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- ↑ "Finances : Welsh Women's Aid". Welsh Women's Aid. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ↑ "Trustees & CEO : Welsh Women's Aid". Welsh Women's Aid. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ↑ "About Us". Cardiff Women's Aid. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ↑ "Welsh Women's Aid refuge in Wales 1994". Peoples Collection Wales. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ↑ "Publications : Welsh Women's Aid". Welsh Women's Aid. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
