Aims and Objectives

To provide a support service for women and girls who have been raped, sexually assaulted and/or sexually abused.

To train women as support workers able to meet the needs of the women who contact us by the provision of health and legal information and emotional support.

To campaign in this area to improve legal, medical and care services for women and girls who have been raped, sexually assaulted and/or sexually abused.

To build up and maintain educative and informative material on subjects relating to rape, sexual assault/rape, and to make this information available to professionals, voluntary organisations and individuals, and to keep ourselves informed of media, research and developments in this area.

To promote increased awareness of the surrounding sexual violence and the situation of women and girls who have been raped or sexually assaulted/abused, to the general public and to others in specialised fields who work with, or provide services, for women and girls eg. health, education and social work services.

To develop training and educational opportunities on the issues surrounding rape and sexual assault/abuse aimed at teachers, social workers, etc.

To establish a group of co-ordinated contacts to further the aims of Western Isles Rape Crisis and to obtain help and support where needed through close contact with local government, health services and voluntary organisations.

To maintain and develop monitoring of the work carried out at the Western Isles Rape Crisis Centre.

To raise such monies through grant applications and fund-raising activities to enable the above aims.