Category: Using our voice

The Stand With Us Fund sees organisations quadruple investment

"The depth and breadth of the work done by women’s and girls’ organisations working to address male violence cannot be overstated." The Stand With Us Impact Report reveals the transformative power of collective action to address men's violence against women....

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Rosa launches the Stand With Us Fund

The second round of the Stand With Us Fund is now open and offers one-year grants of up to £25k to organisations delivering frontline services addressing male violence against women and girls in the UK. Originally started with money raised...

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Rosa’s CEO on funding for organisations addressing VAWG

"The funding situation for organisations addressing men's violence against women and girls is unsustainable and must change." Rosa's CEO, Rebecca Gill, appeared on BBC London news in March, as part of coverage on the anniversary of the kidnap and murder...

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Rosa Research Mapping

Research conducted by The Centre for Regional, Economic and Social Research (CRESR) at Sheffield Hallam University, and commissioned by Rosa, National Lottery Community Fund, and Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, details the perilous state of funding for women’s and girls' organisations across...

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Our Take On Funding Bias In Womens & Girls Sector

Rebecca Gill, executive director of Rosa, shares her thoughts on some of the funding biases that exist within the women and girls' sector, and how Rosa aims to combat this. International Women’s Day this year invites us all to raise...

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How Women’s Organisations Create Change

Steph Nixon, a women's sector worker, reflects on the How Women's Organisations are Creating Change session at our Summer Conference and shares how her own life experiences shape her perspective. P.H.O.E.B.E on supporting women with intersecting difficulties Mollin Delve, director...

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16DaysofActivism x The Empower Project on Tech Abuse

Tell us a bit about The Empower Project... The Empower Project is an intersectional, feminist, membership organisation supporting communities to lead change to end gender-based violence in Scotland. Our focus is on responding to violence and abuse in the digital...

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Excel Womens Association Say No To Domestic Abuse

Can you tell us a bit about Excel Women's Association? Excel Women’s Association is registered charity dedicated to support women in Barking and Dagenham, East London. We provide numerous support services and activities both virtually and in person. This includes...

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#16DaysofActivism: Pandora Project on rural domestic abuse

Pandora Project's chief executive, Tracy, explains how the organisation has started using an outreach vehicle called Dora to help isolated women who experience domestic abuse in rural Norfolk. This year will certainly be one to remember. The year women were...

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16Daysofactivism Mewso On Hymenoplasty And Virginity Testing

What are hymenoplasty and virginity testing?  Virginity testing is ‘inspecting’ a woman’s vagina in the false belief that it can determine whether or not she has had sex. Having a hymen that is intact is still thought to be a...

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16Daysofactivism X Rivers Lpc – Rosa

Founder of Rivers LPC, Jeredyne Stanley, shares the story behind her organisation and explains how culturally and linguistically appropriate support is vital for the women in its community. What's the story behind Rivers LPC? “Out of every woman is a...

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10 Ways Telemedicine Can Help Survivors

Abortion was decriminalised in Northern Ireland in October 2019 but the battle for access to services is far from won. Northern Ireland is currently the ONLY part of the UK and Ireland that has does not provide an abortion telemedicine...

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Now’s the Time takes four nations approach to sexual harassment

Sexual harassment – and the fear of it – are significant factors putting young women off considering careers in some male-dominated professions. Now four UK women’s organisations are working to tackle the power imbalance with a grant from The Justice...

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Ovacome Dispels Ovarian Cancer Myths on Everywoman Day

Rosa exists to amplify the voices of women and girls in the UK, and through its Health & Wellbeing pillar aims to tackle the most pressing issues faced by those from a cross-section of backgrounds. Ahead of Everywoman Day on...

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Womens Organisations Are Changing The Conversation On Sexual Harassment

Seven specialist women’s organisations will receive grants from The Justice and Equality Fund to strengthen their communications activities over the next 18 months, and to create a network of women’s organisations who will work together to shift the dial on...

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