African Initiatives is a social justice organisation working with communities in Africa and raising awareness in the UK. With its partners it builds self sufficiency and confidence to empower people to fully participate in the decisions that affect their lives.

Asha-Nepal is a human rights organisation working for women and girls in Nepal. It supports projects to help those from abusive and exploitative situations such as trafficking into the sex industry and domestic labour. Its aim is to empower females through education, training and security, giving them a voice.

This is an international membership organisation that supports rural women and their families through education, training and community development programmes. It gives women a voice at International level through its links with United Nations agencies. It has administrative offices in London and organises a conference every 3rd year.

BLWA supports women and children experiencing domestic violence. We have three refuges and an outreach support service for women in the community. We campaign to eliminate domestic violence in society.

Since 1974 CMWA has been offering support services to women and children experiencing domestic abuse. It offers safe temporary accommodation, advice, support and advocacy. It operates an Outreach Project for people in the community who may not want to access a Refuge; a Children and Families Project and a Resettlement Project to help families settle in their new homes.

East Berkshire Women's Aid provides support for victims of domestic violence throughout East Berkshire and South Buckinghamshire. One in four women suffer some form of emotional, mental or physical abuse, and it affects women of all ages, cultures, backgrounds and professions. Services include refuge space for women and children, resettlement for families leaving the refuge, and advice and support for families suffering from domestic abuse. East Berkshire Women's Aid is a registered charity, set up in 1976.

East Lancashire Women's Refuge Association has saved over 5,000 women and children since its refuge provision was established in 1976. It runs the largest refuge in Lancashire; delivers excellent community based services; supports telephone helpline; enabling women to make informed choices and empowering them to live free from Domestic Violence.

Eaves' ethos is to put women first. It provides services to support and promote the interests of vulnerable, excluded and exploited women and children. These include women trafficked into prostitution in the UK, homeless women with additional support needs, women and children fleeing domestic violence. The charity also conducts essential research on all issues of violence against women.

Edo State Women's Association is a registered charity organisation based in the UK and Nigeria. Through partnership and networking with other charitable groups develops services and projects to support motherhood and encourage families to work toward better life.

Education For Choice is dedicated to helping young people make informed decisions about pregnancy and abortion. It runs workshops in schools, trains professionals, and raises awareness through its media and advocacy work. Because of EFC young people are better able to avoid unintended pregnancy, to stay safe and be healthy.

The Equal Rights Trust is a new international advocacy organisation launched in January 2007. Established as a resource centre and think tank, its purpose is to combat discrimination and promote equality as a fundamental human right and a basic principle of social justice, developing strategies for translating the principles of equality into practice.

The Fawcett Society is the UK’s leading campaign for women’s rights. We believe that when individual women are able to realize their potential, the benefits will be felt across society. The Fawcett Society makes a difference by campaigning for legislative change, influencing practice, and empowering women and men to effect change at a grassroots level.

FORWARD works to promote action to bring about positive social change to enhance the well being & protect the dignity of African girls & women globally. FORWARD is committed to eliminating harmful gender-based discriminatory practices that violate the sexual and reproductive health & rights of girls & women, such as female genital mutilation (FGM) & child marriage.

Friends of Asha (GB) raises money and awareness for the work of Asha Community Health & Development Society. Asha works in 46 slum colonies in Delhi, India. It improves health and provides support and education for over 300,000 slum dwellers, enabling them to make positive changes to their lives.

The Helen Bamber Foundation is a UK-based human rights organization established as a charity in April 2005. We provide medical consultation, therapeutic care, human rights advocacy and practical support to survivors of gross human rights violations and other forms of extreme cruelty. The population we serve comes from over 70 countries. They are survivors of torture, domestic violence, honour killings, genocide and rape. They are men, women and children, who have been trafficked for the purposes of labor and sexual exploitation. Their experiences reflect the myriad patterns of oppression and political violence that plague the world in which we live. The service is provided by a multi disciplinary team of professionals comprised of therapists, doctors, psychiatrists, caseworkers and interpreters. The practice is united by the team’s commitment to upholding principles of human rights and to treating the people who seek our services with dignity and respect.

Interact Worldwide works in collaborative partnerships with local and national organisations and governments, to improve the sexual and reproductive health and rights, including maternal health care, family planning and HIV/AIDS services, of some of the poorest and most marginalised people in the world. Whole communities benefit but especially marginalised groups such as women, children and those living with HIV/ AIDS. Interact Worldwide is an INGO – an international charity with over 30 years experience and relies on donations to fund its overseas projects and programmes.

International Alert helps build just and lasting peace in areas affected or threatened by violent conflict by supporting local people through increasing their capacity to advocate for peace, facilitating mediation and encouraging dialogue. We also undertake peacebuilding policy and advocacy work at the highest government, EU and UN levels.

Jeevika Trust is a registered charity that aims to tackle the roots of Indian poverty by revitalising rural communities. It works with people on the margins of rural society, low-caste and tribal people, especially disadvantaged women, to help them build and sustain their individual, family and community livelihoods.

Life Uplifted by Change In Africa (LUCIA), is a charity run entirely by enthusiastic volunteers. It aims to improve the lives of people living in poor areas of Africa. It does this using various methods including Self Help Groups, Sustainable Development programmes, Orphan Girls and Street Children Projects.

It helps all women and children who are suffering domestic violence (physical, sexual, emotional and financial abuse), especially those living in the Lincoln area and South Kesteven. Services include safe accommodation in Lincoln Refuge; advice and support at Lincoln and Grantham Women's Centres and the Young People's Project.

NCDV is a charity which provides fast and free legal advice and support to victims of domestic violence. The service is available to anybody regardless of age, gender, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Nottingham Rape Crisis Centre (NRCC) offers counselling and support to women over the age of sixteen who have experienced rape, childhood sexual abuse or sexual harassment. NRCC operates a telephone help line for 22 hours a week and provides face-to-face support and counselling service staffed by trained counsellors and Volunteer Support Workers.

The Open Trust is an education charity that supports global access to discussion and debate. It has an openDemocracy programme which makes grants to openDemocracy.net.

Refuge is a national charity for women and children who experience domestic violence, providing emergency accommodation and emotional and practical support. Since opening the world's first women's safe house in London in 1971, Refuge has grown to become the UK's largest organisation of its kind, helping and supporting women and children experiencing domestic violence and acting as a national 'lifeline' for up to 80,000 victims of domestic abuse every year.

SAT-7 is a free-to-view satellite television network that provides Christian television for the Middle East and North Africa in Arabic, Farsi and Turkish. Its programmes include dramas, chat shows, music, children’s shows, films, Biblical teaching, and documentaries. Each one has a Christian foundation and are culturally sensitive and spiritually relevant.

Standing Together do fantastic work tackling how agencies respond to domestic violence. They are a leader in their field - at co-ordinating the various agencies involved (police, courts, voluntary sector support agencies, council departments, hospital A&E Departments) to work together and to keep the safety of victims central to what they do”

the nia project aims to protect women and children who have experienced gender-based violence and to prevent such violence in the future. the organisation provides practical support e.g. refuge accommodation, advice, family services and training as well as raising awareness about and campaigning upon issues around violence against women.

Wells for India is an international charity dedicated to the provision of safe water to the poorest people in rural Rajasthan, India. We work with communities to implement a range of water harvesting measures using natural watersheds, and provide emergency water supplies and food during droughts.

WOMANKIND Worldwide is the only UK-based charity dedicated to women's rights and development globally.They work with local partners (and at national and international levels) across Africa, Asia, Central and Southern America and the Balkans to improve women's day-to-day lives.

Supporting women, children and young people across Sussex, living with or surviving domestic abuse. In addition to safe housing for women and their children escaping domestic violence, the Women’s Refuge Project provides a helpline, counselling, financial and legal advice, drop-in support, children’s play therapy and preventative education for young people.

Its focus is on giving a "hand up" to provide for long-term solutions to problems.