About
We’re that glimmer of hope…the ray of sunshine in the dark moments when domestic abuse and violence clouds reality and cripples hope for the future. We work to support pregnant women and children in England and around the world struggling with the impact of domestic violence and abuse to build safe and strong lives and futures free from abuse and violence of any form.
We understand the devastating impact of domestic abuse on the pregnant woman and children and understand that many women and children are experiencing domestic violence and abuse right now. We understand how seamless cohesive control can fit in a relationship and how much emotional instability and harm domestic violence and abuse can bring to pregnant women and children.
But we also know that escaping violence can be the hardest thing to ever do. Creatively, collectively and with innovation, we identify ways to support women and children report cases, raise voices against domestic violence and abuse, regain themselves, find safety and live their full potential
Our Vision
A world where every pregnant woman and child is able to live a life free from gender-based violence and abuse and able to realise their potential to the fullest.
Our Mission
Glimmer of Hope exists to end the harm done to the pregnant women and children through domestic violence and abuse.The mission of Glimmer of Hope UK is to promote the safety, voice and choice of every pregnant woman and child through awareness campaigns, mindset transformation and provision of services that maximise independence, promote self confidence and nurture the realisation of potentials.
Our aim is to work to prevent domestic violence and abuse as well as providing services to meet the individual needs of survivors particularly the pregnant women and children. Our work is holistic and empowering, working alongside survivors to realise outcomes
Our focus is on services that provide a refuge or shelter for abused pregnant women and children, food bank, donation of clothing, workshops and community outreach programs to encourage reporting of cases and enhance community engagement to end domestic and violence and abuse.
Our Value
Our core values reflect our history. We are working to be:- - Feminist and intersectional in our understanding of domestic violence and abuse against pregnant women and children
- - Survivor led, trauma informed and empowering
- - Diverse, anti-racist and anti-discriminatory to create a fully inclusive environment for staff and people we work with.
- - Social justice and human rights
- - promoting the voice and agency of those we work with
- - Working in collaboration with other agencies to put an end to domestic violence and abuse and enable [pregnant] women and children live safe and fulfilling lives.
- - Continuous improvement in our service provision