Stirling and District Women's Aid

Constitutional objectives

The objects of the Company are to: (a) The relief of women, children and young people who have experienced or are in fear of domestic abuse perpetrated by partners or ex-partners by: (i) the provision of temporary refuge accommodation. (ii) providing support and information on access to other services. (iii) providing structured supportive opportunities to allow service users to make choices for their future . (iv) liaising with other services, including the police, and (v) advocating for women, children and young people affected by domestic abuse within legal and other protection services. (b) The advancement of education by raising awareness of the effects of domestic abuse with the public and with young people in particular and providing opportunities for women, children and young people to shape the development of services, policy and practice at a strategic level. (c) The promotion of equality and diversity by: upholding and promoting the rights of all women, children and young people regardless of race, colour, disability, sexual orientation, age, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, association with a national minority, property, birth or other status, race, language, national or social origin. who have experience of domestic abuse in the belief that violence against women is symptomatic of wider structural inequalities in society , and thus mainly perpetrated by men .