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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, including faith groups, sports clubs, schools, community organisations, charities, businesses of all sizes, and large public sector organisations are encouraged to "Orange Wolverhampton".
You can support the campaign as an individual, or along with others from any community group, business or organisation,– just visit our ‘Get Involved’ section for some ideas!
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:
You will also be raising awareness about the help and support that is available to victims 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.
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.
Ladbible's International Women's Day Roundtable saw panellists delve deep into a range of topics, from tackling female genital mutilation (FGM), child marriage, and honour killings to addressing the challenges of domestic abuse and gender-based violence, and explore how society can unite to confront and overcome these issues, paving the way toward a brighter future for us all:
Wolverhampton Safeguarding Together
City of Wolverhampton Council
Safer Wolverhampton Partnership
The Haven
Wolverhampton’s freephone helpline for women
Domestic Abuse Helpline: (24/7) 08000 194 400
WhatsApp Helpline: (Mon-Fri | 10.00am – 3.00pm) 07719 558 183
Live Chat: (Mon-Fri | 10.00am – 3.00pm) havenrefuge.org.uk
Email: referralpoint@havenrefuge.org.uk
St George's Hub
Charity support for men: 01902 421904
www.st-georges-house.org.uk
Wolverhampton Adults Social Care
Tel: 01902 551199
(out of hours 01902 552999)
Wolverhampton Children's Social Care
Tel: 01902 555392
(out of hours 01902 552999)
ROSHNI Birmingham
24-hour multi-lingual forced marriage and honour-based abuse helpline
Tel: 0800 953 9777
www.roshnibirmingham.org.uk
DORCAS
One stop shop for FGM support
Tel: 07462 837349 (Mon – Fri 9am – 5pm)
dorcasuk.com
Wolverhampton Safeguarding Together
Detailed local information wolverhamptonsafeguarding.org.uk
Wolverhampton Homes
Tel: 01902 556789
www.wolverhamptonhomes.org.uk
Wolverhampton LGBT+
https://linktr.ee/W.LGBT
Karma Nirvana
Helpline for victims of honour-based violence and forced marriage:
Tel: 0800 5999 247
www.karmanirvana.org.uk
National Domestic Abuse helpline
Tel: 0808 2000 247
National Domestic Violence helpline for women
Tel: 0808 2000 247
National Domestic Violence helpline for men
Tel: 0808 8010 327
NSPCC Female Genital Mutilation helpline
Tel: 0800 028 3550
www.nspcc.org.uk
National Stalking Helpline
Tel: 0808 802 0300
Sikh Women's Aid
Tel: 0333 090 1220
www.sikhwomensaid.org.uk
Victim Support
Tel: 0300 3031977
iMatter, Guidance for professional referrers
iMatter, Online group-based programme for women survivors of domestic abuse
There are a number of ways which you can get involved and support the Orange campaign:
Please contact orangewolves@wolverhampton.gov.uk if you would like to order any campaign resources. Alternatively, you can download digital resources here.
Freedom App - Established to save the lives of vulnerable children and young people who are at risk of, or are subjected to violent crimes, Female Genital Mutilation, dishonour-based violence and forced marriages throughout the UK.
Petals App for young people - A web app for young people, both girls and boys living in the UK who want to find out more about Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).
Petals App for professionals - An online resource explaining the legal responsibilities of professionals dealing with Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
This video is excellent at explaining consent in an accessible, funny and yet impacting way. It really gets people of all ages (adults, young people and children) to think and talk about consent.
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Show your support on social media using the hashtag #orangewolves and by tagging @wvsafeguarding in the conversation.
