Siobhán has joined the Coalition of Carers which is chaired by Carers NI and continues to attend regular meetings of the Coalition. The Coalition is made up of a number of organisations all working to highlight the key issues that carers are facing across Northern Ireland.
Siobhán continues to the meet with the working group for the Northern Ireland Child Payment Coalition. The introduction of a NI Child Payment was a recommendation by the Gender Equality and Anti-Poverty Expert Panels and in the Feminist Recovery Plan.
Siobhán is part of a campaign from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and the Trussell Trust calling for an Essentials Guarantee within Universal Credit. The Essentials Guarantee would embed in the social security system a principle that at a minimum Universal Credit should protect people from going without essentials. You can read more about the campaign […]
Over the past year, a research team at Ulster University’s School of Education have completed a project funded through the International Fund for Ireland’s Communities in Partnership Programme (with project partners the Integrated Education Fund and Educate Together). Throughout this process, the UU team have engaged with a wide range of stakeholders from different border […]
Legislation passed by the Secretary of State requires that Northern Ireland schools teach age-appropriate and scientifically accurate education on sexual and reproductive health and rights, covering prevention of early pregnancy and access to abortion, at Key Stages 3 and 4 only. The legislation also requires the Department of Education to bring forward regulations in respect […]
Commissioner Designate for Victims of Crime, Geraldine Hanna, launched a survey that aims to understand the experience victims have of the criminal justice system in Northern Ireland. The survey can be accessed by clicking on this link. The survey asks questions about victims’ experience of the criminal justice system and completing it will help the […]
The Executive Office (TEO) has announced a consultation on the provision of free period products in Northern Ireland. The consultation states that period products are essential items for personal care and should be available to everyone who needs them, regardless of their economic status. The Assembly passed the Period Products (Free Provision) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 […]
The Consortium’s latest research paper with the Ulster University Law Clinic was launched in Ulster University on 20th June. The launch included a summary of the main points in the research as well as a number of personal insights from the women who took part in the research. They spoke really powerfully about the impact […]
The challenges that the community sector is facing continues, we are tirelessly working on keeping women’s issues and services on the agenda for all government services. We have challenged, engaged and consulted with every NI Government department to ensure that the voices of women and children from every community is being heard. Removing services and support […]
SEPTEMBER 2023 Scheme Funder Note Date Fishmongers Company Charitable Trust Fishmongers Company Application deadline 1 Sep 2023 The Honourable The Irish Society The Honourable The Irish Society Application deadline 1 Sep 2023 Culture Ireland: Regular Grants and Showcases Culture Ireland Regular grant deadline 1 Sep 2023 Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust Austin and Hope Pilkington […]
