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Campaigns and Projects

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SOS for Honeybees
Honeybee populations all over the UK have suffered huge losses in recent years. Find out here how you can help to ensure that our countryside is buzzing for years to come. Read More...
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No More Violence Against Women Campaign
The WI is part of the End Violence Against Women campaigning coalition which aims to create a world in which women and girls are afforded their basic human rights and can live free from violence and its threat. Read More...
Women Reaching Women Project
The NFWI is bringing global poverty back to the top of its agenda. Together with Oxfam GB and the Everyone Foundation the NFWI is running a three-year project on the links between development, women and climate change. Read More...
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Climate Change Campaign
Climate change is already having an adverse impact on women across the world. Find out how you can taken action to secure a clean, green future for everyone. Read More...
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Care Not Custody
The WI is campaigning for an end to the inappropriate detention of people with mental health problems, who would be better treated if diverted to hospitals or community based alternatives. Find out about the national campaign and what you can do locally to help. Read More...
Other Campaigning Issues
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Love Food Champions Project
The WI's Love Food Champions are working in their communities to help individuals reduce food waste. Read More...
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Adult Education
The NFWI has been working on adult education since 1922 when a resolution was passed which called on the Government to recognise the great need for the continuance and development of adult education in rural districts and the role that could be played by the voluntary sector. Read More...
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Community Hospitals
At our 2007 AGM, the WI passed a resolution calling on the Government to stop the closure of community hospitals. WI members are calling for measures to protect these services and support our local communities. Read More... 
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Renewable Energy
The Energy Saving Trust (EST) has joined with the NFWI to offer WI members support on all aspects of domestic energy efficiency and renewable energy. Read More...
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Women and the Vote
The National Federation of Women's Institutes is proud to be a supporter of the Women and the Vote campaign. The Women and the Vote campaign celebrates that fact that is now 90 years since women got the vote. Read More...
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Update on Action and Options on Local Post Office Closures
The NFWI together with ViRSA (the Village Retail Services Association) has put together special guidance for members on the options available to them. Read More...