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and International Sub Committee We have been contacted by The National Institute of
Adult Continuing Education who have asked for help from WI members in
conducting a research survey, details of which are provided below:
Learners and
other members of the public are being given a unique opportunity to
have their say about the future of informal adult community learning,
by responding to a new NIACE survey online.
The NIACE survey
http://www.niace.org.uk/current-work/the-iacl-review
is sponsored by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)
as part of its review of Informal Adult Learning (link). The survey is
aimed at learners and those not currently learning. BIS will be
launching a broader consultation aimed at organisations, such as
education providers and employers, later in August. This is a real
opportunity for individuals to influence policy regarding the future
of informal adult community learning and we urge learning providers
and others in the sector to encourage and support people to access and
complete the survey. We are hoping for a huge response to once again
demonstrate how much people value informal adult learning. This is the
‘Big Society’ in action. Increasingly
public consultations are being held online and this is an ideal
opportunity for the sector to support people to engage with this
method of consultation. To do this we have worked with an advisory
group to develop support materials for learning champions and other
intermediaries to help people complete the survey. The materials are
available on the website.
The closing date for response is
October 31st
2011.
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E-VICTIMS Everything is moving online: shopping, government forms and even keeping up with friends and family. Unfortunately, there are also risks online. Here is a website that can help if you are worried or get in trouble online. www.e-victims.org is the only website that offers advice to victims of e-crime and other online incidents. It is a free online service offering easy to use practical advice. The website provides fact sheets on e-shopping, identity theft, Internet scams and more. It provides advice on a range of online issues. You can read through the Q&A section or ask your own question.
If you are a victim of
e-crime,
www.e-victims.org will help you understand what went wrong and
whether you should report it. The E-Victims Organisation is a
not-for-profit company that is run by volunteers to help all Internet
users stay safer online.
LADIES BEWARE She immediately reported the incident to the head of security, who in turn informed the manager of the store. A couple of days later she had a call from the head of security to say her bag had been found without her purse, so she arranged a convenient time to go and meet the manager to collect her things. On arriving at John Lewis at the agreed time the manager was not expecting her and neither was the head of security. No one from the store had actually called her as the bag had still not been found. When the lady got home she found her house had been burgled with no sign of forced entry. The police believe the robbers had used her driving licence for the address and her keys to let themselves in! This is real - it isn't a scare mongering story. Many will be so shocked at how accomplished "bag snatching" crime has become. Please be extra vigilant ladies (and gents with your man bags), there are a lot of desperate criminals out there !
International Meeting of
Countrywomen - Prague 1 - 4 December
Read our ACWW Federation Representative, Kay East's report on the 26th Triennial Conference in Hot Springs April 2010 New ACWW Project: RIWRUOK ETEKO - WATER AND SANITATION IN KENYA Members of West Kent are always very supportive in raising money for ACWW projects for which we are very grateful, therefore we are asking for your help to raise Ł2781 for the above project. This project's purpose is to provide clean and safe drinking water to the community; in the long term however, the aim is to improve living standards and socio-economic status of rural women in the area and reduce or even eliminate the incidence of water borne diseases which are the cause of so many avoidable deaths. As many as 710 people will benefit from the availability of safe drinking water in the village. This will be achieved by installing four water tanks - with a capacity of 10,000 litres each - which will feed from roof catchments. The evaluation team will monitor the progress of the project and will ensure good record-keeping of finances by attaching receipts to every item of expenditure. Training sessions on water conservation and the importance of good sanitation and hygiene will be carried out to make the participants aware of the benefits of consuming clean water. To ensure successful implementation and sustainability of the project, local government officers will provide skills training to the beneficiaries. Leaders of other women's groups will share useful advice and support the group. As members of the
WI we are part of
ACWW and therefore any money raised for
this project will not harm our charity status. Please send any money
raised with your quarterly invoice payment clearly marked ‘ACWW Riwruok
Eteko-Water and Sanitation Project 2009’.
Thank You. New Research on Rural Violence Against Women: Urgent call for responses We need all members to fill out our new survey on violence against women, as the next stage of our campaign for No More Violence Against Women. The questions cover experiences and perceptions of violence – so are not just for those who have been victims themselves. We also need information from all settings, both rural and urban, in order to get a good countrywide picture. Please take a few moments to go to our website to fill out your answers anonymously:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=%2boN6N%2fdbHbhJ0gVoWqN4vA%3d%3d
UPDATE Care Not Custody: Become a Mentor
As part of our campaign to end people being
inappropriately detained in the criminal justice system, NFWI members
are invited to volunteer to mentor vulnerable women in their communities
who may be at risk of offending. Mentors will provide common sense
advice and practical support to troubled women with varying needs to
help them get their lives back on track. Full training and ongoing
support will be provided for all mentors. All the women involved will be
assessed to ensure they are suitable for a mentoring relationship.
Mentors must be able to make a minimum commitment of two hours a week
for a year. For further information or to register an initial interest
please contact the Public Affairs Department at
publicaffairs@nfwi.org.uk
or on 020 7371 9300 ext 234. No More Violence Against Women: Speak Out
As part of the
NFWI’s campaign to end violence against women, members are urged to
raise the issue in their community. Women’s Aid is able to provide
speakers for selected local meetings around the country. If you would
like to invite a Women’s Aid speaker to your local WI meeting please
contact Public Affairs. For further information or to take part in any
of these activities please contact Kate Webb at
k.webb@nfwi.org.uk or on
020 7371 9300 ext 238. Women Reaching Women
The NFWI has set
up an online web forum to give women around the world the opportunity to
link up to exchange ideas and actions for tackling climate change. By
sharing our experiences we can work together towards a global solution!
To participate, please contact
moderator@nfwi.org.uk to request a username and password.
Advice on Falling Victim
to Scams Copies of the booklet OFT972 ‘Can you stop the person you care for from being scammed?’ and the leaflet OFT973 ‘Don’t let them con you’ can be obtained by calling 0800 389 3158.
Forest Stewardship Council
Rosie Teasdale Women Reaching Women The NFWI’s new development, gender and climate change project is now underway. With funding received from DFID and the Co-operative Bank we will be working closely with Oxfam and the Everyone Project until March 2011 to bring development and global poverty back to the top of the NFWI agenda. We are certain that all WI members will benefit from the development-focused briefings, materials and events coordinated by the Public Affairs Department over the coming years.
Each year of
this project the NFWI will be holding a training event for participating
federations at Denman College. Here federation representatives will
learn about current gender and development issues and will receive
training on coordinating inspirational events for the WI and their
communities. The first training event will take place from 8 to 10
October 2008 and will focus on women and climate change with the support
of Oxfam’s new Sisters on the Planet materials. For more information on
this project, please contact Emily Boost at NFWI Public Affairs. Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Carbon Monoxide (CO) gas is invisible and tasteless. Every year thousands of people suffer poisoning, and some die. To increase awareness to the dangers of CO poisoning the Caroline Stuart CO Awareness Campaign is offering free of charge, one thousand C S I Visual Spot CO Detectors to members who send an SAE to: CSI CWI Offer, PO Box 1,000, Kettering NN15 6WZ. One CO detector per member only. This home and travel safety product offers an instant visual check to high levels of CO gas in the vicinity of the detector. For more information please call John Turnbill on 01933 225835.
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