Hull Women’s Aid are taking part in the Women and Girls Match Fund 2022 to raise £25,000 in just one week. These funds will be used for supporting teenage girls experiencing domestic abuse.
Between April 2020 and March 2021, 74% of young people referred to our service were considered high risk, and 31% of teenage girls were at risk of becoming victims. We are requesting donations to start a programme dedicated to raising awareness of domestic abuse and providing specialised support.
Donations to Hull Women’s Aid will be generously matched by DCMS’ Tampon Tax Fund during the campaign meaning your money can support twice as many teenagers.
Michelle Donnelly, Chief Executive of Hull Women’s Aid, said: “During the week of 8th March, which is also International Women’s Day, we are looking to raise up to £25,000. In order for the charity to provide a specialist worker who will support young girls experiencing domestic abuse. We know by statistics that this is prevalent issue in Hull, therefore having the opportunity to have the specialist provision is vital. We hope everyone will give generously to help us reach our target and enable us to carry on the work we all feel so passionately about.”
How can you get involved?
● Visit theBigGive.org.uk and make a donation from 12pm (midday) on #IWD2022 (Tuesday 8 March). The campaign will close at 12pm on Tuesday 15 March.
● Set a reminder and add our campaign page to it so you remember not to miss your chance to double your donation!
About Hull Women’s Aid
Following a competitive application process, Hull Women’s Aid has been selected to take part in the Women and Girls Match Fund 2022.
Hull Women’s Aid is the sole provider of safe and secure refuge accommodation on the north bank of the Humber for women and children fleeing domestic abuse. We work with women and children both in our refuge and in the community when they are experiencing/fleeing domestic abuse.
You can help us to carry out this work by donating to us in the Big Give Women and Girls Match Fund. All you need to do is visit www.thebiggive.org.uk and donate to our project from 12 pm on 8th March until 12 pm on 15th March.
About the Women and Girls Match Fund
The Women & Girls Match Fund is a match funding campaign for charities that are working to improve the lives of vulnerable, disadvantaged or underrepresented women and girls in England and Scotland.
All public donations made to participating charities via theBigGive.org.uk during the week of the campaign (8 – 15 March 2022) will be matched by DCMS’ Tampon Tax Fund until each organisation’s ring-fenced match funding award of either £2,500, £10,000 or £25,000 is used up.
The Women & Girls Match Fund campaign is led by The Big Give – the UK’s leading platform for match funding – and supported by Rosa Fund, who are women and girls grantmaking specialists. I.G. Advisors, experts in social and environmental change, will also be supporting organisations that take part.
#MatchHerDream / One donation, twice the impact.
About the Big Give
The Big Give is a registered charity (1136547) whose mission is to promote causes and inspire people to give through theBigGive.org.uk, a crowdfunding platform for charities specialising in match funding.
The Big Give features over 10,000 charities and has worked with some of the biggest names in UK philanthropy which provide match funding, including The Big Lottery Fund, Cabinet Office, People’s Postcode Lottery, ICAP TP, Candis Club Magazine, EQ Foundation, The Reed Foundation, The Childhood Trust, DCMS and others including high-net-worth individuals.
Since being founded by the entrepreneur and philanthropist, Sir Alec Reed CBE in 2007, the Big Give has helped to raise over £156 million for UK-registered charities through online match-funding campaigns.
The Big Give’s annual flagship campaign, The Christmas Challenge, is the UK’s biggest online match funding campaign. The Big Give has also run several cause-focused match funding campaigns, including raising £2.6m following the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017 and £1m to support vulnerable children in London during the summer holidays in 2018
The Big Give has been awarded the 2015 Third Sector Award for ‘Best Charity Partnership’, 2014 Charity Times Award for ‘Fundraising Technology’ and the 2013 Digital Giving Technology4Good Award and was nominated for ‘Best Use Of Digital’ in the National Fundraising Awards 2018.
The Big Give is generously supported by reed.co.uk which helps to provide a cost-effective service for both charities aiming to raise funds, philanthropists wishing to leverage their giving and individuals wishing to donate money online.