Siobhán has joined the Coalition of Carers which is chaired by Carers NI. 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 will present to the Carer Poverty Commission on 13th March on Poverty and Debt.
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 now part of a new 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. The UK Government would be […]
The Departments of Health and Justice are seeking views on a new draft Domestic and Sexual Abuse Strategy to cover the period from 2023 until 2030. Siobhán will be making a Consortium response to the draft Strategy. If you have any comments you wish to make on the draft please contact Siobhán at policy@wsn.org.uk The […]
Siobhán continues to carry out engagement with a range of people and organisations on the Consortium’s research paper on ‘Women Living with Debt’. Since the research was published Siobhán has spoken about the findings, women’s experiences and recommendations at the following: Meeting with Stephen Farry MP, Alliance Party in Westminster Meeting with Tonia Antoniazzi MP, […]
Siobhán has started a new series of focus group sessions across Northern Ireland looking at the impact of the Cost of Living Crisis on women. So far Siobhán has carried out ten sessions and listened to the views and experiences of around 100 women on the impact of this Crisis on them and their families. […]
Foyle Women’s Information Network was proud to attend The John and Pat Hume Foundation’s Peace Summit 2023 on Friday 3rd of March at Ulster University Magee Campus. FWIN Co-ordinator Catherine Cooke spoke on the panel discussion addressing The Past, the Present and the Future, alongside Professor Duncan Morrow, Dawn Purvis, Rev Dr Livingstone Thompson, Cori […]
On the 7th March, FWIN Staff and Board Members hosted a lobbying meeting with Minister of State for Northern Ireland, Steve Baker. We were joined by all-female representatives from North West Community Network, Holywell Trust, Waterside Neighbourhood Partnership, Galliagh Women’s Group and Creevagh Women’s Group. As we approach International Women’s Day, we amplified the voices […]
To mark International Women’s Day, Fermanagh and Omagh District Council, in partnership with NI Rural Women’s Network, is hosting an event in Omagh Library on 8 March. The theme for IWD 2023 is #EmbraceEquity. Come along and listen to inspirational speakers and celebrate women’s achievements. Imagine a gender equal world. A world free of bias, […]
On 25 November 2022, the Northern Trust launched a public consultation on why we believe we need to make some changes to improve the maternity service they provide for women and their families. Full details can be found on the Trust’s website at www.northerntrust.hscni.net. As part of the consultation process the Trust held two online […]
