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Refuge calls for tech-facilitated abuse to be a priority in government VAWG strategy

Stuart Mitchell

In the wake of hosting its first Technology Safety Summit, the domestic abuse charity Refuge is calling on the government to make tackling technology-facilitated abuse a key part of its plan to halve VAWG (violence against women and girls). To meet rising demand, Refuge set up a specialist technology-facilitated abuse and economic empowerment service in 2017, the only one of its kind in England. Since then, cases have grown both in quantity and complexity with Refuge reporting a 207% increase in referrals to the tech team compared to its first…

Despite cost-of-living pressures, more people are giving to charity digitally than ever before

Stuart Mitchell

Pennies, the award-winning fintech charity which enables micro-donations to charity, has conducted a landmark survey[1] of UK consumers to gauge attitudes and behaviours about donating to charities. After being told that if every UK cardholder gave just 35p a week to charity, it could raise an additional £1 billion for charities every year, almost half (48%) of respondents said that they’d be more likely to micro-donate.   Consumers more likely to micro-donate when they know that if every UK cardholder gave 35p a week to charity, charities would raise £1…

Mayhew’s Therapaws Provides ‘Light At The End Of The Tunnel’ For Mental Health Challenges

Stuart Mitchell

To mark World Mental Health Day, McCann developed a poignant print and outdoor campaign for Mayhew, the animal welfare charity to raise awareness of the positive impact animals can have on mental health. The creative concept cleverly adapts the phrase “light at the end of the tunnel,” a common metaphor in mental health discussions, to evoke the hope and positivity that can come from spending time with animals. McCann Demand developed the campaign to spotlight Mayhew’s ‘TheraPaws’ programme, funded by the Pets Foundation, which provides animal-assisted therapy sessions aimed at…

New Global Alliance launched to consign statelessness to history

Stuart Mitchell

More than 100 States, civil society organizations, stateless-led entities, academics and others have united to form a new Global Alliance to End Statelessness, committing to address the grave inequity faced by millions of people around the world denied a nationality. The Global Alliance, which builds on the decade-long #IBelong campaign, was officially launched by UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi, during the annual Executive Committee meeting of UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, in Geneva, which started Monday and continues this week. “Over the last decade, we have made real…

WMO report highlights growing shortfalls and stress in global water resources

Stuart Mitchell

The year 2023 marked the driest year for global rivers in over three decades, according to a new report coordinated by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), which signaled critical changes in water availability in an era of growing demand.  The last five consecutive years have recorded widespread below-normal conditions for river flows, with reservoir inflows following a similar pattern. This reduces the amount of water available for communities, agriculture and ecosystems, further stressing global water supplies, according to the State of Global Water Resources report. Glaciers suffered the largest mass…