Women's organisations have limited time and money for developing and sustaining Internet usage but are increasingly aware that Internet usage could offer major benefits to their work and enhance their effectiveness as service providers and as advocates. On line networking opportunities are growing as women's organisations are going on line but search engines do not pick up their sites. More mailing lists and interactive sites moderated by women are coming on stream which offer safe, managed spaces for communication which are designed not to overstretch the resources of participants. Women's organisations are struggling to survive in a political climate where their work is undervalued and under resourced. Yet they have always provided essential services and also expertise to policy makers and service providers on women's service needs.
Training often relies on skill sharing with colleagues.
What you can do Women Connect needs help to make out a case to funders to take these ideas forward on behalf of Women Connect itself and the sector in general. We have reached the end of our current phase of funding.