Raising Awareness

One of our biggest challenges is getting people to talk about domestic abuse and changing people’s perceptions of domestic abuse and violence against women. It is not a private matter, it is not an individual problem, and under no circumstances is it acceptable. Domestic abuse affects us all and must be challenged by all. You can help by:

• Telling women and children about Women's Aid Monmouthshire. We can not help unless people know we are here.
• Ask for our leaflets and posters for yourself, your friends or your workplace and display them prominently.
• Ask us to provide our Domestic Abuse Awareness training or give a talk in your workplace – you may be surprised by the things you will learn.
• Make a donation, hold a fundraising event, or offer a few hours a week to volunteer with us. Without funds and the generous support of volunteers we can not provide our services.
• Challenge other people’s perceptions, as well as your own. Perpetrators of abuse against women are less likely to be condemned by their colleagues, friends and family than perpetrators of abuse against animals or children. Verbal or physical abuse against minority groups is taken seriously, but abuse against women in the home is often ignored. Why do people hold these beliefs? Is it right?