Latest Updates

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  Strengthening the UK Strategy to End Violence Against Women and Girls: Integrating Faith Communities into Prevention, Support and Accountability.

  Faith communities represent one of the UK’s most significant yet under- recognised social infrastructures. Integrating them safely and responsibly into the strategy’s delivery can strengthen prevention, survivor support and community accountability, helping ensure that the strategy delivers meaningful change for women and girls across the country.

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  Domestic Abuse Act 2021 Review – Faith and VAWG Coalition Submission

  The Faith and Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Coalition is the UK’s leading authority on faith literacy in VAWG. With more than 60 members spanning specialist VAWG agencies, faith-based organisations, and faith and VAWG experts, the Coalition works to build bridges between members of faith communities or faith-centred organisations and specialist services responding to violence against women and girls. This submission was written with input from our members and aims to highlight gaps in the DA Act and its implementation specifically in relation to the needs of survivors of domestic abuse from faith backgrounds.

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  The Role of Faith Leaders; Gate Openers or Gate Closers in Ending Violence against Women and Girls?

  Just as, if some of us were to move to a new area, we may seek out a local gym or pub to socialise and connect with others with similar values and interests. This is the equivalent to seeking out your local religious community via a place of worship for people with faith or from faith-based/religious communities. This leaves faith leaders and communities to therefore, act as either gate openers or gate closers when it comes to preventing violence against women and girls. This is heavily dependent on the expertise knowledge and training of faith/community leaders when it comes to dealing with issues around this important topic.

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