Aspire attend the Represent Women launch event!

Aspire were pleased to attend the Represent Women launch event in Durham and be Steering Group members!

Val and Colleen were asked to open the event and shared information about the fantastic work of Aspire along with several other organisation including RSACC (Rape and Sexual Abuse Counselling Centre), Sisters of Support and FREE Woman Community.

Represent Women are a courageous, collaborative and committed voice for the women and girls sector in the North East. They provide an independent advocacy voice for the by-and-for women’s sector and add value to the work of individual organisations and networks. They also aim to influence and inform decision makers with an evidence-based approach to improve women and girls lives.

Represent Women also aims to take every opportunity to increase funding for women’s organisations in our region. Research in 2022 shows that by-and-for women’s organisations make up 3.6% of all charities in the UK but receive only 1.8% of the funding – they want to change this.