WI support a number of causes and have national and local campaigns every year. The latest three are:

Bystanders can be Lifesavers – this is our latest campaign, and the July 2025 meeting kicks it off for N1WI. According to the British Heart Foundation, more than 30,000 people have an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in the UK each year, and the overall survival rate of people suffering from cardiac arrest out of hospital is less than 1 in 10. Every minute without cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillation reduces the chance of survival by up to 10%. People who are trained in CPR will buy time for the casualty until professional help arrives. There is evidence to show that the bystander response can have a huge impact.

Dental health matters – calling for the Government to take action by reviewing the NHS contracts and providing more places for people to train as dentists.

Clean rivers for people and wildlife – calling for action to improve the sorry state of our waterways.

We also have an ongoing campaign for action against climate change. WI are a founding member of The Climate Coalition and many members who are Climate Ambassadors, working to raise awareness and encourage change. The latest action was the Act Now, Change Forever mass lobby of Parliament on 9 July 2025.

More information can be found about the WI’s national campaigns on their website here: http://www.thewi.org.uk/campaigns