Shakti Women's Aid

For this year’s ’16 Days of Action’.

Shakti Women’s Aid and Police Scotland are holding this awareness-raising event for professionals, ‘What Honour Means to Me’, a day of motivation, inspiration, and wisdom-sharing. We will be dispelling myths and promoting good practice around dealing with cases of ‘honour’-based abuse.

Our incredible speakers include Nazir Afzal, OBE, former Crown Prosecutor and well-known campaigner against forced marriage, FGM, and ‘honour’ killings.

Places are free but must be booked. Please email info@shaktiedinburgh.co.uk if you are a professional wishing to attend. 

The seminar will feature inspirational speakers who campaign and raise awareness on this important issue Including :

Matt Ogston -founder of the Naz and Matt Foundation

Asifa Siraj- renowned researcher in the issue of gender, homosexuality, and religion.

Samera Ashraf- Police Scotland

Booking through Eventbrite link only. Free to book; £50 charge if fail to attend or notify less than 48 hours of the event.

Lunch/ tea/coffee provided

Do get in touch if you have access or other requirements we should be aware of.

We look forward to welcoming you.

Awareness-raising training (1.5 days) for any practitioner/individual. Training includes:

• Definitions of domestic abuse
• How domestic abuse affects women and families from BME communities
• How domestic abuse affects BME children and young people
• The concept of ‘honour’ and how it affects BME women experiencing domestic abuse
• Forced marriage
• Immigration issues including entitlement to support
• Structures and policy

Awareness-raising training (1.5 days) for any practitioner/individual. Training includes:

• Definitions of domestic abuse
• How domestic abuse affects women and families from BME communities
• How domestic abuse affects BME children and young people
• The concept of ‘honour’ and how it affects BME women experiencing domestic abuse
• Forced marriage
• Immigration issues including entitlement to support
• Structures and policy

In November 2011,  the Forced Marriage etc. (Protection and Jurisdiction) (Scotland) Act 2011 came into force.  It provided a specific civil remedy for those threatened with forced marriage and those already in such a marriage.  It also placed a requirement on statutory agencies to respond appropriately to the issue.

The aim of the training is to skill up selected key personnel to enable them to act as champions within their organisation/area and lead the implementation of work to address forced marriage.  It is hoped that the issue can become mainstreamed into working practice, for example in child protection and adult support and protection. An information disc, including a training manual, will be provided to all delegates for use, as appropriate, in their local areas.

Shakti, in partnership with Scottish Women’s Aid and Hemat Gryffe Women’s Aid, will deliver 4 half-day training sessions for professionals who have previously attended the Forced Marriage training and 4 full day sessions for professionals who have not yet attended. The training will be delivered in various cities across Scotland between February and March 2015.

Please get in touch with Shakti Women’s Aid if you have a strategic role within your organisation and we will add you to the circulation list for the training. Contact us on 0131-475-2399 or email: info@shaktiedinburgh.co.uk

Awareness-raising training (1.5 days) for any practitioner or interested individual. Training includes:

• Definitions of domestic abuse
• How domestic abuse affects women and families from BME communities
• How domestic abuse affects BME children and young people
• The concept of ‘honour’ and how it affects BME women experiencing domestic abuse
• Forced marriage
• Immigration issues including entitlement to support
• Structures and policy

Awareness-raising training (2 days) for any practitioner or interested individual. Training includes:

• Definitions of domestic abuse
• How domestic abuse affects women and families from BME communities
• How domestic abuse affects BME children and young people
• The concept of ‘honour’ and how it affects BME women experiencing domestic abuse
• Forced marriage
• Immigration issues including entitlement to support
• Structures and policy

Domestic Abuse BME Women CYP June 2015

Awareness-raising training (1.5 days) for any practitioner or interested individual. Training includes:

• Definitions of domestic abuse
• How domestic abuse affects women and families from BME communities
• How domestic abuse affects BME children and young people
• The concept of ‘honour’ and how it affects BME women experiencing domestic abuse
• Forced marriage
• Immigration issues including entitlement to support
• Structures and policy

Awareness-raising training (1.5 days) for any practitioner or interested individual. Training includes:

• Definitions of domestic abuse
• How domestic abuse affects women and families from BME communities
• How domestic abuse affects BME children and young people
• The concept of ‘honour’ and how it affects BME women experiencing domestic abuse
• Forced marriage
• Immigration issues including entitlement to support
• Structures and policy