On Wednesday 3rd July, WOMEN’STEC were delighted to partner with the DfC Historic Environment Division to visit their Conservation Works Team Depot in Moira. We welcomed a group of women to have a go at heritage skills including stone carving and lime plastering. The taster day was an essential initiative aimed at highlighting the importance […]
WSN Policy Worker, Siobhán Harding, has now made final Consortium responses to the following departmental Equality Impact Assessments (EQIAs). The most detailed response has been made to the Department for Communities EQIA and letter responses to the Department for Infrastructure and Department of Health. You can read the final Consortium responses on the website here: […]
Where are the Women – starting in October, Newry Street Unite, Killkeel Where are the Women programme explores the lives and roles of women in Northern Ireland through a series of digital archives. Don’t miss out on this great programme which has always been well received by those who have previously participated. To register or […]
PL20NI in partnership with NIRWN, For Your Freedom and Ours, and Quarto, is pleased to announce a new heritage project made possible with funding through the The National Lottery Heritage Fund Northern Ireland Are you a Polish woman living in a rural community? Do you know of any Polish women who would like to get […]
Our Annual General Meeting has been booked for the 12th September and will be followed by a conversation with Aoife Moore. Aoife Moore is a reporter with the BBC, based in Dublin. Born and raised in Derry~Londonderry, she has worked as a political journalist for the Irish Examiner and the Sunday Times. In 2021, she […]
August 2024 Scheme Funder Note Date St Stephens Green Trust: Vulnerable Migrants – focus on International Protection St Stephen’s Green Trust Application deadline 4:30pm on 12 Aug 2024 King Charles III Charitable Fund: Small Grants King Charles III Charitable Fund Application deadline 12pm (noon) on 14 Aug 2024 Paul Hamlyn Foundation: Arts Fund Paul Hamlyn […]
MONDAY Project Course QCF Date Time Wks. SNW 3333 Numeracy L1/L2 09.09.24 09.30-12:30 13 SNW 3335 Supporting Children’s Learning L1 09.09.24 09:30-12.30 12 KINGS BRIDGE 3275 ESOL EL1/L1 09.09.24 10.00-12.00 36 SNW 3343 Jobs Hub N/A 09.09.24 14:00-16:00 48 TUESDAY Project Course QCF Date Time Wks. Halifax 3312 Multicultural Speaking English (SOL) N/A […]
The Department for Communities has published a survey on how the current Welfare Supplementary Payment Schemes (WSPs) are working to help inform decisions on any future welfare mitigation package. Please note that WSPs refer to important mitigation payments in the social security that we have in Northern Ireland including the Bedroom Tax mitigation and the […]
NI Women’s Budget Group are delighted to share our upcoming 4 Nations Conference: Care, Women, and a New Economy, an event co-hosted by the NI Women’s Budget Group, the Wales Women’s Budget Group, the Scottish Women’s Budget Group, and the UK Women’s Budget Group, that will take place from Thursday 5th to Friday 6th of September 2024. This […]
Siobhán continues to attend regular meetings of 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.
