This Mental Health Awareness Week, Leeds Women's Aid is backing mental health and campaigning charity Woman’s Trust's call to the government to address the mental health crisis in women caused by experiencing domestic abuse. Hear from Nik Peasgood, CEO of Leeds...
On Sunday 11th May, the Uni of Leeds Women's Cricket Club (UOLWCC) are taking on the Rob Burrows Marathon and Leeds Half Marathon to raise money for Leeds Women's Aid! Four of the team will be running the full marathon and nine members will be running the half! Kate,...
Part of #TeamLWA, Laura is taking on the Rob Burrow Leeds Half Marathon in support of Leeds Women’s Aid, and has already raised almost £500! We spoke to Laura about her motivations and training… What inspired you to take on...
MP for Leeds North West, Katie White OBE, joins forces with Leeds Women’s Aid. As an ambassador, Katie will be an advocate for victim-survivors of abuse and help to raise awareness of issues facing women and girls. During her time as an MP, Katie has voiced her strong...
Leeds Women’s Aid announces that domestic abuse specialist and educator, Sarah Butters, is joining the team as charity ambassador. Sarah is a national domestic abuse trainer and delivers domestic abuse training sessions to criminal justice professionals across the UK....
Meet one of our amazing fundraiser Kris, who has chosen to support Leeds Women’s Aid by running the Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon in May! We spoke to Kris to find out what motivated him to take on this challenge and how his training and fundraising journey has been going...
International Women’s Day happens every year on the 8th March to celebrate women's success, challenge discrimination and share knowledge to move towards gender equality. This year’s theme is #AccelerateAction, drawing attention to the urgency of making faster, more...
Leeds Women’s Aid is deeply saddened that Emily Turner, our Women’s Lives Leeds Project Manager, sadly passed away on the 25th January 2025. Emily had cancer, but as many of you will know she dealt with this in the way we would all expect, with dignity, positivity and...
Race Equality Week runs from the 3rd - 9th of February and is an annual UK-wide movement uniting organisations and individuals to address the barriers to race equality in the workplace. This year’s theme is #EveryActionCounts, focuses on workplaces making tangible...
Read Leeds Women’s Aid’s strategy from 2023-2026 including our key organisational objectives in the document below. You can right click on the flip book to download it as PDF.
