Transcript Next steps – a new London Council’s funded programme to

‘Next steps – a new London
Council’s funded programme to
support the violence against
women sector
Who are we? - Consortium Members
• Ashiana
• AVA
• Brent Asian Women’s
Centre
• Each
• Forward UK
• Chinese Information &
Advice Centre
• Imece
• Iranian, Kurdish Women’s
Rights Organisation
• Jewish Women’s Aid
• Latin American Women’s
Rights Service
• Nia
• Refuge
• Respect
• Rights of Women
• Southall Black Sisters
• Tender Education and Arts
• Women & Girls Network
• Women’s Aid
• Women’s Resource Centre
What are we doing?
Five strands:
• Prevention
• Advice, counselling, outreach, drop-in
and support for access to services
• Helpline and coordinated access to
refuge provision
• Specifically targeted services FGM,
Honour based violence (HBV), forced
marriage and other harmful practices
• Support services to sexual and
domestic violence voluntary sector
organisations
Second tier strand – supporting the
VAWG sector
• Management support (financial, governance,
recruitment, workforce development, ICT,
premises, fundraising, tenders/contracts,
recruitment of board members)
• Support service improvements
(delivery,
data collection, monitoring,
evaluating and adapting)
• Improve partnerships and
networking
• Ensure services are kept up to
date
Other strands
• Prevention
Intention to expand work beyond schools to include YOTs and PRUs
• Advice, counselling, outreach, drop-in and support
for access to services
Overarching commitment to work with the issues and ensure all
women are supported
• Helpline and coordinated access to refuge provision
Monitoring access to refuges – especially for those with complex
needs
• Specifically targeted services FGM, Honour based
violence (HBV), forced marriage and other harmful
practices
Includes two specialist refuges for women with PSU and outreach
work which includes delivery of workshops across London.
The bad news
Scarlet Centre is closing but the following Eaves services will continue:
• Amina
Peer mentoring for women aged 18+ who have experienced sexual
violence at any time, including emotional support, help through police
reporting, court cases, and compensation claims.
• Independent Sexual Violence Advocate (ISVA)
Court and police support for women and girls aged 13+ who have
experienced sexual violence who live, work or study in the Lambeth area.
• LEA Project (London Exiting Action)
Advice, advocacy, sign-posting and support for women aged 18+ wishing to
exit prostitution.
• Poppy Project
Support, accommodation and advocacy for trafficked women aged 16+.
Related news
• MOPAC starting the process for a new VAWG
strategy for London
• Includes survivor consultation to inform the
process
• Possibility of regional VAWG commissioning
for underserved groups