16 Days of Action to end violence against women and girls

Cornwall is uniting to combat violence against women and girls now and all year round.

16 Days of Action is an annual, international campaign which raises awareness of, and calls for an end to gender-based violence.

It is estimated that 25% of women have experienced some form of gender-based abuse before the age of 16. In England and Wales 3,000 offences are recorded each day, with 1 in 12 women a victim of violence every year, and the actual number expected to be much higher.

Safer Cornwall, Our Safeguarding Children Partnership and the Safeguarding Adults Board are working with partners across Cornwall and the wider peninsula to deliver lots of free events and training activities across the 16 days.

See the complete calendar HERE

Some examples include free training on how to be an active bystander, a webinar on Devon and Cornwall police’s strategy to tackle violence against women and girls (VAWG), with a focus on stalking, and a wide variety of informative sessions to raise awareness of VAWG.

The campaign will also be ‘popping-up’ in the community in Penzance (25 November), Truro (4 December) and Saltash (10 December) with its partners working in domestic abuse and sexual violence support services, health and policing to talk to the community and signpost to all of the amazing support services available to help people.

Also attached is a poster and postcard which can be shared within your local communities, as well as a Microsoft Teams backdrop that you can use during the campaign.