REGISTRATION FOR THE 2018 WAVE CONFERENCE IS NOW CLOSED!
We are happy to announce that the 20th Annual WAVE Conference will take place in Valletta, Malta from Oct 22nd – 24th 2018 (Oct 22nd – 23rd for non-WAVE members). VENUE: The conference will be held at the University of Malta, Valletta…
WAVE EXECUTIVE MANAGER AND CO-FOUNDER TO SPEAK IN FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS FORUM 2018
From 25th – 27th of September, the European Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) is holding its Fundamental Rights Forum in Vienna. Over three days, it will host open sessions, inspiring talks and panel debates aiming to reboot and foster human…
WHOSEFVA PROJECT HOLDING FINAL CONFERENCE AT END OF AUGUST
From 28-29 August 2018, the WHOSEFVA Project will host its Final Conference in Tallinn, Estonia. The two-day event will celebrate the many achievements and results of the project, and reflect on challenges which remain in the field of supporting women…
WAVE Report highlights the importance of Civil Society Networks for ending violence against women
A new research report on increasing the accessibility of civil society networks, especially for women from minority and disadvantaged groups, has been released by WAVE, under the EU–UN Women regional programme, ‘Implementing Norms, Changing Minds’. Produced as part of the…
Baseline Report on service provision for sexualised violence within the WAVE Membership
The WAVE Working Group on Sexualised Violence (WGSV) recently published an internal report containing baseline information on service provision for women survivors of sexualized violence. Information contained in this report was provided by a small sample of WAVE member organizations…
Intersectionality and the inclusive approach to dealing with gender-based violence
WAVE composed a position paper on its stance on intersectionality and the importance to integrate an inclusive approach to dealing with gender-based violence. The paper is structured into two sections, and gives both theoretical and practical reasoning on WAVE’s implementation…
WAVE Statistics 2017
The 2017 WAVE country report gives an overview of the situation of women’s specialist support services in Europe and provides statistics on women’s shelters, centres and national women’s helplines from a total of 46 European countries. For further details regarding…
Improving Access to Services for Women with Disabilities (2017)
The 2017 ‘Thematic Paper on Improving Access to Services for Women with Disabilities’ looks at which challenges women with disabilities face when trying to seek help from gender-based violence. The protection of women with disability from gender-based violence has been…
