London VAWG Consortium Projects

The London VAWG Consortium currently has ten projects.

Funded by London Councils:

Ascent Advice and Counselling - Lead: Solace Women's Aid
Ascent Domestic and Sexual Violence Helplines - Lead: Women's Aid
Ascent Ending Harmful Practices - Lead: Asian Women's Resource Centre
Ascent Prevention - Lead: Tender Education and Arts
Ascent Specialist Refuge Services - Lead: Ashiana Network
Ascent Support Services to Organisations - Lead: Women's Resource Centre

Funded by the Greater London Authority through the Mayor’s Move On Programme:

The Casa Project - Lead: Solace Women’s Aid

Funded through MOPAC – The Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime:

Advice and Counselling – Lead: Solace Women’s Aid
Ending Harmful Practices – Lead: Asian Women’s Resource Centre
CouRAGEus Project – Lead: Women and Girls Network

The Consortium also has an ongoing partnership with the Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy (STEaPP) at University College London, exploring the emerging risks of smart devices and the Internet of Things.

London Councils

Greater London Authority

University College London

Latest

Independent Sexual Violence Advocate (Female Applicants Only)

Women and Girls Network. Closing date: 9th February 2021.
Project Management

This course will look at regular issues that arise in project management and what you can do about resolving them/making sure they don't occur.
Immigration Advice Worker

Kiran Support Services. Closing date: Sunday 31 January 2021.
Finance Officer

Asian Womens Resource Centre. Closing date: Friday 15th January 2021.

Urgent letter to Baroness Barran regarding the application process for refuge space funding

Sent from WRC & charity sector representatives on Friday 8th May 2020.
Women and Poverty during the pandemic
WRC Statement on the 2020-21 allocation of the Tampon Tax fund
Are the Equality Act 2010 and CEDAW working for the women’s voluntary & community sector in England? (December 2019)

A report focusing on the five key areas relative to the CEDAW recommendations.
Definition of Discrimination - Article 1, CEDAW

CEDAW defines discrimination against women as any distinction, exclusion or restriction on the basis of sex that has the effect or purpose of harming or reversing women’s human rights and freedoms in any aspect of their lives.
The Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on the UK Women's Sector

Findings from a nationwide survey.
An update on the Tampon Tax Fund 2020/21

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DDCMS) have announced that the application deadline for this round of funding has been extended by a week to Sunday 7th June, at our request.
Help, support & services

Are you a woman looking for help and support? Our member organisations offer a range of specialist services and are there to help you.
Member spotlight: Inspire Women Oldham

An update from Inspire Women Oldham.
Women's Resource Centre

WRC works towards transformational and substantive equality for women. We achieve this through being a thought leader in the women’s sector, joining-up-the-dots of women’s inequality to push for empowerment its true sense: supporting women and women’s organisations to achieve their full potential. Help us to continue this work by donating what you can.