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Call for Views – Domestic and Sexual Abuse Strategy and Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy

The Department of Justice has issued two Calls for Views on issues to help inform the content, themes and overall direction of a new Domestic and Sexual Abuse strategy and a Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy. On the Equally Safe Strategy,…

Responses Wanted: Equality Commission for Northern Ireland Corporate Plan

The Equality Commission for Northern Ireland are consulting on their Corporate Plan for 2022-2025.  The draft plan sets out five strategic priorities to guide their work for this period of time.  The five areas are: Working for a stronger…

Housing Supply Consultation Open

Following the Consortium’s response to the Call for Evidence on a new Housing Supply Strategy for Northern Ireland the Department for Communities has now launched a public consultation entitled “Housing Supply Strategy: 2022-2037.” Siobhán…
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Have Your Say: Women and Debt

Siobhán has now completed five in-person focus group sessions and one online focus group session across Northern Ireland gathering information and evidence on the debts women have, why they need to borrow and the impact of the pandemic, rising…
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January Funding Opportunities

January 2022 Scheme Funder Note Date National Allotment Gardens Trust Award National Allotment Gardens Trust Application deadline 1 Jan 2022 R V W Trust R V W Trust General application deadline 2 Jan 2022 Wolfson…

Rural Impact Assessment for TEO’s Recovery Plan Makes No Reference to Rural Women

This is an excerpt from WRDA Briefing on TEO Engagement with the Women's Sector and TEO Covid-19 Recovery Plan The rural impact assessment for TEO’s Recovery Plan makes no reference to rural women or the need to take targeted action to…

Have Your Say – Welfare Mitigations Review

NIRWN’s organisation Director Louise Coyle has been appointed as a panel member to the Welfare Mitigations Review Panel. If you, or anyone you know, who may be in receipt of Universal Credit and would like to share their experiences (anonymously…

What are they talking about anyway? NIRWN’s Jargon busting workshop

9th Dec @ 11am Ever despaired at the news and wondered ‘What are they talking about anyway?’ then this is the workshop for you. The UK exit from the EU has the potential to impact on the rights we currently enjoy and take for granted;…

December Funding Opportunities

December 2021 Scheme Funder Note Date Culture Ireland: Regular Grants and Showcases Culture Ireland Regular Grants Application Deadline 1 Dec 2021 NIHE: Social Enterprise Plus Programme The Northern Ireland…

Women Versus Covid

Since March 2020 women have had a war on their hands, one that they never saw coming.  This was going to impact on their lives in every way humanly possible and no-one was going to be exempt.  This battle has taken away their safety, livelihood,…

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