A short reflection on interfaith week where we were invited by WIN and Faith Forums for London to speak on a panel with other inspirational women about the work we are doing for faith communities

"Ramadhan brings out the beast in him. When he is fasting it’s more aggressive, if you say anything he can flare up" - Aasifa reflects on the holy month of Ramadhan and the extra struggles it can bring for women and girls.

This blog post will explore the intersectional inequalities and lived experiences of Deaf and deaf blind survivors,  and survivors with disabilities going through violence and abuse as they are often ignored. Women who are Deaf and /or have disabilities are  2 to 4 times more likely to experience domestic violence than hearing or able bodied women.   Around 22 Deaf women are at risk of abuse every day. In spite of this,  Deaf survivors face significant barriers accessing support.

In this open letter, women from different faiths unite in voicing safeguarding concerns over the current legislation for Assisted Dying.

It’s five years since the introduction of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 and the House of Lords are carrying out a review into its effectiveness. We asked our members, most of them frontline VAWG organisations with first-hand experience of the act, to share their expertise. From this we submitted our feedback and recommendations for how the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 could better support survivors from faith backgrounds. The government asked for feedback in ten different areas, we reported on eight of those:

The UK Government’s ‘Freedom from Violence and Abuse: A Cross-Government Strategy’ was published in December 2025. The strategy has been described as ambitious and comprehensive. It makes commitments to prevention; to support survivors and to hold perpetrators accountable; it commits to protect all victim-survivors of violence against women and girls and emphasises the need for all of society to be included in the response. We were excited by the long-term commitment (10-year strategy by any government is rare) and its holistic approach, yet disappointment set in when we discovered that the ‘all-society’ approach completely missed faith communities.

Membership is open to any individuals or organisations of faith or non-faith that are working to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls. (VAWG)

Find out more about some of the events we've held for the VAWG sector and for survivors of faith