DV, A Concern for All
‘Around three million women across the UK experience rape, domestic violence, forced marriage, stalking, sexual exploitation and trafficking, female genital mutilation (FGM) or crimes in the name of ‘honour’ each year. In the majority of cases, women know the men who abuse them. Women from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities in the UK can be particularly vulnerable to domestic abuse due to cultural and traditional discrimination, however little is known about the trends, issues and barriers concerning domestic abuse among women from these communities. Faith Regen Foundation has commissioned by Big Lottery to conduct a survey of approximately 240 women from BAME communities in the eight boroughs of London with the purpose of obtaining a clear picture of domestic violence among BAME communities, their attitudes towards it, the reasons behind it and what current sources of support are available to address this situation.
A research conducted by the Faith Regen Foundation and funded by the Big Lottery.
Read the report in the link below: Domestic Violence-Report
Sisters Against Abuse (SAA)
‘The aim of the project was to support women and girls who were at-risk of or affected by Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG), this includes: Domestic Abuse/Violence (DA/DV), Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), Faith-based abuse, forced marriage and honour-based violence. The project intended to assist DV clients to regain control of their lives through various interventions including Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) in various socio-economic provisions, gain confidence and stability through counselling, training (including self-defence) and personal coaching so that they were able to engage with social, educational and economic activities to help them move forward with their lives.
In partnership with local services (both IDVA and third-sector organisations) the project aimed to implement a holistic DV project that would rely heavily on 1:1 casework enabling us to achieve as much impact as possible in the lives of women. Partnerships with other services were essential in complementing the needs that DV clients had, which could not be provided by the remit of our services – this included specialist legal support, various physical activities beyond self-defence, increasing numbers of floating support services, etc.
A research conducted by the Faith Regen Foundation and funded by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) to deliver the ‘Sisters Against Abuse (SAA)’ project.
Read the report in the link below: Sisters Against Abuse (SAA)