Investment theme: Building skills and confidence
Purpose:
to contribute towards the salary of the Volunteer Co-ordinator, plus training and travel expenses for volunteers.
Year of grant: 13/9/2016
FR Number: FR-0037713
Amount awarded: £2000
Location: Larlhall
Full description
This grant will be used to set up a new training programme for women who currently lack the skills and confidence to come forward as volunteers. It will contribute to project costs of training volunteers (£2,000), volunteer travel costs (£1,000) and a contribution of 25% (£3,000) towards the salary of the Volunteer Co-ordinator. Trainee volunteers will be recruited from the more disadvantaged areas where the Machan Trust works; they will undergo an in-house training programme developed by the Trust complemented by additional skills according to the individual interests. A group of 20 women will be recruited for training throughout the 8 months of the initial project. This will help the longer-term sustainability of the organisation and develop capacity, skills and employability of the women participating.
