Today marks one year since SarahEverard was kidnapped and murdered by Wayne Couzens
“This will fund specialist women’s and girls’ organisations working to end male violence – it cannot be overstated how critical the work these organisations do really is.
“Male violence against women and girls is a huge problem with profound and tragic consequences, and over the next year, we would like to see far greater value placed on the vital work being done by organisations led by and for women and girls which seek to address this issue in all its forms. This includes funding by central and local government and charitable funders.
“However, support from services such as the police and social services still needs attention, as in many cases the right support is not available to women of colour and their issues have been ignored or misunderstood by these services.
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