A Chance to Trade Programme run by the Millin Charity

Our #ACHANCETOTRADE Project supports women in Newcastle to develop their business ideas and to make progress towards their enterprise goals.

Activate Collective: Applications now open

Activate Collective has announced that applications are now open for women activists standing for election in May 2020 who would like financial support.

Find out more and apply

There are also three ways you can help

Aspire Programme Chester-le-Street

We would like to shout out that there are still places available on the following courses:

Updating Your CV
Move on with Maths
Sugar Craft Flowers
Understanding Alcohol Misuse
Change Your Life
Health Awareness
Explore Local History
Goal Setting and Smart Targeting

Our other services will also return for 2020 (no booking/referral required but women do need to sign up as Aspire members):

Mondays:

GamCare Women and Gambling Programme - North East

GamCare is a national provider of free information, advice and support for anyone affected by problem gambling. From April 2013-2018 our National Gambling Helpline has seen an increase in women callers:

68% increase of women who are gamblers 72% increase of women who are affected others

WEA Courses Coming Up at CREST South Shields

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Free E-learning Caring for Yourself After Sexual Violence

You can now access free E-learning if you have been subjected to sexual violence at any time in your life. The 8 module course by DR Jessica Eaton is now available to everyone at https://www.victimfocus.org.uk/free-caring-for-yourself-after-sexual-violence

AVA Training in Leeds

24th July Getting to Grips with Coercive Control

New Project - Wise Steps Employability Programme at WHiST

WHiST's new employability programme provides one to one tailored support to enable women to take positive steps towards work and help with accessing employment, training and work experience opportunities as well as support with job search, achieving qualifications and improving health, wellbeing and life chances. If you are interested in signing up to the programme or would like further information please contact Asia Uddin, Employment Coach on 0191 454 6959

Gender & IoT (Internet of Things)

Gender and Internet of Things (GIoT) is an interdisciplinary project exploring the implications of IoT on gender-based domestic violence and abuse. The project asks how will IoT impact on gender-based domestic violence and abuse and what socio-technical measures will need to be implemented in order to mitigate against those risks?

The GIoT team offers free one-hour training sessions for support services*. In the course of it, you will explore the risks of domestic abuse linked to emerging technologies.

Helpline & Email Support Volunteer Role – Recruitment Open

Women volunteer with us to delivery all of our services for women and girls with the exception of our Counselling Service. The route into all frontline volunteer roles is via experience in our Helpline and Email Supporter role.

Recruitment for Helpline & Email Support Volunteer role is now open. For more information click here for the Helpline & Email Support Volunteer – Role Description

North East Women's Network

Training