national level in 46 European countries. Members include network organizations, single organizations and individuals. Each country is represented by the delegate and co-delegate of their choice. Board members The WAVE board includes up to eight members serving for two years. Since January 2019, Pille Tsopp-Pagan and Marcella Pirrone have been serving as president and vice president accordingly. Advisory board members The advisory board is meant to support the Board with strategic advice by bringing issues arising in their home countries and therefore the AB is meant to ensure there is representation from all regions and help the Office to work closely with members during the bi-annual meetings. The advisory board is composed of a representative of each country in which WAVE is present. Office The WAVE Office Team serves as a point of contact between the involved women's organizations in Europe. Main functions include the collection and dissemination of data on women's support services (WSS) and any applicable legal provisions, creation of prevention programs, campaigns and international activities. The office is involved in advocacy work at the European and national level, producing publications and organizing relevant activities. The current executive director of Women Against Violence Europe is Stephanie Futter-Orel. Principles The network's aims are to promote and strengthen the human rights of women and children, specifically by preventing violence against these groups, and to eliminate all forms of violence against women in order to attain gender equality. WAVE seeks to reach these goals by empowering other organizations fighting for women's rights, especially those providing direct services and aid to women impacted by violence. Main Activities 1. Advocacy 2. Capacity building of women specialist services (WSS) 3. Exchange of information 4. Research 5. Networking Key programs/Initiatives Step Up! Campaign This is a European-wide WAVE campaign, which is meant to increase efforts to end violence against women, raise awareness of the issue, mobilize for the rights of women and children to live free from violence and protect female survivors of such violence. It recognizes the Istanbul Convention as the most powerful legal tool in Europe to promote its aims and considers knowledge and education key elements to its program's success. The WAVE Youth Ambassadors The WAVE Youth Ambassadors support the Step Up! Campaign since October 2018 and are nominated every two years. All their actions revolve around raising awareness towards a young target about violence against woman and girls. The group usually