The extra barriers that black and minority ethnic (BME) women have to hurdle when fleeing domestic violence was the topic of a national conference held on November 25, which coincided with the United Nations' International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
"Moving Forward: Positioning Culturally Sensitive Provision" was held by Ashram Housing Association, which runs domestic violence services.
The article below considers the issues of why, despite prevalence of domestic violence being similar across all communities, BME women are less likely to access statutory services and then struggle with those they do receive, including no recourse to public funds.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/nov/19/domestic-violence-black-minority-ethnic-women

Alice Tligui Training

Workshop – Gender, Violence and Honour - NEW

This workshop is a follow-up to the Women from Abroad course. The workshop will explore different cultural gender experiences and perspectives on violence i.e. Gender and Persecution, Gender and Sex/Marriage and Gender and Violence and how participants can adapt their professional practice to better respond to these phenomena.

N.B. This workshop is ONLY open to participants who have attended the Women from Abroad and Domestic Violence course.

For further information and booking forms please email Val Kay Course Co-ordinator: val_virgo1@yahoo.co.uk or go to website: www.alicetliguitraining.co.uk

Alice Tligui Training

Women from Abroad and Domestic Violence

This one day course:
· Discusses the barriers faced by women from abroad in accessing support services.
· Explores and explains different forms of domestic violence that specifically relate to women from abroad i.e. honour crimes, female genital mutilation and forced marriage
· Looks in detail at the immigration rules as they apply to women who have suffered domestic violence.
· Works through a number of cases and scenarios.
· Examines what individuals and organisations can do to help.

For further information and booking forms please email Val Kay Course Co-ordinator: val_virgo1@yahoo.co.uk or go to website: www.alicetliguitraining.co.uk

Alice Tligui Training

Women from Abroad and Domestic Violence

This one day course:
· Discusses the barriers faced by women from abroad in accessing support services.
· Explores and explains different forms of domestic violence that specifically relate
to women from abroad i.e. honour crimes, female genital mutilation and forced
marriage.
· Looks in detail at the immigration rules as they apply to women who have suffered
domestic violence.
· Works through a number of cases and scenarios.
· Examines what individuals and organisations can do to help.

For further information and booking forms please email Val Kay Course Co-ordinator: val_virgo1@yahoo.co.uk or go to website: www.alicetliguitraining.co.uk

Alice Tligui Training

This course will help those who work with women affected by domestic violence. We will look at issues of service access and culturally appropriate support for women from abroad as well as clarifying the relevant immigration rules.

Course Objectives:
To give participants relevant information on the immigration rights of women who are victims of domestic violence.

To help participants understand the personal and cultural issues involved for women from abroad when reporting domestic violence.

To explore service access issues for women from abroad affected by domestic violence and trafficking.