Latin American Women's Rights Service

Who we are

LAWRS' mission is to provide tools for growth to empower Latin American women in the UK to pursue personal and social change. We focus on meeting the needs, both immediate and long term, of women affected by poverty and abuse. We offer advice, advocacy, information and counselling services in a personalised, confidential and impartial manner. All our services are free and in Spanish and Portuguese.

Our culture and values

Our mission is to pursue equal rights and social justice for all Latin American women and migrant women in the UK.

Our values

• We are a feminist organisation and implement feminist principles to all our work.
• We uphold human rights for all migrant and refugee women and advocate for a system where they are able to fully exercise their fundamental human rights.
• We uphold equality and social justice and will oppose all forms of discrimination both in society and our workplace.
• We acknowledge/recognise that some women are more affected than others by virtue of being at the intersection of multiple forms of discrimination and work to counteract this.
• We support women, reaching out to those who are more disadvantaged including survivors of Violence Against Women and Girls.
• We want women’s voices to be heard and guide our work with their priorities and needs.
• We deliver consistently high-quality work, which is based on sound evidence.
• We believe in collaboration and partnerships and value openness and transparency.