Violence Against Women and Girls Advocacy

We provide specialist advocacy support to migrant women who are facing any form of gender-based violence, including but not limited to:

  • Domestic Abuse

  • Sexual Abuse 

  • Coercive control and emotional abuse 

  • Financial abuse

  • Honour-based violence

  • Forced Marriage

  • Immigration Abuse

If you have immigration concerns, such as being dependent on your partners via or facing no recourse to public funds, you may feel trapped.

We want you to know that there is hope and we are here to support you. This support might involve:

  • Safety planning with you to ensure you are safe;

  • Helping you access legal advice and support;

  • Helping you to access support from other services, such as the police, refuges, the local authority and social services;

  • Providing you with practical and emotional support;

  • Internally referring you into Safety4Sisters wider holistic support services, including group work and social activities. 

“Someone gave me S4S’s number. My English was bad at the time, but I was able to speak to [advocate] in Arabic. The next day a taxi was booked, I came here [S4S offices] and told them everything. They helped me daily until I got my universal credit. They said I can come every week. They helped me get my driving licence. Very good service.”

How to get support

Due to high demand and limited capacity, we only provide advocacy support to women living in Manchester. If you do not live in Manchester but require support, we will try to help signpost you to other appropriate services. 

If you are a professional and wish to make a referral to Safety4Sisters, please download and complete our agency referral form then email it to info@safety4sisters.org. We will aim to respond to you as soon as we can. 

If you are a woman that wishes to access our support, please contact our helpline on 0161 464 9505 between the hours of 10am – 4pm. 

If you are at risk or feel in danger, please contact the police by calling 999 immediately.