Triangle Trust invests £100,000 in the NWJC’s National Voice and Advisory Panel
The National Women’s Justice Coalition (NWJC) is delighted to announce that it has secured a £100,000 strategic grant from the Triangle Trust 1949 Fund over two years to support and strengthen the coalition’s National Voice & Advisory Panel (NVAP).
Funding will expand the influence of experts by experience nationwide
This strategic grant from the Triangle Trust represents a significant investment in lived experience leadership across the women’s justice sector and recognises the vital role that women with lived experience play in shaping policy, influencing practice, and driving systems change.
The funding will support the development of the coalition’s National Voice & Advisory Panel (NVAP), a national panel of experts by experience whose insight and expertise help inform the coalition’s policy positions, influencing activity, governance, and public messaging. The grant will commence in April 2027 and run until March 2029.
As part of the investment, the NWJC will recruit a new part-time NVAP Coordinator to strengthen the panel’s capacity, coordination and long-term sustainability. Funding will also enable ongoing supervision, reflective practice, training and leadership development opportunities for NVAP members, while increasing their contribution to national influencing and policy development.
The NVAP is a core part of the NWJC’s infrastructure and ensures that women with lived experience remain at the heart of coalition decision-making and national conversations about women’s justice. Through this investment, the NWJC will be able to build a more stable, visible and sustainable model of lived experience leadership, creating greater opportunities for women to contribute their expertise and influence change across the sector.
This award marks an important milestone in the NWJC’s development and strengthens our ability to ensure that lived experience expertise continues to inform and influence policy, practice and service development across the women’s justice sector for years to come.
Abbi Ayers, NWJC’s Director of Strategic Development, said:
“This funding is an investment in lived experience leadership and the infrastructure needed to influence policy, practice and systems nationally. Building on the success of the National Voice & Advisory Panel to date, it will create a sustainable platform for women to shape change across the women’s justice sector for years to come.”