5th January, 2026

What works to prevent violence against women and girls? – Impact report 2026

This short report brings together the impact of the work Women’s Aid carried out using the ‘What Works’ Fund (WWF) provided by the Home Office between 2022 and 2025. It summarises the contribution of the following projects in our mission to end violence against women and girls:

Influencers and Attitudes (2023) – this report was based on research on children and young people’s understanding of and attitudes towards healthy relationships.
Expect Respect – a school-based educational programme about unhealthy relationships and the gender stereotypes that underpin them.
Training bursaries for domestic abuse professionals.
Domestic abuse training for probation service staff.
Love Respect – we used the What Works Fund to further develop our website for young people aged 14 to 24
Activity packs for children and young people in refuges.