Sistah Space - Rose Lewis

Founded in November 2015, Sistah Space is a community-based service designed to bridge the gap in domestic abuse services for African heritage women and girls. They provide dedicated services for African heritage women and girls who have experienced domestic or sexual abuse or who have lost a loved one to domestic abuse. They provide a spotlight on the needs of the variety of women in the African and Caribbean community, including the Rastafarian/Grassroots community. Rastafarian women are amongst those who have the highest rates of under reporting of violence against them, Sista space provides specialist advocacy to women who are apprehensive about accessing mainstream services such as the police or other statutory services.