On 25 November 2022, the Northern Trust launched a public consultation on why we believe we need to make some changes to improve the maternity service they provide for women and their families. Full details can be found on the Trust’s website at www.northerntrust.hscni.net. As part of the consultation process the Trust held two online […]
The Integrated Education Fund and Ulster University are now inviting communities, parents and schools to come along to an information session about the Future Schools Project and how this can support local communities to determine their own pathways. We have to date organised the following events but please feel free to get in touch […]
March 2023 Scheme Funder Note Date Baily Thomas Charitable Fund Baily Thomas Charitable Fund Application deadline 1 Mar 2023 Fermanagh and Omagh District Council Grant Aid: Good Relations Fermanagh and Omagh District Council Application deadline 5pm on 3 Mar 2023 Fermanagh and Omagh District Council Grant Aid: Irish in the Community Fermanagh and Omagh […]
“Women belong in all places where decisions are being made” This quote is by the formidable Ruth Bader Ginsberg and it’s just as true today as it was then. Women are constantly challenged and rarely heard, we are still fighting for Abortion Rights, Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy, Mother and Baby Unit and fighting […]
Inflation has risen to over 10% in the UK in the last year its highest level in over 40 years. Inflation has been rising sharply since Covid restrictions ended and the economy reopened on the back of soaring fuel, energy and food costs. The Institute for Fiscal Studies has said that the poorest fifth of […]
New research has been published by the Women’s Resource and Development Agency. Part of their new Research Hub initiative, the research report is the first in a series that will look at the full range of health inequalities facing women in Northern Ireland. This report focuses on maternal mental health and the impact of the […]
On the 1st February, Sinn Féin MLA Ciara Ferguson returned to meet with FWIN to discuss the issues affecting women in the North-West. This was a part of our continued engagement with the Sinn Féin team, following our lobbying session with First Minister Delegate Michelle O’Neill, MLA’s Pádraig Delarg and local Sinn Féin councillor Emma […]
Siobhán has joined 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. Siobhán attended her first meeting of the Coalition and will input into the campaign in the coming months.
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. As part of this group Siobhán met with Cara Hunter from the SDLP to discuss […]
Siobhán continues to attend meetings of Keep the Lifeline to discuss ways in which changes can be made to the social security system to help people through the Cost of Living Crisis. Siobhán attended a briefing to discuss a new joint campaign between the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and the Trussell Trust calling for reform to […]
