“Reversing the spread of HIV therefore demands that women’s rights are realized and that women are empowered in all spheres of life.” UN Special Session on HIV/AIDS, 2001 Out of all the people living with HIV in the world today half of them are women and girls. Although women are more likely to contract a …
The UK SAYS NO MORE team were fortunate to meet with David Bartlett, CEO of the White Ribbon Campaign here in the UK, to learn more about their movement to end violence against women and about how we can work on this together. The White Ribbon Campaign have joined UK SAYS NO MORE as a …
On June 22nd 2016, UK SAYS NO MORE attended ‘A Call to Men UK’ in Birmingham, a conference which raised issues such as gender roles, stereotypes, The Man Box and how education around these issues at a young age can be an incredibly powerful factor in setting these individuals on the right path. Samuel Bates, …
On Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th July, Hestia and UK SAYS NO MORE delivered awareness training around domestic violence and sexual assault to over 130 young men aged 13-24 at Royal Holloway University. The aim of the weekend was to raise awareness and to enable the younger generation feel comfortable to talk about these issues. Lyndsey …
6 March 2024 NatWest Group is announcing that starting this week it will offer Safe Spaces to people experiencing economic and domestic abuse in over 360 branches across the UK including NatWest, Ulster Bank and Royal Bank of Scotland branches. Safe Spaces, part of Hestia’s UK Says No More campaign, are designated locations which anyone ...
Nationwide – the largest branch network of any UK banking brand -– will offer Hestia’s Safe Spaces scheme to people experiencing domestic abuse across more than 400 branches across the UK. A recent poll by Nationwide shows almost half (48%) the population have experienced, or know someone who has experienced domestic abuse, with almost one ...
The Home Office has announced that from 31 January 2024, victims of domestic abuse who do not have the financial means to leave their abusers will be able to apply for a one-off payment of up to £500 for essential items to help them and their children flee to safety. For the first time, victims ...
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