How did the Women’s Fund help the North West Women’s Centre The North West Women’s Centre received a grant of £1,920 to contribute towards the cost of a 48 week programme. The Women’s Centre offers a variety of classes throughout the year for women to learn new skills and socialise. The money was split between…
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Glasgow Girls Football Club
Glasgow Girls Football Club took our biggest grant of £10,000 at our Grant Making Showcase in 2013. Glasgow Girls coach, Jim Strathdee; said, “Being given £10,000 was totally unexpected, it was amazing.” Glasgow Girls Football Club is a sport club based in an area of multiple deprivation on the North East of Glasgow. Access to…
A Moment’s Peace Theatre Company
How has the Women’s Fund helped A Moment’s Peace? The grant received from the Women’s Fund contributed to ‘Standing Strong’, a project which aimed to work with a diverse range of women to explore how their individual experiences of struggle and survival brought them to where they are now. To do this the group used the work…
Outfit Moray: Actively developing potential
How the Women’s Fund for Scotland has helped Outfit Moray. Outfit Moray is a social enterprise whose purpose is to make a positive difference to the lives of young people, families, volunteers and communities through the provision of accessible and affordable outdoor learning and adventure opportunities. In February 2011 the Women’s Fund for Scotland gave…
Gate 55: Helping young mums and their children in Edinburgh
How the Women’s Fund for Scotland has helped Gate 55 so far. Gate 55 run groups for young mums and their children in Sighthill, a disadvantaged area of Edinburgh. In October 2011 the Women’s Fund for Scotland gave them a grant of £4,200 to cover their activity and childcare costs for a year. The group…
Women Influencing Change
How has the Women’s Fund for Scotland has helped Women Influencing Change (WIC) ? With the help of the grant made by the Women’s Fund, Women Influencing Change were able to continue a six week programme called “Reaching High”, which had been running once a week for five years. The programme is aimed at women aged between 24 and…