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| Who we are! Where we are!!!
We are a network comprising members from
the various women's groups in South Armagh.
We are a voluntary organisation and our
committee members have worked for several
years to establish the Network and finally
the hard work paid off. In August 2001,
the Network office was opened and a Development
Officer and an Administrator were employed.
 The
representatives from the women's groups
meet regularly to share ideas and information.
They maintain a flow of information between
their groups and the Network ensuring
a 'ground-up' approach to the work the
Network undertakes. This means that all
our projects are based on what the women
of South Armagh genuinely need.
We work with women's groups and individual
women in the South Armagh area providing
a range of information, advice and support
such as the following
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| Contacts with a varied range
of service and education providers, funders,
local women's groups, community associations,
etc |
| Sharing a pool of information
and experience gained by the existing women's
groups- learning the best approach to help
set up new groups and re-energise and focus
existing groups. |
| Information and advise on
starting a group with personal visits and
help with such issues as constitutions,
committee structures, etc |
| A signposting service as
many of our enquiries require specialist
guidance e.g. Women' Aid, Careers advice,
etc. |
| Resources such as booklets
and leaflets on a wide range of women's
issues, prospectuses from various colleges
and centres of higher education, etc |
| Personal visit and advice
to any group who find themselves struggling
as a third party is often an ideal way to
solve any group conflict. |
| Funding advice for groups
who wish to apply for project costs help
in choosing which funder and assistance
with your applications. Also, ideas how
your group can fundraise in your own area. |
| Co-ordinating community based
education by liasing with a range of various
education providers in the area and by encouraging
progression routes for those who have already
completed classes. |
| Grass roots easily accessible
local support for women in south Armagh |
| Cross border and cross community
projects |
| By communicating with all
the women's groups we can ensure that local
groups run different courses so a wider
range of courses are available to the local
women. |
| All our advise and information
is readily available to individual women
and many of these enrol in classes or join
in social events without feeling they have
to join a women's group. |
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