AKIMA THOMAS
WOMEN AND GIRLS
NETWORK
CELEBRATING 25TH YEAR OF
UPRISING
CSW57
UK Standards for VAWG
 Understanding the impact of VAWG
 Safety security and dignity
 Diversity and fair access to services
 Empowerment and participation
 A coordinated, multi-agency response
 Challenging social tolerance of sexual and
domestic violence and holding perpetrators
accountable
HER
HOLISTIC EMPOWERMENT RECOVERY
Gender
Responsive
Approach
Holistic
Relational
Cultural
Competency
Trauma
Focused
Recovey
Orientated
Practice
Strengths
Based
Approach
RECOMMENDATIONS
 A commitment and vision towards the elimination
of VAWG.
 National VAWG strategy grounded in a human
rights and equality framework, providing a seamless
implementation of VAWG strategies.
 Creative and innovative provision with specialised,
holistic, long term gender responsive services.
 Individualised, wrap around service delivery based
on available resources and meeting cultural
expectations.
RECOMMENDATIONS
 Multidimensional responses embedded within an
equalities framework that considers and responds
to differing complexities and needs.
 International forums to establish best practice
guidelines, advising on minimum standards for
VAWG service delivery.
 A programme of campaigns to gain grass roots
activism engaging the community to raise the
profile on the unacceptability of VAWG.