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Review of Free School Meals and Uniform Grant Eligibility Criteria The Department of Education has launched a consultation on the options considered as part of the review of the eligibility criteria for free school meals and uniform grants. …
Do you know if your children are safe online? We know recent news has made lots of parents nervous and keen to learn. Join us for our second Online Safety Workshops facilitated by NSPCCNI to support you. Our first workshop was well received by those attended. One participant said Many thanks for this seminar on online safety. I found it very beneficial”. Register with paula@nirwn.org

NIRWN’s Online Safety Workshop

Do you know if your children are safe online? We know recent news has made lots of parents nervous and keen to learn. Join us for our second Online Safety Workshops facilitated by NSPCCNI to support you.  Our first workshop was well received…
Would you like to see a brighter future for Gender Equality in NI? You are invited to this online seminar on Tuesday 10th December at 11am to hear about NIRWN's best practice visit to Iceland. Join us and Social Change Initiative and NI Women’s Budget group to her about what we learned on the study visit to Iceland and how it could make a difference to Gender Equality in this region. To register, email charmain@nirwn.org

A Changed Society, the Future for Gender Equality in Northern Ireland

Would you like to see a brighter future for Gender Equality in NI? You are invited to this online seminar on Tuesday 10th December at 11am to hear about NIRWN's best practice visit to Iceland. Join us and Social Change Initiative and NI…
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NIRWN meets with AERA

NIRWN along with sector colleagues recently met with the AERA (Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs) Committee at Discover CAFRE at Loughry, Cookstown. It is so important that Committees, and decision makers in general, move outside…
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Christmas Magic: The Women’s Centre Derry Christmas Toy Appeal

Winter has come and it can be the hardest of seasons for some to navigate, it’s not always cosy nights in and twinkling lights sometimes for some it’s just darkness.  It’s brings the pressure of Christmas and for families with limited…
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Sign Up to Give5 – A New Wellbeing Rights Framework for Mental Health

A new wellbeing rights framework for mental health was launched on World Mental Health Day in the MAC Arts Centre, Belfast. The Give 5 framework, developed by the New Script for Mental Health campaign, is grounded in United Nations and World…
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Campaigns Update: Cliff Edge

WRC is represented on the Cliff Edge Coalition Working Group which is working to strengthen the existing mitigations package for Northern Ireland. The Coalition is becoming increasingly concerned about the looming cliff edge for the Benefit…
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Campaigns Update: Cost of Living 24

WSN is part of a coalition of organisations led by Inspire Wellbeing NI who have come together to host a one-stop shop service for the many impacts of the Cost-of-Living Crisis.  The Cost of Living 24 campaign aims to make navigating community…
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Campaigns Update: Coalition of Carers

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 I…
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Campaigns Update: Guarantee our Essentials

WRC 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…

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