Our Purpose
Women’s Aid is a national, feminist organisation working to prevent and address the impact of domestic violence and abuse including coercive control, in Ireland since 1974.
We do this by:
- advocating, influencing, training, and campaigning for effective responses to prevent and reduce the scale and impacts of domestic violence and abuse on women and children in Ireland
- providing high quality, specialised, integrated, support services.
Our Vision
Women’s Aid’s vision is an equal Ireland, with zero tolerance of domestic abuse and all other forms of violence against women.
Our Values
To achieve our purpose and vision of zero tolerance of domestic abuse and all forms of violence against women, Women’s Aid:
- Acts with courage to boldly challenge patriarchal systems, structures and attitudes in all aspect of our work.
- Works in co-operation to share knowledge, skills and expertise to achieve shared goals and improve responses to domestic violence and abuse.
- Strives to embed inclusivity, diversity and accessibility across all our work.
- Seeks the empowerment of women to exercise agency on their own behalf as a right, whatever their circumstances.
- Believes that achieving equality in status, rights and opportunities for all women is essential to address the causes and consequences of domestic violence and abuse.
- Works to achieve positive change for everyone through a combination of individual, community-based and social action.
Our Strategic Priorities
Our strategic priorities are based on a strong dedication to the women we serve and an unwavering focus on bringing about the social changes in Ireland that will deliver our vision. During the period 2025-2029, we have framed our plan around three strategic priorities:
- Creating Social Equality
- Building and Nurturing Effective Partnerships
- Continually Strengthening Capability and Expertise