MK Fawcett has always been keen to expand our knowledge of ‘What Makes MK Tick’ and so our members form part of many networks. VOWMK provides a useful partnership through which to collaborate with other groups. In addition, some of us have worked with Healthwatch MK in the past, as well as being active in issues to do with mental health and the wider Bedford, Luton and Milton Keynes (BLMK) Integrated Care System agenda.
We have developed very good working relationships with Community Action: MK, MK:ACT (Women’s Aid) and the Sexual Assault and Abuse Support Service. Some of us have been involved in working to support recent groups of women refugees from Syria, Afghanistan and Ukraine. We also have strong links with the Open University and other academic institutions through some members’ current and previous employment.