Build a house, rebuild women’s lives – donate to The Independent and Refuge’s Brick by Brick campaign to help domestic abuse survivors. Maya Oppenheim takes us through the lifesaving initiative

Domestic abuse survivor tells The Independent about being held captive by her abuserThe IndependentBrick-by-Brick campaign

In the UK, one in four women and one in six men will experience domestic abuse in their lifetime, and two women are killed each week by a current or former partner. The COVID-19 pandemic further exacerbated this crisis,

Every woman deserves to live free from fear. But one in four women face domestic abuse over their lifetime – women we know, love and work with.But for practical reasons, some women and their children escaping an abusive partner can’t be sheltered in a traditional shared refuge.