East Ayrshire Status Project

White Ribbon Scotland Status awarded to East Ayrshire Status Project

We are delighted that our East Ayrshire Status Project has meet the requirements for the award of White Ribbon Scotland Status. The Status Award was presented at the recent White Ribbon Scotland Conference 2025, received by Cllr Jim McMahon and Violence Against Women and Girls Lead Officer, Diane Langley.

Lead by East Ayrshire Council and partners, awareness sessions, speaker training and events around the East Ayrshire Council have been held, particularly over the last few years.  Recognition is well deserved for the Project’s work to raise awareness of the White Ribbon Scotland message in the area.
There have been several Speaker training sessions to train Volunteers as Speakers, with most being recruited from the wider community.  This approach of including those from varied backgrounds offers greater sustainability for Projects and is part of the good practice that lead to the East Ayrshire Status Project being awarded its Status.

East Ayrshire speakers for White Ribbon Scotland complete training in Kilmarnock delivered by Davy Thompson from White Ribbon.

Debbie Willett at East-Ayrshire Council is leading on this Status Project with support from local East Ayrshire Councillor (and White Ribbon Scotland Ambassador) Jim McMahon.

Contact our White Ribbon Scotland Campaign Administrator Jane@whiteribbonscotland.org.uk if you would like to discuss how you could be involved in this local community Project.
White Ribbon Scotland is a charity which began in 2010 and seeks to engage men to help end violence against women (VAW) by raising awareness of VAW and what men and boys can do to help end it.  They recognise groups, organisations or areas which carry out a project to support this aim with the award of White Ribbon Status. The Project then continues to ensure an on-going approach to tackling violence against women in this way.
Once volunteers have been recruited and trained to act as Speakers for this local campaign, you can look out for activities in your local area.https://www.whiteribbonscotland.org.uk/make-your-pledge/
Meanwhile please go to the main website to sign the White Ribbon Scotland pledge and say, “I pledge never to commit, condone or remain silent about violence against women in all its forms”.  When you do this please select to link your pledge to your local East Ayrshire Status Project.
After you sign it please consider an early example of your declaration to ‘not remain silent’ about violence against women by telling someone today that you signed the pledge and be proud you have done so; then encourage them to do the same.