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Equalities and diversity workstream

Led by the women's resource centre on behalf of the national equality partnership

Supporting third sector organisations to challenge inequality, and promote equality and human rights.

 
Workstream partnership

Lead agency: Women’s Resource Centre

Partners: the Consortium of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Voluntary and Community Organisations, Voice4Change England and NAVCA (National Association for Voluntary and Community Action).

In addition to our partners, our work is also closely informed by our reference group encompassing all equality sectors and generalist organisations.

 
Key aims for 2008-2011
  • to support pan-equality networking
  • to increase learning and collaboration opportunities between generalist and equality support providers
  • to increase access to information on equality and human rights good practice
  • to advise Capacitybuilders and other national workstreams on equality and human rights.
Benefits for support providers
  • first port of call on equality and human rights
  • tailored training and open learning activities
  • increased collaboration between equality and generalist groups
  • database of equality support providers
  • stronger national voice to deal with equality issues.
Key opportunities
  • keeping the third sector up to date with new developments in equality including human rights, pan-equality approaches, cohesion policy and new laws
  • working to demonstrate the need for continued investment in equality groups
  • helping generalist and equality support providers to better understand each other’s work and increase their collaboration and partnership.