€25
You help us verify and add a new women’s shelter or hotline to our global directory, giving survivors safe options they can trust
€100
You fuel GNWS global campaigns that make shelters and support services visible to thousands more survivors worldwide
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Your gift unites shelters worldwide as a collective force—amplifying survivors and building a future free from violence
1 in 3 women experiences violence at least once in her life.
Yet fewer than 40% of survivors seek help of any sort.
The Global Network of Women’s Shelters (GNWS) works to change that. As a volunteer-run network, GNWS connects women’s shelters and
hotlines across the globe to strengthen both local and international responses to gender-based violence.
Our latest initiative, Lila.help, is a global directory of verified support services for women. Since its launch in 2022, Lila.help has built a
trusted database of 382 organizations in 124 countries, providing accurate, up-to-date information on hotlines and service centers. In its first
year alone, the site reached over 502,000 users worldwide—a testament to the urgent need for accessible support.
Fosters and supports the development of international, national, and regional shelter networks to end violence against women and their children
Testimonial
Mirko Fernandes (Global Fund)
“I got in touch with an SV victim/ survivor looking for support. He was a refugee from Northern Africa, an Arabic speaker, and an LGBTQI community member. He was looking for help in an Eastern European country, the former Soviet bloc. This was not easy to find, until UN Women directed me to Lila.help. Through Lila.help, I was able to find an organization that has the four A’s that I always look for: Appropriate, Accessible, Available and Adaptable. The service provider was able to respond immediately and demonstrated experience supporting victim/survivors from the LGBTQI community and to refugees .Lila.help was instrumental in finding an in-country service provider able to
provide support.”
