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Chayn launch The Supernova Project to support LGBTQIA+ community

Chayn launch The Supernova Project to support LGBTQIA+ community

New platform seeks to empower queer people experiencing domestic abuse UK SAYS NO MORE partner Chayn have launched The Supernova Project – an open platform which seeks to provide information and support to LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex and Asexual) people experiencing domestic abuse. The platform hosts content created by and for the LGBTQIA+ community

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How can technology help to address domestic abuse?

How can technology help to address domestic abuse? A collaborative study from Snook, Chayn and Safelives has been carried out and the findings published in January 2017. The study, funded by Comic Relief, looks at the use of digital tools to support people affected by domestic abuse. Find out more: This research was carried out over

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UK SAYS NO MORE campaign & Chayn on BBC Asian Network

1st December 2016. Hestia | UK SAYS NO MORE join Amol Rajan on BBC Asian Network to discuss online abuse. Pamela Zaballa, Head of Women and Children’s Services – Policy and Abid Gangat, Media and Communications Manager at Hestia were joined by Amina Ahmad from volunteer-run global tech project Chayn on BBC Asian Network, to discuss

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Global tech project Chayn launch DIY Online Safety Guide

Global tech charity Chayn launch DIY Online Safety Guide

We’re so excited to welcome Chayn as a partner of the UK SAYS NO MORE campaign, and to showcase their work to empower women worldwide by leveraging technology. Find out more about them: About Chayn Chayn is a global, volunteer-run charity that leverages technology to empower women against violence through open source need-specific toolkits, web platforms,

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Tech VS Abuse: How Can Tech Help Address Domestic Abuse

              Comic Relief are running a very exciting research project around the role of technology in domestic abuse, to see where technology could help and for examples of what is already out there. The event is for people who have experienced domestic violence and are also interested in hearing from

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NatWest marks ‘No More Week’ by opening Safe Spaces for economic and domestic abuse victims

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 ...

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Nationwide – the UK’s biggest branch network – joins Hestia’s Safe Spaces

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 ...

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Hestia and UK Says No More respond to national domestic abuse ‘flee fund’

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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