Community
12 December, 2024
A well-deserved recognition
WOMEN’S Health and Wellbeing Barwon South West (WHWBSW) has been recognised for outstanding achievement at the Australian Charity Awards, celebrating its work with the Respect 2040 partnership to end violence against women.
The national recognition highlights the organisation’s ground-breaking efforts to drive community-wide change through education, advocacy, and collaborative programs which promote and drive respect, equality, and safety for all women.
WHWBSW leads the innovative Respect 2040 partnership, a collaboration between local governments, educational institutions, sporting clubs and community organisations across the Barwon South West region to end violence against women by tackling the root causes of gender-based violence.
WHWBSW chief executive officer Jodie Hill said there had been a collective effort behind the success.
“This recognition is a testament to the power of collaboration,” she said.
“Ending violence against women requires all of us, local organisations, governments, schools, and individuals, to work together.
“Respect 2040 shows that when communities come together with a shared vision of respect and equality, we can achieve meaningful change.”
Ms Hill said there was urgency in the work as “violence against women is at crisis point in Australia”.
“Women and their children experience physical, psychological, financial and other forms of harm every day,” she said.
“This award, which we’ve received during the global 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, recognises our deep resolve to keep fighting for a society where every woman feels safe, valued, and respected. Together, we can, and we will, make that vision a reality.”
The Australian Charity Awards, now in its 12th year, recognise organisations making a profound impact in their fields.
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