The Community Network for Manchesters Website, with lots of useful news, contacts and information about community action in the city, the Local Strategic Partnerships and more.
CSPA (UK) Ltd
CSPA is dedicated to and specialised in all psychological and physical aspects of women's personal safety, providing training, books and videos about this important issue for today’s society. Founded in 1998, in North Yorkshire, and now based in Leeds, their client base today includes Rape Crisis, Women's Aid, domestic violence projects, local government departments, and other female professionals across the UK.
Greater Manchester Centre for Voluntary Organisation
Greater Manchester Centre for Voluntary Organisation is a support organisation providing expertise, information and training to voluntary organisations and knowledge about the voluntary sector to other key partners.
Lifeline
Lifeline is a non profit-making organisation and a registered charity based in the North of England, that helps people who use drugs and the families of people who use drugs. We have offices in Manchester, East Lancashire, West Yorkshire and Calderdale providing a range of services for drug users and those affected by drug use.
Manchester Lesbian Community Project
Support, development and training for individuals and groups within the lesbian community.
Manchester Women's EVH
Skills training for women in Manchester with a particular focus on ICT and multimedia courses. Also offers support for women developing new businesses and co-operatives.
Networking Newsletter Project
The Networking Newsletter Project puts those interested in a better, fairer, greener world in touch with each other. This is achieved via this web site (updated at least twice a week) and a bi-monthly printed newsletter, which cover campaigns, news and forthcoming events for human rights, animal rights, the environment, development and peace issues. Free web pages are available to member groups, and the Project also provides training and support in all aspects of campaigning successfully.
Pakistani Resource Centre
A women-only space that creates a unique environment in which women can learn together, work on projects and socialise. Meeting space is available for female counsellors and women's groups.
Salford Women's Centre
Training, adult education courses, one to one counselling, support groups, meeting space and free creche facilities.
This site provides lots of useful information for voluntary groups in Manchester, ranging from group development to fundraising advice. They also manage the Community Chest Funds for the City Council.
Wai Yin Chinese Women's Society
The Wai Yin Chinese Women Society was founded in 1988 by a group of Chinese women who felt that the needs of Chinese women were not being met. They provide a wide range of employment, education and community services
The Society aims to challenge discrimination and social exclusion, through the provision of many services.
The Society is dedicated to building bridges between communities. Many of the people who use the Centre are non-Chinese. They are deeply committed to opening up to all members of the community.
Women Working Worldwide
Women Working Worldwide is a small UK voluntary organisation working with a global network of women worker organisations.Women Working Worldwide's aim is to support the rights of women workers in an increasingly globalised economy in which women are used as a source of cheap and flexible labour. The focus has been on industries which have relocated to the developing world, particularly the textile and garment industry. Work is also now taking place on fresh produce supply chains.
Women’s Action Forum aims to support women, in particular Ethnic Minority women.They specialise in proving Education, Training and Employment to local women.
Womens Royal Voluntary Service
WRVS is one of the UK's largest voluntary services dedicated to tackling social isolation or deprivation in communities throughout England, Scotland and Wales. They have over 95,000 volunteers, including 13,000 men, who give their time to help others.
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