End Violence Against Women Coalition

End Violence Against Women Coalition (EVAW)is a UK-based coalition of individuals and organisations that campaigns to end all forms of violence against women.

It was founded in 2005 and became a registered charity 31 March 2015.

History

The End Violence Against Women Coalition was originally established by the, now defunct, non-departmental public body (NDPB), the Women's National Commission (WNC), as a working group in early 2005. Initially it published What a Waste: The Case for an Integrated Violence Against Women Strategy, and in November of the same year it launched with the publication of "Making the Grade? An Independent Analysis of Government Initiatives on Violence Against Women, a survey of the work being done by central Government in the UK on violence against women, and highlighting the gaps in the provision of services.

On 31 March 2015, the coalition became a registered charity, co-chaired by Liz Kelly and Marai Larasi. Current co-chairs are Gurpreet Virdee and Aisha K. Gill.