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Women’s Support Network Background
The Women’s Support Network (WSN), established in 1989, is a regional organisation that works across all areas of Northern Ireland. It includes in its membership community based women’s centres, groups and organisations, with a concentration in disadvantaged areas. WSN is a charitable and feminist organisation, which adopts a community development approach. We provide a range of support and services to 62 community based women’s centres, projects and infrastructure groups and 22 associate members drawn from across the community and voluntary sector who support women, families and communities.
Our vision is ‘a society where women’s experiences are fully recognised and valued and where women enjoy full and equal participation in all spheres of life’.
Our mission is ‘to support the development of women’s organisations, enable collective action and positively impact on policy and decision-making processes’.
The Women’s Support Network believes that the art of networking is finding and representing the commonalties we share, while at the same time affirming, valuing and giving voice to our differences as organisations and individuals within them. The Women’s Support Network is not only accessible to its constituency but also directed by it. The Board of WSN is voluntary and is made up of representatives from a cross-section of WSN member groups.
RECENT POLICY CONSULTATIONS
WSN Response to Maternity Strategy Consultation December 2011
N E W S U P D A T E
The Early Years Strategic Alliance (EYSA) Launch New Manifesto
Please click on the link below to view the new EYSA Manifesto.
The Early Years Strategic Alliance (EYSA), which brings together organisations from across the children’s and women’s sector in Northern Ireland that work with, and for, children in their early years and their families, launched its new Manifesto at the Long Gallery, Parliament Buildings on 22 November 2011.
The Manifesto is a road map for the development of early years, childcare and family support services over the lifetime of the new Executive and Assembly.
M E M B E R S H I P
To hear more about the work of the Women's Support Network register now to become a member. We provide you and your group with free newsletters each quarter, networking opportunities, advice and signposting to name but a few. Interested in becoming a member of WSN? Please click here to send us your contact details and we will get back to you asap.
Women's Centres Regional Partnership
The Women's Support Network is a partner within the Women's Centres Regional Partnership. Further details can be obtained from the WCRP website: www.wcrp.org.uk
To download the recent WCRP Childcare Mapping Report - click here.