Thanks to a £600K grant from the UK Government’s Tampon Tax, the Women’s Fund for Scotland recently launched a large grants programme. Whilst retaining the existing small grants programme, the WFS introduced a multi-year large grants programme, which will distribute up to £30,000 over 3 years. The cap of £250,000 on annual turnover has been…
Karibu Scotland
Karibu (meaning ‘welcome’ in Swahili) was set-up in 2004, responding to a need to provide support to the refugees and asylum seekers arriving in Glasgow at that time as past of the Asylum Seeker’s Dispersal Programme. The work of Karibu Scotland really is helping to develop new skills, new contacts and ultimately to build confidence of…
International Women’s Group, Glasgow
Heavily pregnant and warned of having low iron levels… Saima* was about to pop with her new baby. However nothing was stopping her from attending her weekly meeting with the International Women’s Group. The International Women’s Group focuses on teaching women sewing skills, including how to use a sewing machine. Before attending the group Saima…
Women’s Fund complete Cal Chall
The Caledonian Challenge is one of the longest running endurance events in the calendar. Individuals sign up to test their mental and physical stamina while tackling 54 miles in 24 hours or 24 miles in 12 hours. The Caledonian Challenge is one of Scotland’s toughest challenges. “Harder than you think. More rewarding than you can imagine”…
YMCA Edinburgh Women’s Group
“I’ve got all my life to live and I’ve got all my love to give and I’ll survive, I will survive, hey, hey…”. The catchy tune with a powerful uplifting message, ‘I will survive’ blasted around The Acorn Centre in Edinburgh. However it was not Gloria Gaynor singing, it was the YMCA Women’s Group. This…
Dumfries Get Together
Who fancies taking a trip to the cinema, or the theatre or even to the bingo or a quiz night? Perhaps having a dance, hitting the shops or venturing out on a day trip sounds like fun to you? Although these activities sound like great fun, many women have very few people they can ask…
