Are you or do you know a woman who is experiencing violence or abuse right now? Visit Lila.help to find specialized help near you — Photo by Accor

As the International Day Against Violence Against Women approaches, on November 25, Accor is pleased to announce the strengthening of its long-standing commitment to women through the conclusion of a new partnership with Lila.help.

The result of a collaboration between organizations such as the Global Network of Shelters for Women Victims of Violence, UN Women, the US National Network to End Domestic Violence and Meta, Lila.help lists support services victims of domestic and sexual violence. This platform publishes a global directory, constantly updated and rigorously controlled, relaying emergency numbers and the list of shelters and crisis and support centers, along with opening hours, contact details, types of services offered. ... An unprecedented initiative, Lila.help can be consulted by everyone (victims, survivors, relatives, service providers, embassy staff, tourism stakeholders), so that all women can find safety and protection.

With the support of the ALL Heartist fund, a charitable funding program created by the Group to help vulnerable people around the world, Accor will help Lila.help develop its directory internationally by translating its content into the 15 most common languages. spoken to the world. In addition, Accor will participate in awareness-raising activities to mobilize companies, public bodies and vulnerable people around this platform.

Accor is and always will be a human-centric company. Caring for others is part of his DNA. Safety and equal opportunity, regardless of gender, is one of the four major pillars of the Group's Diversity & Inclusion policy. Accor therefore makes the elimination of gender-based violence a priority issue and pursues its longstanding commitment to take concrete measures to combat sexism, sexual harassment and domestic violence, wherever the Group is present.

This new collaboration with Lila.help is an important step for Accor, which relies, in order to fulfill its commitments, on multiple initiatives implemented internationally and on partnerships with major institutions. Thus, since 2021, Accor has been co-leader of the Generation Equality Action Coalition against gender-based violence - initiated by UN Women. In addition, Accor continues to actively train and protect all of its staff by deploying online modules on sexism, sexual harassment and domestic violence, translated into 13 languages.

As part of the Group's mission, which consists in making its hotels places appreciated by the communities in which they are located, the teams have also taken the initiative to implement regional strategies aimed at reducing violence and discrimination based on gender. One example among many others: in Turkey, Accor has been collaborating since 2015 with the government of this country to help refugee women gain their independence through training in the hotel industry.

This partnership with Lila.help is a great opportunity for Accor to support an innovative and necessary initiative that has the power to change the lives of women around the world. For Accor, women's rights and gender equality are at the heart of our D&I policy. We therefore do everything we can to ensure that our female talents and our hotel guests feel protected and included, and have all the cards in hand to achieve their aspirations. But beyond that, Accor is deeply committed to acting as a social lift in the territories where we operate. Contributing to initiatives such as Lila.help is essential to achieving this goal, and allows us to make a real difference outside the walls of our hotels. Anne-Sophie Beraud, Director of Diversity, Inclusion and Social Action
With Lila.help, we want to offer a comprehensive, rigorously controlled directory of help desks around the world. So, wherever you are, you can trust Lila.help. We have big ambitions for our platform. Besides continuing to develop the directory, adding new support services, raising awareness and improving our solutions, we want to offer added value to companies that support Lila.help. Even the smallest NGOs, in the most remote regions, must feel that they are not alone in the fight against violence against women. Furthermore, we hope in the future to be able to help NGOs develop new support services in places where none exist. Margot Kuijpers, Lila.help Project Manager, on behalf of the Global Network of Shelters for Women Victims of Violence

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