Yong with EdEconSoc

Edinburgh Women's Aid Christmas Appeal 2020

Fundraising for Edinburgh Women's Aid
£165
raised of £200 target
Edinburgh Women's Aid Christmas Appeal 2020, 4 November 2020
Team: EdEconSoc
Together we can make a difference to the lives of women and children who are recovering from the trauma of domestic abuse.

Story

The Economics Society of University of Edinburgh is supporting its community by helping Edinburgh Women's Aid (EWA), a local charity that has been providing support for women and children in Edinburgh affected by domestic abuse for 47 years. Just in the year 2019-20, EWA supported 1834 women and 154 children.

Domestic abuse is like a shadow pandemic, crawling in our society. Women and children are its most affected victims. It is sometimes difficult to identify abuse, especially for the young people like students, who are experiencing it. Here in Edinburgh, to tackle these problems, EWA provides a range of crisis, therapeutic and prevention services.

The current pandemic and the requirement to isolate within households puts young women and children in increasing danger of domestic abuse whilst enforcing isolation from friends, family and support networks. Women and children whose lives are affected need our help now more than ever. Christmas as a joyful holiday is coming amid the shadows to bring in light to everyone’s life. We are asking for donations to both ensure that women and children supported by EWA have a brighter Christmas this year and also to provide food and other essentials over the coming months.

Any amount of donation will be meaningful help to the women and children in our community seeking support and refuge at EWA. Thank you for your donation!

Share this story

Help Yong with EdEconSoc

Sharing this page with your friends could help raise up to 3x more in donations

You can also help by sharing this link on

About the campaign

Together we can make a difference to the lives of women and children who are recovering from the trauma of domestic abuse.

About the charity

Edinburgh Women's Aid

Verified by JustGiving

RCN SC028301
Edinburgh Women’s Aid supports women and children to recover from the trauma of domestic abuse. We provide a range of crisis, therapeutic and prevention services including: a helpline and drop-in; counselling; outreach; court advocacy; refuge accommodation; resettlement; and therapeutic support.

Donation summary

Total raised
£165.00
Online donations
£165.00
Offline donations
£0.00

* Charities pay a small fee for our service. Find out how much it is and what we do for it.