Orange Wolverhampton is our city's contribution to the United Nations’ annual Orange The World campaign - 16 days of action to end violence against women and girls (VAWG) between 25 November (International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women) and 10 December (UN Human Rights Day).

Individuals and organisations across the city, from faith groups to schools, charities to small private businesses, community organisations to large public sector organisations and sports clubs to major businesses including large retailers are encouraged to "Orange Wolverhampton".

In doing so, you will be helping to raise awareness of gender-based violence – violence primarily, but not exclusively, committed against women and girls – including:

• domestic abuse
• female genital mutilation
• forced marriage
• so-called ‘honour-based’ violence
• sexual violence
• stalking and harrassment

You will also be raising awareness about the help and support that is available to victims – and also, increasingly, for perpetrators – of gender-based violence in Wolverhampton.

We want to make this year's campaign even bigger - and this is your chance to get involved from 25 November to 10 December. To find out more, and to register your or your organisation's interest, please SIGN UP!

Take a look at our resources - a wide range of posters, leaflets, videos, lesson plans, screensavers, social media graphics and more for you to download to help you to Orange Wolverhampton.

More than 100 organisations took part, holding wear orange days, turning their websites and social media channels orange, sharing key messages about the campaign with staff, customers and service users, holding orange cake sales or coffee mornings, lighting their buildings orange, flying orange flags and much more.

Some 17,000 people also showed their support by wearing orange ribbons. View our 2018 galleries for more information.

• This year's aim - 120+

• 2018 - 113

• 2017 - 52

• 2016 - 34