Could you spare around 2 hours a week to support a woman who’s been raped or sexually abused? The Amina Scheme is looking for volunteers who have personal experience of rape or abuse, who feel that they could support women living with the effects of sexual violence. Amina pairs female volunteers who have experienced sexual [...]
Eaves is disappointed to announce that the Poppy Project’s funding has been cut by the government. However, we would like to reassure all our supporters and our clients that this is NOT the end for our essential support service for victims of trafficking. We really need YOUR support, so please take action now. Eaves pioneered [...]
ROW is looking for an office volunteer to support us with the administration and delivery of our vital legal advice and information services for women. We are looking for a commitment of a minimum of 2 days per week for a period of at least 3 months. The volunteer will be based at our office [...]
AVA provides a variety of open training courses that take place at a range of venues across the UK. Working with children and young people exposed to domestic violence and related violence against women and girls, 4 May, London This 5 day course is delivered from 10am-4.30pm, one day a week over five weeks and [...]
Eaves and London South Bank University received funding from the Big Lottery to undertake a two-year joint research project to assess the effectiveness of different interventions designed to support women who want to leave prostitution, including those involved in on street, off street and those trafficked into the sex industry. Please find the interim findings [...]
The Government Equalities Office is consulting around women’s engagement with government and the new gender architecture that will replace the Women’s National Commission http://wrcnews.org.uk/4DW-EETQ-BQJQT-5L4CC-1/c.aspx. The consultation seeks to find appropriate ways for the government and Ministers to engage with individual women and women’s organisations but also businesses and other organisations that work with women, obviously [...]
We are astonished to hear (Report, 12 April) that the Ministry of Justice has awarded vital public funding to support victims of sex trafficking to a religious group (the Salvation Army) instead of a specialist women’s support service (Eaves, which has successfully run the Poppy Project for nine years). We are deeply concerned that this [...]
A report published on 14th April 2011 warns that the 2011 Budget will do little to help those faring worst in the face of drastic public spending cuts and rising unemployment, and in fact risks widening gender inequality. Key findings of ‘The Impact on Women of the Budget 2011‘, a UK Women’s Budget Group report [...]
With the latest edition of the AIMS Journal focusing on the 50th anniversary of the organisation it is an opportunity for reflection. The edition is full of fascinating contributions from the likes of Mary Cronk, Wendy Savage and current Chair Beverley Beech, each talking about what AIMS has meant to them and to all of [...]
Haringey Women’s Forum provides a number of different women-only services to meet the needs of the local community. Underlying all of our work is a commitment to empowerment and creating opportunities for women. Our Women Talking befriending service provides support to women who have experienced domestic abuse and has been up and running since September [...]
