LAWA has over 35 years of experience in the provision of supporting services for women survivors of gender-based violence from Latin America and other Black and Minoritised backgrounds. We are the only by and for Latin American women safe accommodation scheme in the UK and in Europe. Our Domestic Abuse Services are composed of safe accommodation, a VAWG (Violence Against Women and Girls) advice centre, and counselling services; we also run community and outreach activities that allow us to increase awareness of our services within the community. Our services have a holistic approach composed by practical support (further advice on immigration, housing, legal advice), and emotional support th... read more LAWA has over 35 years of experience in the provision of supporting services for women survivors of gender-based violence from Latin America and other Black and Minoritised backgrounds. We are the only by and for Latin American women safe accommodation scheme in the UK and in Europe. Our Domestic Abuse Services are composed of safe accommodation, a VAWG (Violence Against Women and Girls) advice centre, and counselling services; we also run community and outreach activities that allow us to increase awareness of our services within the community. Our services have a holistic approach composed by practical support (further advice on immigration, housing, legal advice), and emotional support through counselling sessions. During the last year we supported 1543 women and children survivors of gender-based violence through all our services. Our Mission: Latin American and other Spanish /Portuguese speaking BME women and their children working together to end violence and achieve self determination. Our Vision: A world in which all women and children are free from violence and oppression and achieve self-determination
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By Angie | Development Officer
Dear friends and supporters, We hope this report finds you very well,As we have previously shared with you, after achieving our funding goal and before the end of this fiscal year, we... Read the full report ›By Angie | Development Officer
Dear friends and supporters, We hope this report finds you very well, As we have previously shared with you, after achieving our funding goal and before the end of this fiscal year, we... Read the full report ›By Gabriela Quevedo | Chair
Dear friends and supporters, now that the year is coming to an end, at LAWA we would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your support throughout this time. As we have shared with you... Read the full report ›
