Everything we do is For Her

For 50 years, Glasgow & Clyde Rape Crisis has supported women and girls who have experienced rape and sexual violence, while challenging the attitudes, behaviours and systems that allow male violence against women to persist. The anniversary is an opportunity to honour GCRC’s history and the women it has supported, be honest about the scale of sexual violence and the continued need for specialist support and build hope for a future where women and girls are equal and free from sexual violence.

In our 50th year, we want to bring people together. To say thank you to the people of Glasgow & Clyde, our supporters and staff. And to let women and girls know that we are here for them.

Honour – 50 years of supporting survivors

For 50 years, GCRC has been alongside women and girls who have experienced rape and sexual violence, providing specialist support and advocacy to help survivors recover and move forward on their healing journey.

GCRC's work is grounded in the experiences of survivors and decades of specialist expertise. Its influence extends beyond Glasgow and Clyde, using that expertise to improve understanding, challenge approaches that fail survivors and influence change at a national, UK and international level.

The 50th anniversary is a chance to recognise the women GCRC has supported and the people who have sustained its work over five decades, while looking ahead to what is, sadly, needed for generations of women and girls to come.

Honesty – the need remains urgent

Scotland has recorded its highest level of sexual crime since comparable records began, with rape and attempted rape also at their highest recorded level.

GCRC sees the impact of that demand through its specialist services. Women and girls can be left waiting for the support they need at a time when they may already be dealing with trauma, fear, shame and uncertainty.

The continued need for specialist rape crisis services reflects the scale of sexual violence facing women and girls. GCRC believes that society must confront the attitudes and behaviours that allow male violence against women to persist, alongside ensuring survivors can access specialist support when they need it.

Hope – changing what happens next

GCRC cannot change what has happened to a survivor, but it can help change what happens next.

Its vision is for a society where women and girls are equal and free from all forms of sexual violence. GCRC exists because sexual violence against women and girls remains a reality, but its ultimate ambition is to help create a society where specialist rape crisis services are no longer needed.

That means building a future where women and girls can live free from sexual violence, fear and inequality, and where the attitudes, behaviours and systems that allow male violence against women to persist have been fundamentally challenged.

Reaching that future requires action now: supporting survivors, challenging harmful attitudes, improving practice and using GCRC's evidence and expertise to influence wider change.

The anniversary marks the beginning of GCRC's next chapter: supporting women and girls today while working towards a future where generations of women and girls can live free from sexual violence, and where organisations like GCRC are no longer needed.

For Her

GCRC is asking individuals, businesses and organisations across Glasgow and Clyde to support its For Her appeal during its 50th anniversary year.

Every pound raised helps Glasgow and Clyde Rape Crisis keep its specialist services free to access. One-off donations, grants and fundraising efforts help ensure survivors can access the support they need, when they need it.

It costs at least £271 to support one survivor through our services each year, but the true cost of delivering the specialist support we provide is closer to £500.

As part of its anniversary appeal, GCRC is calling on at least 50 individuals, businesses, organisations and groups to support For Her by the end of its anniversary year in November 2027. Individuals are being asked to raise £50, while businesses, organisations and groups are being asked to raise £500.

The appeal marks GCRC’s 50 years of supporting survivors and gives people across Glasgow and Clyde a tangible way to stand For Her, supporting the vital work happening today while helping build a future where women and girls are equal and free from sexual violence.