Women’s Voices - Putting Women's Visual Voices at the Heart of Homelessness Support

<< Objectives >>This project aims to improve support for women experiencing homelessness, especially regarding their safety. Staff working in services struggle to know how to respond to women, owing to a lack of understanding of their specific needs. This project aims to address this gap by staff and women co-creating a curriculum based on women's experiences, to 'teach' staff about their needs, using a participatory photography methodology, PhotoVoice, where the photos and their narrations come together.<< Implementation >>Preliminary participatory research through PhotoVoice:* joint training session for trainers on the methodology* local workshops with staff and homeless women * joint training session - bringing the results back and analyzing what has been learntDevelopment of training package * Train the Trainer * local and transnational pilot trainings* finalization of the training packageDissemination and Advocacy<< Results >>For staff: better understanding of women’s service experience and specific support needs. New skills and tools. For homeless women: more effective support in services, more women accessing services, empowerment through participation.For partner organizations: improved services for women, more democratic approach in conducting research and building training. Training tools.For the wider network: improved understanding of women’s homelessness as a result of multiplier event.