A very warm welcome to Women’s Aid Orkney’s winter newsletter The last few months have been an incredibly busy time for us at WAO. The team have also been hard at work securing additional grants, hosting groups and of course, LOTS of fundraising. Below is just a glimpse of all that’s been accomplished by our… Continue reading WINTER 2025
News
August 2025
Welcome to the latest edition of our WAO newsletter. It’s been another busy few months for the team at Women’s Aid Orkney, with lots of exciting groups and events happening on top of the already incredible work that our hardworking colleagues do for those who are or have been affected by domestic abuse. What we’ve… Continue reading August 2025
April 2025
A WARM WELCOME TO OUR SPRING NEWSLETTER 25 Years of Women’s Aid Orkney! This year marks the 25th anniversary of Women’s Aid Orkney and although domestic abuse is not something to celebrate, we are very proud to have been available to support the Women and Children who are or have been affected. We would like… Continue reading April 2025
16 Days of Action – Own My Life
During 16 Days of Action we will be sharing a collection of blog posts highlighting different topics Women & Children in our service are currently facing. In this blog post, we would like to give you a full introduction to our Own My Life Course. What is Own My Life (OML) Own my life is… Continue reading 16 Days of Action – Own My Life
16 Days of Action – Keeping Children Safe Online
As part of this year 16 Days of Action, we are putting together a selection of blog posts, that highlight different topics. This posts will focus on grooming and keeping children and young people safe online. What is grooming? Online grooming is when someone uses the internet to trick, force or pressure a young person… Continue reading 16 Days of Action – Keeping Children Safe Online
16 Days of Action – Financial Abuse
Throughout 16 Days of Action we will be sharing a selection of blog posts on different topics, this post will focus on financial abuse and the cost of living crisis. What is financial abuse? Financial abuse is a means of controlling someone through taking away control of finances and resources. Financial abuse is also known… Continue reading 16 Days of Action – Financial Abuse