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

Administration & Bookings Officer (Female Applicants Only)

Women & Girls Network. Closing date: 26th March 2021 10am.
Navigator (Sexual Violence Services) (Female Applicants Only)

Women & Girls Network. Closing date: 29th March 2021 10am.
Coordinator - Domestic Abuse Court (London)

Standing Together Against Domestic Abuse. Closing date: 15.03.2021.
Project Officer - Criminal Justice

Standing Together Against Domestic Abuse. Closing date: 15.03.2021.

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.
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.
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.
Our approach
Pay Back the Tampon Tax

With the COVID-19 crisis disproportionately affecting women and their children, it is now more vital than ever that women's specialist charities are given the funding they need.