News
Thank you for a wonderful 2023
We are so delighted to share that The Sharan Project was announced as a winner at the inaugural British Asian Women Awards that took place in Birmingham in June 2024. Picking up the award for Best Support Group of the Year, Polly Harrar, Sharan Project's Chief...
I See Her
We are thrilled to share details about a short film made in support of the Sharan Project. Our founder, CEO has been working with our Global Ambassador Sukki Menon and a stellar cast and crew to create this short film, which is planned to be used as part of our...
Working with Serco Restart on IWD
Working closely with Serco Restart, the 9-week digital skills programme was launched in Birmingham to support women to access basic digital skills. On Thursday 9th March as part of International Women's Day we held a celebratory event to recognise the achievements of...
Thank you for a wonderful 2022
We would like to take this opportunity to thank our partners, funders and supporters for all your support throughout 2022. It has been a challenging year, post lock down we have navigated ongoing global and domestic uncertainties with limited resources but achieved...
16 Days of Activism Campaign 2022
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, The Sharan Project has teamed up with the ‘Enough’ campaign. Ending violence against women and girls is everyone’s business. Whether it takes place in the home, workplace or in public, everyone...
Businesses urged to better support domestic abuse victims into work
Ministers and stakeholders are calling on businesses to sign up to the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant (EDAC), which supports women affected by abuse to enter or re-enter the workplace. 2.3 million domestic abuse cases (ages 16 - 74) were reported in 2020[1], with...
We launched EDAC!
How does EDAC work? The Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant is a pledge by businesses to support women affected by abuse to enter or re-enter the workplace. Employers are invited to sign the covenant and identify opportunities within their businesses for women seeking...
Schools Charter: united to safeguard children against harmful practices
The Schools Charter on Ending Harmful Practices’ seeks to encourage the delivery of high quality, safeguarding focused inputs across all Schools and Colleges. Launched by all the partners of the London Harmful Practices Working Group. This is to promote a...
Introducing Workplace Safespace
We are delighted to be working with Hillingdon Women's Center and GRoW on the exciting new initiative: Workplace Safespace based in Hillingdon. The partnership led project seeks to develop a localised response to domestic abuse by engaging with employers and...