Delivering Equally Safe Fund increased
More than 100 organisations across Scotland working to tackle violence against women and girls will share in a funding uplift of £2.4 million.
The funding boost will bring the total Scottish Government investment in Delivering Equally Safe, which funds projects to prevent violence and support survivors, up to £21.6 million for the year ahead subject to the 2025-26 Budget being approved.
Equalities Minister Kaukab Stewart announced the funding increase on a visit to SAY Women – a Glasgow charity offering safe accommodation and emotional support for young survivors of sexual abuse who are facing homelessness.
Ms Stewart said: “Grassroots organisations across Scotland are at the heart of tackling violence against women and girls. Their work is fundamental to creating a country free from gender-based abuse.
“This funding boost will support these organisations, will help prevent abuse occurring and ensure that women and girls who have experienced violence can continue to access the support they deserve.”
SAY Women CEO Pam Hunter said: “SAY Women is delighted to receive the additional funds. This will go towards increasing our investment into projects for the young women within our services.
“In the face of the rising cost of living, increase in N.I contributions and inflation, the organisation made the challenging executive decision to limit the variety of activities on offer to those in our care so that we may allow the staff to have a fair living wage.
“This additional funding will reinstate many of the services that were temporarily paused so that SAY Women may continue to do the good work supporting young women affected by sexual violence and homelessness.”
The Delivering Equally Safe Fund supports organisations across Scotland in their work to tackle violence against women and girls, and has done since 2021.
The organisations funded through Delivering Equally Safe are as follows:
| Aberdeen City Council |
| Aberdeen Cyrenians Ltd |
| Aberlour Child Care Trust |
| Action for Children |
| Amina – the Muslim Women’s Resource Centre |
| Angus Women’s Aid |
| Argyll & Bute Rape Crisis |
| Argyll & Bute Violence against Women and Girls Partnership |
| Argyll & Bute Women’s Aid SCIO |
| ASSIST, Glasgow City Council |
| Barnardo’s Tayside |
| Barnardo’s Falkirk |
| Border Women’s Aid Ltd |
| British Red Cross Society |
| Caithness & Sutherland Women’s Aid |
| CEA Committed To Ending Abuse |
| Central Advocacy Partners |
| Children 1st |
| Clackmannanshire Women’s Aid |
| Close the Gap (SCIO) |
| Deaf Links |
| Dumbarton District Women’s Aid |
| Dumfries & Galloway Council |
| Dumfries & Galloway Rape Crisis and Sexual Abuse Support Centre |
| Dumfriesshire & Stewartry Women’s Aid |
| Dundee City Council |
| Dundee International Women’s Centre |
| Dundee Women’s Aid |
| East Ayrshire Health & Social Care Partnership |
| East Ayrshire Women’s Aid |
| East Dunbartonshire Association For Mental Health |
| East Dunbartonshire Women’s Aid SCIO |
| East Lothian and Midlothian Public Protection Committee |
| Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre |
| Edinburgh Women’s Aid Ltd |
| Edinburgh Women’s Aid Ltd |
| EmilyTest |
| Engender |
| FENIKS Counselling, Personal Development & Support Service Ltd |
| Fife Council |
| Fife Rape and Sexual Assault Centre |
| Fife Women’s Aid |
| Forth Valley Rape Crisis Centre |
| GEMAP Scotland Ltd |
| Glasgow and Clyde Rape Crisis |
| Glasgow Women’s Aid |
| Grampian Women’s Aid |
| Hemat Gryffe Women’s Aid Limited |
| INVERCLYDE WOMEN’S AID SCIO |
| Inverness Women’s Aid |
| JustRight Scotland SCIO |
| Kenyan Women in Scotland Association (CIC) |
| Kibble Education and Care Centre |
| Kingdom Abuse Survivors Project |
| Lanarkshire Rape Crisis Centre |
| LGBT Youth Scotland |
| Liber8 (Lanarkshire) Ltd |
| Lochaber Women’s Aid |
| Monklands Women’s Aid |
| Moray Rape Crisis |
| Moray Women’s Aid |
| Motherwell & District Women’s Aid |
| Multi-Cultural Family Base |
| North Ayrshire Women’s Aid |
| North Lanarkshire Council |
| Cumbernauld & District Women’s Aid SCIO |
| Orkney Rape & Sexual Assault Service (ORSAS) SCIO |
| Perth & Kinross Council |
| Perthshire Women’s Aid |
| Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre, Perth & Kinross |
| Rape and Sexual Abuse Service Highland |
| Rape Crisis Grampian |
| Rape Crisis Scotland |
| Renfrewshire Council |
| Renfrewshire Council, Children’s Services, Women and Children First |
| Renfrewshire Women’s Aid SCIO |
| Respect |
| Ross-Shire Women’s Aid |
| Rowan Alba Ltd |
| Sacro |
| SafeLives |
| Saheliya |
| Sandyford – NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde |
| SAY Women |
| Scottish Borders Council |
| Scottish Borders Rape Crisis Centre (SBRCC) |
| Scottish Commission for Learning Disability |
| Scottish Women’s Aid |
| Shakti Women’s Aid |
| Shetland Rape Crisis |
| Shetland Women’s Aid (SCIO) |
| South Ayrshire Women’s Aid |
| South Lanarkshire Council |
| South West Grid for Learning Trust Ltd |
| Stirling & District Women’s Aid |
| The Highland Council |
| The Improvement Service |
| The Star Centre |
| The Venture Trust |
| West Dunbartonshire Council |
| Western Isles Rape Crises Centre |
| Western Isles Women’s Aid SCIO |
| West Lothian Council |
| West Lothian Women’s Aid (WLWA) |
| White Ribbon Scotland |
| Wigtownshire Women’s Aid |
| Women’s Aid East and Midlothian Ltd |
| Women’s Aid Orkney |
| Women’s Aid South Lanarkshire and East Renfrewshire |
| Women’s Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre Dundee and Angus |
| Women’s Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre Dundee and Angus |
| Women’s Support Project |
| YWCA Scotland |
| Zero Tolerance |
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