northern ireland women's aid federation
Women’s Aid is the lead voluntary organisation in Northern Ireland addressing
domestic abuse and providing services for women and children. The Women’s Aid
movement in Northern Ireland began in 1975 and is made up of eight local Women’s
Aid groups and Women’s Aid Federation. Each Women’s Aid group offers a range of
specialist services to women, children and young people who have experienced
domestic abuse. They are all members of Women’s Aid Federation Northern Ireland.
Our mission Women’s Aid exists to challenge attitudes, structures and systems
which perpetuate domestic abuse. We seek through our work to enable women,
children and young people to live free from violence and abuse. Our core aims We
will work collectively across Northern Ireland to: engage with women, children
and young people, to give them a voice and ensure they inform all aspects of
service development and delivery. provide trauma informed support services to
women, children and young people who have experienced domestic abuse. deliver
preventative education programmes in schools and community settings to promote
healthy non-abusive relationships and share key safeguarding messages. educate
and inform the public, private, voluntary, statutory and community sectors of
the context and impact of domestic abuse. provide quality assured education and
training to a wide audience, to increase capacity to respond to domestic abuse.
monitor, influence and respond to government policy and legislation as a Subject
Matter Expert, giving a voice to survivors of domestic abuse. work in
partnership, sharing our expertise with all relevant agencies to ensure a
joined-up response to domestic abuse.
