The challenges that the community sector is facing continues, we are tirelessly working on keeping women’s issues and services on the agenda for all government services. We have challenged, engaged and consulted with every NI Government department to ensure that the voices of women and children from every community is being heard. Removing services and support […]
SEPTEMBER 2023 Scheme Funder Note Date Fishmongers Company Charitable Trust Fishmongers Company Application deadline 1 Sep 2023 The Honourable The Irish Society The Honourable The Irish Society Application deadline 1 Sep 2023 Culture Ireland: Regular Grants and Showcases Culture Ireland Regular grant deadline 1 Sep 2023 Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust Austin and Hope Pilkington […]
AUGUST 2023 Scheme Funder Note Date The UK Fund The National Lottery Community Fund Applications open: 4 Aug 2023 Social Enterprise NI: Social Enterprise Awards Social Enterprise NI Extended deadline midnight on 6 Aug 2023 James Brown & Sons Community Fund James Brown & Sons Application deadline noon 7 Aug 2023 Ulster Garden Villages: The […]
Government Departments are consulting on their funding proposals for 2023/2024 and would like to hear your views. The Department for Infrastructure consultation closes on 7th August. For further information and link to respond visit: DfI Resource Budget 2023-24 Equality Impact Assessment Consultation | Department for Infrastructure (infrastructure-ni.gov.uk) The Department of Education consultation closes on 13th […]
The Equality Commission has submitted a report to the European Commission on Racism and Intolerance (ECRI), on racial inequality and racism in NI. It calls for action to reform racial equality law in Northern Ireland, alongside inclusive education, access to rights for irregular migrants, LGBTQI+ equality, action on hate speech and hate-motivated violence, integration and […]
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 recorded a video for social media around the Coalition’s key ask to resolve the five-week wait in Universal Credit. The Coalition have […]
Siobhán has joined the Coalition of Carers which is chaired by Carers NI and continues to attend regular meetings of the Coalition. The Coalition is made up of a number of organisations all working to highlight the key issues that carers are facing across Northern Ireland.
Siobhán continues to the meet with the working group for the Northern Ireland Child Payment Coalition. The introduction of a NI Child Payment was a recommendation by the Gender Equality and Anti-Poverty Expert Panels and in the Feminist Recovery Plan.
Siobhán 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 Universal Credit should protect people from going without essentials. You can read more about the campaign […]
The Executive Office (TEO) have issued a consultation to seek views on the new Strategic Framework to End Violence Against Women and Girls and Foundational Action Plan. This is a draft seven-year Strategic Framework to End Violence Against Women and Girls which has been co-designed with over 50 partners from across government, community and voluntary […]
