Young Women’s VAWG Engagement Empowerment and Wellbeing Project (360G-tnlcomfund-0045415465)

The funding will be used by Birmingham & Solihull Women’s Aid (BSWA) to provide specialist wellbeing support within their refuge for young women aged 16-25 years old in Birmingham. Support is given to young women who have experience of domestic and sexual violence rape gangs child sexual exploitation control/coercion forced marriage honour-based violence and female genital mutilation. They have an exceptionally high degree of vulnerability due to their very young age particularly those that have experienced lifelong abuse. The goal of the organisation is to amplify the voices of young women affected by violence against women and girls in Birmingham to lead systems change. They want to ensure that young women are recognised in Birmingham Domestic Abuse Prevention Strategy Birmingham City Council (BCC) Strategy for Adult Social Care and BCC Homelessness Strategy as action plans are drawn up.