Belfast & Lisburn Women's Aid has been awarded £200,000 for a project to support older people in Northern Ireland. The grant, awarded by the Big Lottery Fund, will be used to reach out to older people who suffer domestic violence in the area. Previous research by Belfast and Lisburn Women's Aid has found that one in six women over 60 suffer from some form of domestic abuse.

Together with the British Institute of Human Rights and 17 other groups, we published a letter in the Guardian urging the UK Government not to go backwards on women’s rights.

Check out our collection of photos taken at the One Billion Rising Stormont event.

Women's Aid will join with End Violence Against Women NI, Belfast Feminist Network, NIPSA and a host of community and voluntary organisations today to dance on the streets of Belfast as part of the One Billion Rising day of activism.

Staff and volunteers at Women’s Aid in Antrim, Ballymena, Carrickfergus, Larne and Newtownabbey gathered at Mossley Mill on 15th January to celebrate their success in being awarded the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Services.

Crimestoppers have launched a campaign to raise awareness of human trafficking in the UK. The ‘Read the Signs’ campaign, which will be running throughout the UK, is being supported by the Department of Justice and the PSNI.

Women’s Aid braved the adverse weather conditions on Thursday 17th January to take a trip up the Hill and meet with Junior Minister Jennifer McCann.

In December 2012, Sarah Mason our Regional Finance & Training Manager was awarded a scholarship to attend a five day Training Institute convened by Women Against Violence Europe (WAVE).

The Police Service has re-launched their Domestic Abuse advertising campaign in the run-up to Christmas. The campaign is designed to encourage the reporting of incidents and make domestic abuse victims aware that they can take steps to stop it.

International Human Rights Day, which took place on Monday 10th December, is a chance for all of us to reflect on what human rights mean to us as a society, and think about how the often nebulous human rights laws and principles translate into our everyday lives.

Monday 10th December was International Human Rights Day, and the British Institute of Human Rights (BIHR) had this to say to the British Government

It’s Christmas and we are again asking you to help the women and children whose lives are devastated by domestic violence in Northern Ireland.

Omagh Women’s Aid popped into Asda Omagh back in October, to share info on their services and invite donations of food and other items. A big thank you to all those who took part or donated!

Louise from Women's Aid Federation and Helpline worker Lindita were at the DUP Party Conference on Saturday, representing our local Women's Aid local groups and promoting the 24 Hour Domestic & Sexual Violence Helpline.

Helen is a refused asylum seeker, and a mother. She came to the UK after being persecuted for her political activities in Ethiopia in 2003.

Domestic violence was in the news this week - specifically in Monday's Guardian, which ran an insightful piece on victims of domestic violence who also have a disability.

Louise from Women's Aid Federation NI and Helpline worker Lindita headed to the Armagh City Hotel for the SDLP Party Conference on Saturday 10th November.

Louise Higgins from Women's Aid Federation and Orla Conway and Fiona Murphy from Women's Aid Omagh headed to Croke Park in Dublin on Monday to take part in the Hanna's House conference on UN Security Council Resolution 1325.

We'd just like to say a big thank you to everyone who attended our AGM on Friday.

New domestic violence website unveiled at Annual General Meeting.