Author Archive for: wrda

Entries by

October Funding Opportunities

OCTOBER 2022 Scheme Funder Note Date Laughology: THE HAPPINESS FUND Laughology Opens to applications 1 Oct 2022 National Allotment Gardens Trust Award National Allotment Gardens Trust Application deadline 1 Oct 2022 European Youth Foundation: International Activity Grant European Youth Foundation Application deadline midnight on 1 Oct 2022 Hilden Charitable Fund Hilden Charitable Fund Opens to […]

Women significantly more vulnerable to debt

Borrowing and debt is far from gender neutral. Women are more likely than men to claim social security benefits, more likely to be in low-paid, part-time and insecure work, more likely to be providing care for children/family members and more likely to have to make up for cuts to services through unpaid work. As women’s […]

Open Consultation: Department of Education Consultation on Period Products (Free Provision) Regulations

The Department of Education (DE) is consulting with its ‘Public Service Bodies’ and welcomes views from its wider stakeholder base. The Consultation relates to proposals for Regulations (secondary legislation) that DE has to have in place by 11 May 2023, under the Period Products (Free Provision) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022.  DE is not consulting on whether free […]

Women more vulnerable to debt due to lasting impact of Covid-19 Pandemic combining with the Cost of Living Crisis

The Covid pandemic has had a significant impact on the incomes of many people. Job losses and reductions in working hours due to lockdowns and Government imposed restrictions have meant that many people have got into debt or further into debt as a result. The pandemic has worsened many existing inequalities and the situation for […]

Worrying Rise in Whatsapp Scams

Police are urging members of the public to talk to older family members following a rise in Whatsapp message scams.  The scams usually involve a WhatsApp message, but sometimes a text or phone call, from a person claiming to be a family member, and have the common aim of encouraging the recipient to transfer money. While […]

Working Chance (for Women with Convictions)

Working Chance is the UK’s only organisation working directly with women who have convictions, providing employability support for women with convictions. From CVs and interview practice to help disclosing your conviction and boosting your confidence. There are several workshops running in September. Working Chance Trainings and Workshops | Eventbrite

My Money Course for Women in Northern Ireland

Delivered by Surviving Economic Abuse, experts working directly with women who are impacted by financial abuse Tuesday 13th September 2022 11:00am – 12:30pm BST This workshop aims to raise awareness on economic/financial abuse and provides information on support available in Northern Ireland This workshop provides women with awareness on financial abuse and information on support […]

Women at the Heart of Constitutional Conversations

NIRWN staff, trustees and members were delighted to attend an event in Enniskillen recently to discuss the findings of a report on ‘Gendering Constitutional Conversations in Northern Ireland: The Case of Irish Unification’, funded by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust. The report was written by Prof Fidelma Ashe from Ulster University, based on her research with […]