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Training for Women Network Ltd

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £634.8K

  • Spending

    £651.3K

  • Charity no. 102189
  • Date registered. 27/05/2015

Public benefits

The public benefits that flow from the charitable purposes of benefiting women in Northern Ireland are securing: a- (i)Enhanced educational attainment, transferable skills, capabilities and capacities of women and improved potential to secure employment. (ii) The empowerment of women to play a full part in their communities and society in general

(iii) the bringing together of women from diverse economic,religious and ethnic backgrounds through a range of education programmes and community development. The beneficiaries are women throughout Northern Ireland. These benefits can be evidenced through internal records kept of the progress and qualifications achieved by the participants, evaluations of the work and impact of the organisation, feedback from beneficiaries and independent evaluations for funding bodies. (b) Advocacy, promotion and sharing of best practice in training for women. Research into issues impacting on women and development of appropriate flexible innovative training packages to meet the identified need. The beneficiaries are women as individuals and through appropriate community and voluntary sector organisations. These benefits are evidenced through publications such as research reports, monitoring returns. (c) Increased efficiency and effectiveness of the community and voluntary organisations that receive support, resulting in enhanced outcomes and service delivery and, consequently, an improved quality of life for those who benefit from the work of these organisations. The beneficiaries are community and voluntary sector organisations. These benefits can be evidenced through internal monitoring records and feedback and evaluations. No harm arises from these purposes. Incidental benefit may arise from transferable skills training offered to Board members to fulfil their duties.

What your organisation does

The preparation, provision and dissemination of information about the training of women. The provision of advice and assistance with regard to the training of women The organisation and maintenance of a network whereby all bodies, organisations or individuals, either involved in or interested in providing or receiving training for women can liaise

and co-operate with each other with regard to the training for women and exchange information and ideas on the training of women. The holding of activities and events relating to the training of women The promotion and development of projects principally in areas where there is an identified need for greater training for women, to facilitate the training of women. The promotion and/or support of regional initiatives throughout Northern Ireland designed to satisfy local needs with regard to the training of women. The establishment of links with European networks The monitoring of European Union funding for women's training The access/ raising of funding to accomplish the above, The support of any body, organisation or individual having objects all together or in part similar to those referred above.

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation or the promotion of religious or racial harmony or equality and diversity

Who the charity helps

  • Adult training
  • Ethnic minorities
  • Interface communities
  • Older people
  • Specific areas of deprivation
  • Voluntary and community sector
  • Women
  • Youth (14-25 year olds)

How the charity works

  • Advice/advocacy/information
  • Community development
  • Cross-border/cross-community
  • Education/training
  • Human rights/equality
  • Research/evaluation

This display is a broad summary of the charity’s financial information. For a full understanding of the charity’s finances, the reader should view the PDF accounts and reports under the Documents tab above.

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £634.8K

  • Spending

    £651.3K

Income

£634.8K

Spending

£651.3K

Charitable purposes

1-To advance, promote, develop and co-ordinate provision of adequate, accessible, quality training and pre-vocational training for women in Northern Ireland and beyond to maximise the integration of women in the labour market. 2- To provide a forum/ focus for women in Northern Ireland and beyond, representatives of the private, public and voluntary sectors, the trade unions, education and training practitioners and individuals involved in women's training 3-To promote any or all activities for the benefit of the community which now or hereinafter may be deemed in law to be charitable, and in particular the advancement of all forms of training of women in Northern Ireland. 4-To provide development opportunities for other disadvantaged groups.

Governing document

Memorandum and Articles

Other name

  • TWN ltd
  • 11 Trustees
  • 7 Employees
  • 10 Volunteers

Trustee board

  • Mrs Patricia Agnes Lewsley-Mooney
  • Mrs Kelly Andrews
  • Ms Katherine Mccloskey
  • Mrs Eileen Bell
  • Miss Julia Flanagan
  • Ms Rhonda Lusty
  • Dr Máire Catherine Braniff
  • Ms Caroline Johnston
  • Mrs April Dalzell
  • Ms Shannon Mclorie
  • Professor Aoife O'donoghue

Contact details

Public Address

Training For Women Network Ltd, Training For Women Network Ltd, Ground Floor, Suite 2, Elizabeth House, 116-118 Holywood Road, Belfast, BT4 1NY

List of regions

  • In Ireland
  • In Northern Ireland

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