Overview
Lobbying Costs
2,000€
Financial year: Oct 2015 - Sep 2016
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.25 Fte (1)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
0
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
National Federation of Women's Institutes (NFWI)
EU Transparency Register
993450328631-46 First registered on 13 Oct 2017
Goals / Remit
The Women's Institute (WI) was formed in 1915 to revitalise rural communities and encourage women to become more involved in producing food during the First World War. Since then the organisation's aims have broadened and the WI is now the largest voluntary women's organisation in the UK. The WI celebrated its centenary in 2015 and currently has almost 220,000 members in approximately 6,300 WIs.
The WI plays a unique role in providing women with educational opportunities and the chance to build new skills, to take part in a wide variety of activities and to campaign on issues that matter to them and their communities.Main EU files targeted
Pollution including microplastics
Food safety and food labelling
Chemicals regulation including pesticides
Environmental protection
Agriculture
Climate changeAddress
Head Office
104 New Kings Road
London SW6 4LY
UNITED KINGDOM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
1
Employment time Lobbyists 25% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.25
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
As most of the organisation's work focuses on national activities, the above figure is likely to be an over-estimate. Staff time on activities designed to influence EU policies and practices varies and engagement tends to be ad hoc, in response to specific opportunities or initiatives and varying according to the organisation's policy priorities.
Person in charge of EU relations
Ms Emma Holland-Lindsay (Head of Public Affairs)
Person with legal responsibility
Ms Jana Osborne (General Secretary)
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Categories
Category
III - Non-governmental organisations
Subcategory
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
The NFWI belongs to and supports a wide range of networks and other coalitions, primarily in the UK but also globally.
Member organisations
The NFWI is a federal organisation. Each WI is self-governing within the framework of the WI constitution and rules and belongs to one of 69 federations – each with a regional office. The 6,300 WIs and 69 federations make up the National Federation.
A list of WIs and federations can be accessed at this link https://www.thewi.org.uk/become-a-member/structure-of-the-wi -
Financial Data
Closed financial year
Oct 2015 - Sep 2016
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
2,000€
Other financial info
We have used an exchange rate of 1.12 Euro to the Pound to calculate these figures.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None
ACC
None
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
None
Other activities
The policy issues on which the NFWI seeks to achieve change are all related to the organisation's charitable objects which are to:
to advance the education of women and girls for the public benefit in all areas including (without limitation):
- local, national and international issues of political and social importance;
music, drama and other cultural subjects; and
- all branches of agriculture, crafts, home economics, science, health and social welfare;
to promote sustainable development for the public benefit by:
- educating people in the preservation, conservation and protection of the environment and the prudent use of natural resources; and
- promoting sustainable means of achieving economic growth and regeneration;
to advance health for the public benefit; and to advance citizenship for the public benefit by the promotion of civic responsibility and volunteering.
Our policy priorities change from time to time according to priorities set through the WI resolutions process.
Meetings
Meetings
None declared