The Body Shop campaign: Stop Violence In the Home

friends The Body Shop has teamed up with Women’s Aid for the 5th and final year in continuing the 2008 ‘Stop Violence in the Home’ campaign to increase awareness, raise funds and help stop domestic violence.

The campaign is focused on friendship, and ecourages all women to become empowered to help a friend affected by domestic violence. The campaign also wants to support women in their decision to confide in a friend they trust to bring the issue out into the open. Find out more about how you can help a friend or someone in your family.

Body Shop research carried out in 2007 shows that 59% of women are most likely to confide in a friend if affected by domestic violence, compared to lower percentages who would turn to official authorities, such as the police, or even family. With 1 in 4 women experiencing domestic violence in their lifetime, it is vital that women feel able to access help and support if they are in an abusive relationship.

For more information on the campaign go to www.stopviolenceinthehome.com.

How you can get involved
Once more, The Body Shop 'Stop Violence in the Home' campaign is raising funds for Women's Aid. You can celebrate the beauty of friendship by purchasing ‘For You, For Me’ Shea Lip Care Duo. (RRP: £7.00). With every Lip Care Duo sold £4.80 goes directly to Women’s Aid. The duo pack allows you to keep one lip care stick, and give the other to a close friend to celebrate your friendship (whether or not either party has ever been affected by the issue).

Why not treat a fabulous friend? Give her a Lip Care Stick and support the campaign!