Our volunteer Activist Group secured a small pot of money to support them in developing and delivering a campaign in 2025.
The Activists aimed to explore the impact that women’s intersecting identities have on their ability to identify with the following terms: victim, survivor, trauma, healing and recovery. They will also draw links between this and the hierarchy of sexual violence and the hierarchy of victim-survivors.
The Activists carried out a public online survey and focus groups with staff, volunteers and clients from three specialist services, to collect data to inform the above campaign.
They also sought to explore:
Who those who have experienced sexual violence tell first.
Barriers to access to support services
The prevalence of sexual violence in relation to multiple experiences
The Activists gathered views through the use of an online survey & focus groups held with:
Action Foundation: a service supporting those in the sanctuary seeker community
GAP (Changing Lives): a service supporting those who are or have previously engaged in sex work
Rainbow Home: a service supporting LGBTQIA+ sanctuary seekers
The online survey was open to members of the public, but aimed at those who have endured sexual violence (SV). In total, 110 people engaged with the survey. However, not all of these respondents completed the survey. Response rates to individual questions varied from 18 to 100.
