Keeping pennies in pockets with help from Musselburgh CAB
Musselburgh CAB: £30,000 over 3 years, Tampon Tax 2016: A project which explored ways of developing practical and financial skills for women who had survived abuse or had other contacts with criminal justice and which has led to some follow on funding. Purpose: A project to improve the financial literacy of women survivors of domestic […]
Access to industry – securing accredited qualifications
Access to Industry, Edinburgh: £4942 2016 Tampon Tax: Funding for beauty therapy course for vulnerable women which developed expertise in on line delivery of practical courses and new partnerships with agencies working with vulnerable women contributing to on going work. Purpose: to run five beauty therapy courses, all delivered online, 4 introductory courses and a […]
Growing in a pandemic
Transitioning to digital to support women in business Do you know that women are not only more likely to run service delivery businesses i.e., cleaning or counselling, but they are also more likely to be in what is known as self-employed poverty? Delivering their services and keeping customers happy whilst not growing their businesses or […]
No creche – no class!
Learning English as a woman who speaks other languages As an English speaker it is easy to take communications skills for granted. However, if you are a woman who has come to Scotland as a refugee or asylum seeker, this is a big issue which will affect all aspects of your life. In Glasgow in […]
Linwood Healthy Living Group
Keeping healthy and active and making friends Access to affordable exercise classes locally is vital in allowing older women to remain active and indeed to improve their physical health by overcoming conditions such as diabetes and arthritis. Classes also combat isolation and loneliness and improve mental health. Linwood Healthy Living Group is an example of […]
Positive Steps Hygiene Project
Ask most woman about their period and they’ll tell you it’s an inconvenience. But for Women living on the streets, having a period is more than an inconvenience — it’s a matter of comfort, cleanliness, and dignity. With limited access to sanitary products and no comfortable place to shower, women are forced to get creative […]
Fighting fear with fire; camp fire
Have you felt the fear, loneliness, confusion and loss of bullying? Imagine going through every day at school ignored by your peers or abused and insulted by them. Have you experienced the heart-stopping moment of touching your pockets or bag and not being able to find your smartphone? Imagine feeling like that every second of […]
Highland Antenatal and Postnatal Illness Support (HAPIS)
Mothers and Families get more Emotional Support in the Highlands HAPIS aim is to provide every Highland mother and her family, who are suffering from the emotional symptoms of ante or postnatal illness, friendship, support, information and the reassurance of a positive outcome and recovery. The group meet regularly and provide a crèche worker so […]
Borders Women’s Aid
Empowering Women in the Borders 1 in 4 women in Scotland will experience domestic abuse which is why an organisation like Border Women’s Aid is so vital. They offer safe accommodation, information and support to single women, and women with children who wish to escape domestic violence or abuse. They carry out a wide range […]
The Family Support Project Dundee
Young parents in Dundee discover their city and more The Family Support Project Dundee supports 16 – 21 year old single parents and their children. The group currently supports 18 families and has just appointed a qualified Project Leader. The young parents come to the group as it is non-judgemental and has no statutory obligations. […]