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Angelina Jolie criticises lack of support for conflict survivors
Actor and activist, Angelina Jolie, speaks out about governments failure to support survivors of conflict zone sexual violence.
Rape is an age-old weapon of war, sadly still rampant in today’s conflict zones. Conflict-related sexual violence has been reported in at least 18 countries in the past year alone. The UN has verified that children were the victims in nearly half of cases.
Border Women’s Aid receives National Lottery funding
Border Women’s Aid, which provides support to women who have experienced domestic abuse, is celebrating a fantastic end to 2022 with the news that the National Lottery Community Fund has extended our funding until March 2026.
This award means that, for another three years, BWA will be able to continue the 1:1 outreach support that we have provided to women across the Scottish Borders since April 2020.
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