About us
Who We Are
Aanchal is a family and community support network, a safe place where people find hope, strength, and the confidence to say, “I matter.”
Our Values
We honour the culture, identity and lived experiences of every person we support. We understand the stigma many face when speaking out, and we believe everyone has the right to live with dignity, equality and pride, knowing they are not alone.
Our Commitment
We are an inclusive organisation. We open doors to safety, opportunity and the systems that protect individuals and their children.
How We Support
We provide emotional and practical guidance, tools and encouragement so people can make positive decisions, build fulfilling lives, and contribute their skills and wisdom to the world around them.
"We want women to talk to us, not only in crisis but long before that"
Su Bhuhi MBE, CEO Aanchal Women's Aid
A moment of rememberance
I invite you to pause for two minutes of silence to honour those who have lost their lives to domestic abuse. The impact on families is profound and lifelong. When lives are taken, we are left powerless and it is a reminder of why prevention matters.
A mother's story
Today, we pause for two minutes of silence to honour those who have lost their lives to domestic abuse. The impact on families is profound and lifelong. When lives are taken, we are left powerless and it is a reminder of why prevention matters.
What she wished she could have done
When I spoke with her afterwards, she said something that has stayed with me: “If I could have called someone, even just to say his behaviour had suddenly changed, maybe there would have been another conversation.” Not a crisis call. Just a connection. A space to talk.
Why Aanchal Women’s Aid exists
That conversation led us to create the first South Asian Women’s Domestic Abuse Helpline in 1995, in memory of those two children. We are still here today. We want women to talk to us long before a crisis. A conversation can save a life. We are always here.
Su Bhuhi MBE, CEO, Aanchal Women’s Aid
Vision
To see a society free from domestic abuse and the fear of such abuse
Purpose
To promote awareness of domestic abuse, particularly in communities where there is little understanding, and to empower women to enrich their quality of life and to take control of their lives
Mission
To alleviate the suffering of women and children from domestic abuse and support them to rebuild positive healthy lives
Our services sit within three streams
Rescue
Stop the Violence
Frontline crisis response
Rebuild
Heal and Empower
Emotional support, healing groups, empowerment sessions, skill-building programmes
Rehabilitate
Educate and Prevent
Community inclusion, institutional and community awareness, training, personal development, personal effectiveness
Our funders
Our funders include
London Borough of Redbridge
Queen Anne’s Gate
Comic Relief
BBC Children in Need
MOPAC
Heinz, Anna and Carol Kroch
Foundation
Salway Fund
Tate and Lyle
Tampon Tax Community Fund
Big Lottery Community Fund
Previous funders include
Trust for London
London Borough of Newham
London Borough of Redbridge
Barclays
Queen Anne’s Gate Foundation
The AB Charitable Trust
The Henry Smith Charities
The Tudor Trust
TSB
Lloyds Bank Foundation
