Ciara Beckers

Thank you for visiting my fundraising

I’m taking part in the Cold Swim for Women this Nollaig na mBan to raise much needed funds for Women’s Aid.

A household with power play, verbal abuse, disparage, intimidation, threat, disrespect to personal belongings, basic needs like personal space, physical and emotional space, control, can make a home a house of hell to live in, and even the body a place to separate from. 

In Galway's housing crisis it is not so easy to move to another house. I can have only experienced a pin of the degradation attemptedly put on to others at the control and intimidation mind of another, I can only imagine how hard it must be to be in a place where your physical body is made to feel even more like a stranger to yourself, and on a continuum. How hard it must be to gradually get your power back, your peace back, and improve your life. And to even have the strength, the energy, the hope and imagination to ask for change.

Community has responsibility to itself. Everyone has to be accountable to their actions in it. But when households are private, and people are drawn away from eachother, and not growing together, haywire can happen.

I'm asking you, as a member of a community, or whos experienced a mountain alone, to donate to this association, to keep this support strong and available 24/7.

My heart is with every woman who has been fighting silent battles because they have not had security independence, financial independence, or adequate support outside their homes, leading to troubles in the home, be it their housemates, their partners, or their families, shut off from the eyes of community. Please consider donating to one of the charities who help anyone coming forward with abuse in their home, seeking refuge, or help.

Across Ireland one in four women live with suffocating abuse from someone they once loved; someone they once trusted. Every 5 minutes, someone reaches out to Women’s Aid for information and support.

Your contribution will make an impact, whether you donate a lot or a little, anything helps. I hope you can support me by donating whatever you can. By supporting Women’s Aid you can change lives and save lives.

Simply click the Donate button. All donations are processed securely. You can also share my page using Share options above. This is a great way to show your support.

Thanks so much for your support, it will bring hope, healing and the possibility of a brighter future for women and children.