Women are a hard demographic of learners to access for a reason, because they have very little free time to do anything for themselves and gaining access to mainstream Education & Training has never been easy for women. There have always been massive barriers for women to overcome such as no childcare provision, no financial […]
We are currently facing unprecedented cuts to each Executive Department which will result in incredibly harmful impacts, disproportionately impacting on the equality of women and other protected groups. Women’s place in education, training and work has not always been guaranteed, and there are still great inequalities that persist in these areas. The proposed cuts pose […]
The Women’s Resource & Development Agency’s Award Winning Community Facilitator Programme Is coming to Coleraine. The Community Facilitator Programme will run for 8 weeks, one day a week from 9.30am – 2.30pm offering local women the opportunity to complete a Level 3 OCN Certificate in Learning and Development, develop facilitation and leadership skills, and increase their […]
WOMEN’STEC, Bolster Community and Women In Business NI, have partnered to support women to secure employment opportunities in the Newry, Mourne, Down and Belfast regions. The Building Futures programme supports economically inactive women to gain skills, develop confidence and explore opportunities in their area, for life and work. It will target 420 participants over its […]
Carers NI has launched it’s annual State of Caring survey and are encouraging local carers to take part. Every response to the survey helps to build a picture of unpaid caring experiences in Northern Ireland – highlighting the biggest challenges facing our carer population, including carers living in rural areas, and providing the evidence needed to make […]
Do you have a SmartPass card and enjoy using it? The Department for Infrastructure is seeking views on changes to the Department’s policy on free and discounted fares on public transport under the Northern Ireland Concessionary Fares Scheme. The Northern Ireland Concessionary Fares Scheme was established to promote accessible public transport for members of the […]
NIRWN is recruiting for two positions new to the organisation. We are recruiting for a Rural Co-ordinator and Rural Development Officer and are seeking enthusiastic, experienced, and motivated people to join the staff team to increase the capacity of NIRWN to deliver the rural element of the Women Breaking Barriers (WBB) Project To apply please […]
July 2023 Scheme Funder Note Date Culture Ireland: Regular Grants and Showcases Culture Ireland Regular grant deadline 1 Jul 2023 Wolfson Foundation: Health & Disability Wolfson Foundation Round 2 Stage One Application Deadline: 23:59 1 Jul 2023 Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust Round 3 opens 1 Jul 2023 Wolfson […]
Thursday 22 June 2023 at 2pm– 4pm at Knockbreda Health and Wellbeing Centre, 110 Saintfield Road, Belfast, BT8 6GR If you are a carer of someone who is in receipt of Older People Services from Belfast Trust and eligible for a carer assessment, we would like to invite you to a Focus Group. We would […]
Siobhán continues to attend meetings of the Cliff Edge Coalition Working Group which is working to strengthen the existing mitigations package for Northern Ireland. Cliff Edge recently relaunched their key asks and Siobhán spoke at the launch event about the Coalition’s key ask to resolve the five-week wait in Universal Credit. A revised briefing paper […]
