môr consortium has recently been formalised with the completion of a due diligence procedure and sign off of our Memorandum of Understanding. The consortium is made up ...
The Chancellor announced further support for Women in the budget yesterday: A new £5 million fund will go to projects celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Representation of the People Act next year, and to educate young people about its significance. The Representation of the People Act (1918) was the first legislative step towards equal voting rights for men and women. Working ...
Lynne Sanders CEO of Swansea Women’s Aid and Dr Debra Williams Liz Hope Chair of Swansea Women’s Aid and Dr Debra Williams Swansea Women’s Aid would like to thank everyone who attended their dinner in celebration of International Women’s Day on Friday 3 March. More than £2,200 was raised for the organisation which supports women and children affected by domestic violence in ...
The popular BBC Radio 4 soap opera The Archers struck a chord with listeners last week, after a shocking turn of events featured in the drama’s domestic abuse storyline. Over the past two years the show has captivated audiences across the country through its domestic abuse storyline. The radio drama has used the issue as a core theme in the tale ...
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Some claimants have waited eight months for payment - but there's no way back, says audit report.
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Abuse of #olderpeople occurs 365 days a year. Make #WEAAD2018 the day everyone hears about it #WalesWontStandBy
"Unfortunately, it is all too often assumed that domestic abuse mainly happens to young women, and that if abuse is experienced by older people it is in institutional settings" - Cathy, Survivor - #Wo...
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Approx 26k #olderpeople in Wales will suffer some form of abuse or neglect. Find out how to offer better support ow.ly/K8Vm30ksGmu
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We were proud to contribute to this article - and we're so grateful to the survivors who bravely shared their stories with us. Everyone experiencing domestic abuse deserves to be heard, believed and s...
Swansea Women's Aid shared SafeLives's post.
This World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, it's important to remember that domestic abuse has no age limit. Every victim and survivor needs and deserves the right support to become safe and well, whoever t...
We are seeing women in our refuge getting significantly less than they did on previous benefits and waiting over 6 weeks without any financial support to feed themselves and their children. Appalling!
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