Links & Campaigns

Campaigns and Resolutions

Annually, the National Federation of Women’s Institute (NFWI) lobby legislators and/or Government on a matter which has been voted for by members. Previous resolutions are not forgotten, the WI continues to exert influence on all resolutions until a conclusion is reached.

We have campaigned on a huge range of issues in the past – from promoting women’s rights and fostering health awareness, to encouraging sustainable development and building a fairer society.

Our Campaigns | National Federation of Women’s Institutes (thewi.org.uk)

2026 Shortlisted resolutions and information

1. 1. Accessible public toilet facilities to promote dignity, health, and social inclusion

      This resolution is a call for accessible, clean, free public toilets which are fundamental to inclusion and wellbeing, especially for women, older people, disabled individuals, parents and carers. It invites WI branches to take meaningful action—through advocacy, partnership, and community engagement—to support local authorities and civil society in reversing the closure trend and ensuring dignity for all.

   2. Action on women’s homelessness

      The NFWI echoes the calls of homelessness charities and urges all levels of government to take action to reduce women’s homelessness, reduce the number of women at risk of homelessness, and improve the quality of temporary accommodation. We call on WI members to support homelessness organisations in their communities and campaign to ensure that all women have a place they can safely call home.

   3. Every child needs a friend

      We call on all WI members, the care system, and government to raise awareness of the independent visitor system for children in care in order to increase the number of volunteer Independent Visitors and the children in the care system who are befriended by them. We want every child in care to be offered the opportunity to have an adult figure in their life who chooses to spend a few hours a month with them.

   4. Nearer to Nature

      There is a growing body of evidence that getting closer to nature is of great benefit to physical and mental health as well as to the environment. This is called ‘green health’. We call on WI members to work locally to improve access to local green spaces and support others to access it too. We call on health promotion services to increase public awareness of the use and benefits of ‘green health’, and health and care commissioners to support ‘green social prescribing’ in every GP practice.

   5. Love Your Vulva – Self checking is your best defence against vulval cancer

Self-checking your vulva is important in ensuring the earlier detection of vulval cancer and to enhance survival chances. We call upon WI members to work together to raise awareness of the importance of self-checking and seeking medical advice as early as possible, and, to help highlight this rare cancer to GPs to promote prompt referrals to medical specialists when needed.

The WI Week of River Action in September 2024

Between 16th and 22nd September, WI are again making waves for clean rivers during the WI Week of River Action.

Find out more about our current campaigns:

• Thinking Differently
• Clean Rivers for People and Wildlife
• See the Signs
• Make a Match
• Stop Modern Slavery
• 5 Minutes That Matter
• Climate Change
• End Plastic Soup
• Food Matters
• Get on Board for a Better Bus Service
• Link Together
• Make Time for Mental Health
• No More Violence Against Women
• SOS for Honeybees

Links to the National Federation of Women’s Institutes website

• Current Resolutions – National Federation of Women’s Institutes
• Previous resolutions – History of WI Campaigns