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Today there are 39 Women's Aid groups affiliated to Scottish Women's Aid as well as six non-affiliated Women's Aid organisations in Scotland.<ref>http://www.scottishwomensaid.org.uk/assets/files/publications/general/SWA_Annual_Stats_05-06.pdf</ref> |
Today there are 39 Women's Aid groups affiliated to Scottish Women's Aid as well as six non-affiliated Women's Aid organisations in Scotland.<ref>http://www.scottishwomensaid.org.uk/assets/files/publications/general/SWA_Annual_Stats_05-06.pdf</ref> |
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==Services== |
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Scottish Women's Aid is the lead organisation in Scotland working towards the prevention of domestic abuse of females. We play a vital role campaigning and lobbying for effective responses to domestic abuse. |
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An important aspect of our work is ensuring that women and children with experience of domestic abuse get the services they need, both from local Women’s Aid groups and from the agencies they are likely to contact. |
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Our members are local Women’s Aid groups which provide specialist services to women, children and young people. These include safe refuge accommodation, information and support. |
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We provide advice, information, training and publications to members and non-members. |
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==Funding== |
==Funding== |
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Revision as of 17:49, 30 November 2010
Scottish Women's Aid is a feminist charity campaigning to prevent domestic violence against women and their children in Scotland. It was founded in 1973 and is an umbrella organisation for the 39 affiliated local Women's Aid groups in Scotland [1]. It is the largest and oldest domestic violence charity in Scotland and coordinates support and temporary accommodation to women and their children who experience domestic abuse.
The organisation also campaigns politically on behalf of female victims of domestic violence to influence public policy and conducts advertising campaigns to raise public awareness of the issue.
| Founded | 1973 |
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| Registered company no SC128433 | |
| Registration no. | Charity number SC001099 |
| Focus | Domestic violence, Women |
| Location |
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| Coordinates | 55°57′07″N 3°12′06″W / 55.9519839°N 3.2016878°W, |
| Origins | Inspired by Chiswick Women's Aid |
Area served | Scotland |
| Method | helpline, website, advocacy, advertising campaigns |
Revenue | £1,018,250 |
| Website | scottishwomensaid.org.uk |
History
Scottish Women's Aid came into being following visits to Europe's first domestic violence shelter in Chiswick, established by Erin Pizzey.[2] With help from local authorities refuges were set up in Edinburgh and Glasgow in 1973. By the mid seventies there were eight Scottish Women's Aid shelters.[3]
Today there are 39 Women's Aid groups affiliated to Scottish Women's Aid as well as six non-affiliated Women's Aid organisations in Scotland.[4]
Funding
Scottish Women's Aid receives the majority of its funding from the taxpayer. In 2009 it had an income of over £1 million.[5]
In July 2009 Scottish Women's Aid controversially rejected almost £1,000[6] in funding that had been raised by domestic violence vicitms who had produced a semi-naked charity calendar, with the organisation receiving significant criticism for comparing the fund-raisers with sex industry workers. Jacqui Kelly of Scottish Women's Aid defended her organisation's stance stating that they were "a feminist organisation" and they "have an issue with women removing clothes".[7][8] Gillian Bowditch of The Times Newspaper condemned the charity for confusing nudity and pornography, and accused them of being "mean-spirited, humourless dogmatists prepared to put a warped ideology ahead of the sensitivities of the very women they are employed to help."[9] The fund-raisers instead donated the funds raised to the Alloa branch of Women's Aid.[10]
External links
See also
References
- ^ Shelter Scotland - Women's Aid in Scotland
- ^ http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=6fsEAQAAIAAJ&q=%22scottish+women%27s+aid%22+pizzey&dq=%22scottish+women%27s+aid%22+pizzey&hl=en&ei=T2T0TPfYGsyAhQe7_7ziBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CEQQ6AEwBQ
- ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20070914105732/www.scottishwomensaid.co.uk/swahistory.html
- ^ http://www.scottishwomensaid.org.uk/assets/files/publications/general/SWA_Annual_Stats_05-06.pdf
- ^ Charity Index Details
- ^ http://www.thefreelibrary.com/%27Sex+industry%27+clash+over+hair+salon%27s+calendar+girls-a0204344743
- ^ BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | Tayside and Central | Women's Aid snubs calendar girls
- ^ Charity refuses 'Calendar Girls' donation because it would 'support the sex trade' - Telegraph
- ^ http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/scotland/article6727788.ece
- ^ Wee County News Live! - Angry calendar girls slam charity sex slur as bare-faced cheek