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Feminism is at the heart of what we do. We believe that all people are equal. Quite simply, women should have equal rights, equal pay and should not be otherwise disadvantaged in any way because of our gender.

Border Women’s Aid is grateful to our funders – both organisations and individuals - for their support.

Established in 2012 in its current form, Border Women's Aid is a recognised charity and is incorporated as a company limited by guarantee. We are affiliated to Scottish Women’s Aid and registered with The Care Inspectorate. We work

A community where all women and children can be safe and strong

BWA’s staff and trustees are our most valuable resource. We have incredibly dedicated women working for us running our services in addition to our volunteer trustees who provide effective and robust governance as well as strategic support to

Informed by our vision, mission and values, we have created a 3-year plan to achieve the following objectives:

BWA provides safe accommodation and specialist support to women and their children. Crucially we continue to support them as they rebuild their lives by sourcing and accessing community activities, reducing isolation, and enabling involvement and

One in five women in Scotland will experience domestic abuse during her adult life – women who are our daughters, our sisters, our grandmothers, our friends, our neighbours.

Border Women’s Aid (BWA) is the only domestic abuse service in the Scottish Borders run by women for women. We are women supporting women to regain control of their lives away from abusive relationships.