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NFWI Statement
22 July 2008
Channel 4 programme on Hampshire Federation’s resolution to legalise brothels

Hampshire Federation of Women’s Institutes passed a resolution calling for legalisation of brothels in October 2007. The National Federation of Women’s Institutes (NFWI) is unable to comment on the resolution as it applies to the Hampshire Federation only and does not constitute a national mandate.
Violence Against Women Campaign
03 July 2008
Women’s Institute Welcomes ‘End Violence Against Women’ Strategy

The National Federation of Women’s Institutes (NFWI) today welcomed the launch of the ‘End Violence Against Women’ campaign (EVAW) template strategy for an integrated, cross-Government department approach which will help to end violence against women.


Inside the 2008 AGM at the Liverpool Echo Arena
05 June 2008
One Resolution Passed

Delegates at the National Federation of Women’s Institutes (the NFWI) AGM in Liverpool yesterday passed a resolution urging the Government to provide treatment and therapy for those with severe mental health problems in a more appropriate and secure residential environment than prison.


Outside the 2008 AGM at the Liverpool Echo Arena
13 May 2008
Local Members Attend Major Event

WI members from all over Lancashire and Cheshire will be attending this year’s Annual General Meeting of the National Federation of Women’s Institute (NFWI).
WI Member Composting her Food Waste
02 April 2008
WI urges composting to help save our planet

Imagine a world with less methane gas (a potent greenhouse gas with a high global warming potential) and fewer landfill sites. You can help create one simply and easily by – composting! And what better time to start than during Compost Awareness Week in May, which the National Federation of Women’s Institutes (NFWI) is delighted to support.
May 2008 Ideal Homes Stand
14 March 2008
The WI is back at the Ideal Home Show!

After years of absence from the Ideal Home Show the National Federation of Women's Institutes is back and is encouraging visitors to take up its Carbon Challenge. Cookery demonstrations is one way in which the WI has been involved throughout the Show's history. And in 1951, the year of the Festival of Britain, there was even a WI 'ideal home.'
90@90 logo
03 March 2008
WI Hosts Climate Change Conference

The NFWI will celebrate the past three years of sustainability and climate change projects across the Women’s Institute network at its 90@90 closing conference on 5 March 2008. The 90@90 project covers a range of individual lifestyle changes through various projects including: EcoTeams, lift-sharing, home composting and local food sourcing. Speakers at the conference include Joan Ruddock, minister for climate change.
Love Food Champion Cooking
30 January 2008
Love Food Champions launched

The National Federation of Women’s Institutes (NFWI) has announced the launch of its Love Food Champions project as part of a campaign to reduce food waste.