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Becky's Button Changemaker Programme
A structured training and development programme for young advocates who want to shift awareness into practical action.
Learn morePREVENTION · YOUTH ACTION · PRACTICAL SUPPORT
Safer Communities Start Before Violence Happens
Becky’s Button is a UK-registered charity working to prevent violence against women and girls (VAWG) and other forms of gender-based violence through youth-led education, community action and practical personal safety tools.
Becky’s story
Becky’s story became a call to action
Rebecca Dykes worked as a Policy and Programme Manager for the UK’s Department for International Development. Her mother chose to continue Becky’s humanitarian service by raising awareness about violence against women and girls with young people.
16 December 2017
Her mother chooses to answer with action
Rebecca was killed in Beirut. Her mother chose to answer that loss with action rather than silence.
Since 2018
Prevention and early intervention, not just response
Jane Houng and people who knew Rebecca’s values built Becky’s Button around prevention and early intervention, not only response.
10 December 2024
The Elizabeth Emblem
Jane Houng receives the Elizabeth Emblem at Windsor Castle, recognising Rebecca’s humanitarian public service.
24 March 2025
Becky’s Button becomes a UK-registered charity
Our approach
Prevention, youth leadership and practical support work together
We take action before harm happens by educating and equipping young people, and collaborating with grassroots organisations and institutions that communities trust.
Explore our approachHow to use the alarm
How to use Becky's Button
This short demonstration explains how the safety alarm works. Training covers how to press, run and report.
We distribute Becky’s Buttons through reputable organisations that serve people at increased risk. Their usage can signal help is needed, but no safety alarm can guarantee the prevention of violence.
About Personal Safety Alarms
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Student Ambassador Programme
A programme that helps young people lead action to prevent violence against women and girls (VAWG) on campus and in their communities.
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Rebecca Dykes Changemaker Challenge
An annual creative challenge for school and university students in Lebanon to tackle misogyny and violence against women and girls.
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Rebecca Dykes Changemaker Club
A student-led club on campuses of the Modern University for Business and Science in Lebanon which aims to build a culture where women are safe, respected and equal.
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Personal Safety Alarms
Blue Becky’s Button personal safety alarms, shared through trusted organisations that support women and girls at risk of violence.
Learn moreOur impact
Our work now reaches six continents
Becky’s Button has worked with communities, institutions and partners across multiple countries and UK locations.
- 9,500+
- free personal safety devices distributed
- 14
- countries and territories reached
- 38
- VAWG workshops and sessions since 2022
Global reach
- Argentina
- Australia
- Cyprus
- Ethiopia
- Greece
- Hong Kong
- India
- Jordan
- Kenya
- Lebanon
- Pakistan
- Thailand
- United Kingdom and Guernsey
- United States
Becky’s Button programme records, to September 2026.
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Your support helps Becky's Button deliver prevention activity, support youth-led initiatives and provide practical safety tools through organisations reaching people at risk.
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