Domestic abuse
Domestic abuse against women and girls in the UK and Brazil is widespread and growing. In Brazil, 8 women experience domestic violence every single minute, while in the UK 1 in 4 women will experience domestic violence in their lifetime.
The Caring Family Foundation are working to ensure more women in the UK and Brazil are aware of domestic abuse support and accessing it, enabling them to make their own choices about their futures and their children’s futures.
Brazil Domestic Abuse Support
The Caring Family Foundation supports and nurtures women and children who flee domestic violence, offering them full assistance in any medical, social, psychological, housing and legal needs, as well as empowerment through employability courses.
In Brazil, we support institutionally and operationally the NGO Bem Querer Mulher. Our funding provides services ranging from care centres, psychological support, legal advice, workshops, entrepreneurship and technical qualifications, with 16 domestic abuse survivors proudly celebrating the completion of a six-month employability training programme this year.
UK Domestic Abuse Fund
Domestic abuse remains a critical issue, with one in four women in the UK experiencing violence in their lifetime and the police receiving a domestic abuse related call every 30 seconds.
The domestic abuse services we support offer a variety of different services to survivors across the country, from specialist helplines, refuges, and support for survivors living in the community, to innovative group work empowering survivors and supporting them to regain their confidence and independence. Our grants support organisations in the UK to continue and expand their incredible work.
In November 2024, the Foundation announced £250,000 in grants to nine vital domestic abuse organisations in the UK: Advance, Apna Haq, Karma Nirvana, Latin American Women’s Aid (LAWA), Panahghar, Refuge’s National Domestic Abuse Helpline, Solace Women’s Aid, Women of Grace and The Angelou Centre.`
Rebuilding Lives and Careers
The Caring Family Foundation, alongside Bem Querer Mulher, offers regular employability training courses for the survivors of domestic abuse we support at the house in Sao Paulo. Each course runs for three months and is focused on building the women’s self-esteem and equipping them with the practical skills they need to successfully enter the workplace, and gain independence through employment, breaking the cycle of financial abuse.
In 2022, in partnership with the NGO Instituto Capim Santo, we have trained 15 women who had gone through Bem Querer Mulher’s employability course, opening up new possibilities towards rebuilding their lives and careers. This program's main focus is to train people in situations of vulnerability in the area of Sustainable Gastronomy, so that participants can enter positions in the gastronomy market in a higher salary bracket.
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