We are One Team: we listen, we act, we learn and we improve 

Our EDI Vision

The Migraine Trust is committed to embedding equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in every aspect of our work and eliminating unlawful discrimination. We aim to reflect the rich diversity of the migraine community across everything we do. This includes our campaigns and advocacy work, the resources we create and the support we offer. Our commitment to EDI also drives how we recruit, support and empower our staff, volunteers and beneficiaries. We are proud to foster a workplace culture that celebrates difference and promotes inclusivity. We strive to make sure everyone feels valued, heard, and has a true sense of belonging. 

At the heart of our charity are our people—employees, volunteers, and supporters—whose voices, experiences and contributions help us build a stronger, more compassionate community for everyone affected by migraine. 

Everything we do is guided by our core organisational values: 

• People first: The needs of those we work with are central to everything we do 

• Evidenced:  Every decision we make is evidence based and supports the change we need 

• Ambitious:  We strive to achieve more than we could imagine 

• Collaborative:  By working together, we can achieve so much more 

• Empowering:  We build confidence to achieve positive change 

Our Progress 

We are taking real action to make this vision a reality, including creating inclusive and representative resources, removing barriers to recruitment and conducting blind interviews where possible, hosting accessibility training for all staff and putting equity and diversity at the heart of our three-year strategy.

We have introduced an EDI Panel within The Migraine Trust who meet at least once a month to discuss the EDI policy and any issues that may have arisen, and feed back progress across the whole team. We also allow team members to express themselves and their experiences throughout our website and in blog posts. We provide regular EDI and unconscious bias training to all staff.

Finally, we have been working with an organisation, Claremont, looking at underrepresented demographics within the migraine community and learnings from this research will shape our Charity moving forwards.

We may not always get it right, but we acknowledge when we get it wrong and are intentional in our learning from this so we can avoid repeating the same mistakes.