LIST OF GRANTS MADE IN THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2011

 

The list includes reference to future intended payments which are conditional upon the receipt of satisfactory reports.

 

GRANTS TO HEALTH AND DISABILITY CHARITIES

 

Action for ME
Third of 3 payments towards the cost of the Telephone Support Line, benefits advice, and awareness-raising

 

£20,000

Afasic
Second of 3 payments towards the core costs of supporting children and young people affected by speech, language and communication impairments

 

£20,000

Aspire
Second of 2 payments towards core funding to support the seven part-time Aspire Independent Living Advisors, who assist newly spinally injured people

 

£25,000

Auditory Verbal UK
Third of 3 payments towards the cost of employing an additional trainee Auditory Verbal therapist

 

£25,000

Back Care
First of 3 payments towards the role of Head of Information Services who will deliver, coordinate and manage Back Care's products and services

 

£20,000

Beat - Eating Disorders Association
Third of 3 payments towards the cost of establishing an online forum for the families of people with an eating disorder

 

£21,000

Bladder and Bowel Foundation
Second of 2 payments towards core funding

 

£30,000

Brain & Spine Foundation
Third of 3 payments towards the cost of the helpline service, information and support materials, and the website

 

£25,000

Breast Cancer Haven
Third of 3 payments towards the cost of part-funding the post of Clinical Director

 

£21,000

British Liver Trust
First of 2 payments towards core costs so BLT can continue to provide patient support services to their beneficiaries

 

£35,000

British Lung Foundation
First of 2 payments towards the Breathe Easy self-help groups and 20 networking and information days

£30,000

Cardiomyopathy Association
Third of 3 payments towards the core activities of providing information and support to people and families affected by this disease and also towards educating health professionals

 

£30,000

Challenging Behaviour Foundation
First of 3 payments towards the cost of a Family Support Worker for those caring for individuals with severe learning disabilities

 

£27,000

Changing Faces
First of 3 payments towards the Adult Service which helps people with face disfigurements deal with their situation

 

£30,000

Clydeside Action on Asbestos
Third of 3 payments towards the core costs of providing a full-time service to people diagnosed with an asbestos-related disease

 

£30,000

Combat Stress
Second of 2 payments towards the core costs of supporting ex-Service men and women with psychological injuries

 

£40,000

Connect
Second of 2 payments towards core costs of developing and expanding the organisation's work with people with aphasia

 

£30,000

Deafblind UK
First of 2 payments towards the costs of the Head of Information and Advice Services which supports deafblind people and their carers

 

£35,000

DEBRA
Third of 3 payments towards the cost of the new post of Director of Charitable Activities.  DEBRA supports people with the very rare and extremely painful genetic condition, Epidermolysis Bullosa

 

£30,000

DEMAND - Design & Manufacture
Second of 2 payments towards the cost of the advice/helpline for this charity which provides custom made equipment for people with disabilities

 

£20,000

Down's Syndrome Association
Second of 2 payments towards the Aim High project helping young people with the transition to adulthood

 

£40,000

Dyspraxia Foundation
First of 2 payments towards core costs for the charity to continue to deliver its level of services through its support groups, the helpline and factsheets

 

 

 

£15,000

Dystonia Society
Third of 3 payments towards the post of Volunteer and Information Manager, managing volunteer befrienders and out of hours helpline workers

 

£29,000

ERIC
First of 3 payments towards ERIC's Information and Helpline Project, to pay for the cost of two Helpline Information Workers and the Specialist Continence Nurse

 

£27,500

Fragile X Society
First of 3 payments towards the cost of the Managing Director/Fundraiser post.  Fragile X Syndrome is an inherited developmental disorder

 

£35,000

Haemophilia Society
Third of 3 payments towards the cost of the Information and Support project providing specialised information and resources

 

£28,000

Huntington's Disease Association
Second of 3 payments towards the cost of 2 Regional Care Adviser posts

 

£25,000

Jennifer Trust
Second of 2 payments towards the cost of 2 Outreach Nurses to help those suffering from spinal muscular atrophy

 

£25,000

Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust
First of 3 payments towards the Services Development Manager who will be responsible for growing the existing services and developing new ones to help those affected by cervical cancer and cervical abnormalities

 

£30,800

KIDS
First of 3 payments towards KIDS Direct Short Breaks service supporting disabled children and their families

 

£28,599

Lymphoma Association
Second of 3 payments towards the salary of a Patient Support Officer on the Helpline Team

 

£18,000

Macular Disease Society
Second of 2 payments towards core funding which will help to develop its services including increasing the number of volunteers and increasing public awareness of the disease

£30,000

Maggie's Cancer Caring Centres
Third of 3 payments towards the salary of a Development Manager, overseeing the expansion of Maggie's Centres in England and Wales

£28,000

Meningitis Research Foundation
First of 2 payments towards supporting the helpline, support and befriending services

£30,000

National Childbirth Trust
Second of 3 payments towards the cost of a part-time co-ordinator for the Special Experiences Register

£20,000

OCD Action
Second of 2 payments towards core funding to ensure it is meeting its objectives to support people with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

£10,000

PBC Foundation (UK)
First of 2 payments towards the core costs of PBCF which supports people with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis , a slow progressive autoimmune liver disease

£30,000

Peach
Second of 3 payments towards the cost of the support helpline for parents with young children with autism

£15,000

Rainbow Trust Children's Charity
Second of 3 payments towards the employment costs of a Family Support Worker caring for families who have a child with a life threatening or terminal illness

£15,000

REMAP
First of 2 payments towards the organisation's core costs which will support the nationwide network of panels who design and manufacture customised equipment to improve the physical independence of disabled people

£20,000

SANE
Second of 2 payments towards core funding of services, including helpline and befriending for people with mental health issues

£32,000

Sense About Science
Third of 3 payments towards a project liaison post to develop collaborative work with patient groups, helplines and charities

£14,500

Shared Care Network
Second of 3 payments towards core funding for the organising body that co-ordinates a network of services providing local short breaks for families with disabled children

£20,000

Sick Children's Trust
Second of 3 payments towards the cost of the House Operations Manager who oversees the daily operations of seven houses across the country which provide support and accommodation to the families of seriously ill children in hospital

£16,000

Special Olympics Great Britain
Second of 3 payments towards the Special Olympics Volunteer Support Programme which is dependent on a full-time National Volunteer Development Manager

£20,000

Spinal Injuries Association
Second of 3 payments towards the cost of the Head of Service Development

£32,000

Survivors' Poetry
Second of 2 payments towards the core costs of Survivors’ Poetry which publishes the poetry of people who have been through, or are currently in, the mental health system

£25,000

Target Ovarian Cancer
First of 2 payments towards core costs

£30,000

Thrive
Second of 2 payments towards a two-year programme to provide a structured theraputic horticultural programme as part of the recovery for adults recovering from a stroke

£27,236

Tourettes Action
Second of 2 payments towards a two-year pilot project for a part-time Groups Support Officer to develop a network of support groups in central/northern England

£21,399

Unique
First of 3 payments towards core funding to support the development and increase the capacity of the charity in the face of rising demand for support for families of children with a rare chromosome disorder

£25,000

WellChild
First of 3 payments towards a new WellChild Children's Nurse, one of a UK wide team who support families with children who are seriously ill, who are able to, can leave hospital and be cared for at home

£27,500

 

TOTAL GRANTS TO HEALTH AND DISABILITY CHARITIES

 

£1,334,534

 

 

GRANTS TO SOCIAL WELFARE CHARITIES

 

Activenture
First of 2 payments towards the Volunteers Officer post to deliver activities for disabled young people

 

£25,000

 

After Adoption
First of 2 payments towards the core adoption services to strengthen their youth services for vulnerable children

 

£20,000

 

AgeCare
Third of 3 payments towards the cost of a Dementia Care Training  Specialist to develop training courses for AgeCare staff and others

 

£15,000

 

Association of Charitable Foundations
One-off payment towards the Association, the representative body for charitable trusts and foundations

 

£4,515

 

Brendoncare Foundation
Third of 3 payments towards the cost of expanding social clubs for older people in Hampshire, Dorset, Wiltshire, West Sussex and Berkshire

 

£30,000

 

British Schools Exploring Society
First of 2 payments to fund the Leaders’ Fund and the Bursaries Fund to enable young people to take part in challenging scientific expeditions in remote wilderness areas

 

£20,000

Calvert Trust Lake District
First of 2 payments towards the Extending Equal Chance programme which aims to expand CT's services across the country - the provision of enjoyable and affordable outdoor adventure activities and courses for disabled people and their carers

 

£20,000

Care & Repair England
First of 2 payments towards the core costs of the organisation which will help to enable disadvantaged older people to live independently in their own homes through practical help with essential repairs and adaptations

 

£30,000

Chance UK
First of 3 payments towards the costs of the Training and Communications Manager, whose role will be to recruit more mentors to work closely with children between 5 and 11 with serious behavioural problems

 

£30,000

Child Poverty Action Group
First of 3 payments towards the Advice Line which will ensure that low income families receive the benefits to which they are entitled and help secure their children a life free from poverty

 

£30,000

Contact a Family
First of 2 payments towards core costs in order to increase their ability to respond efficiently and effectively to the needs of families with disabled children throughout the UK

 

£30,000

Contact the Elderly
Second of 3 payments towards the recruitment of additional resources to further increase Contact the Elderly's national coverage, regional teams and central office

 

£25,000

CROP - Coalition for the Removal of Pimping
First of 2 payments towards the costs of a Fundraiser and a Finance Officer for this organisation which supports families affected by sexual exploitation and internal trafficking within the UK

 

 

 

£30,000

Crossroads Care
One-off payment towards the core costs of the organisation to ensure they can not only continue to offer breaks to carers but also to expand and reach more carers

 

£30,000

CSV Community Service
First of 2 payments towards the cost of RSVP's work, which is to reduce isolation and loneliness in older people by providing opportunities to volunteer, in five deprived or isolated localities in Manchester, Middlesbrough, Coventry, North Yorks and Devon

 

£30,000


Dance United
First of 2 payments towards the core costs of the company which uses professional contemporary dance training to engage with marginalised young people

 

£30,000

Dementia Advocacy Network
Second of 2 payments towards the full cost of developing the network to support 300 members throughout the UK

 

£33,334

Depaul UK
First of 3 payments towards continuation funding of the post of National Participation Manager, whose aim it is to increase the involvement of all their service users (homeless and disadvantaged young people) in the running and development of the charity

 

£40,000

Derwen College
Second of 2 payments towards the revenue shortfall of a new cafe which provides work training for young people with a learning disability

 

£8,300

Elizabeth Finn Care
Third of 3 payments towards the Volunteer Case Consultants development programme which trains volunteers to assist individuals in need to access financial support

 

£19,000

Emmaus UK
First of 3 payments towards the costs of the Director's post.  Emmaus is a federation of communities that enable people to move on from homelessness

 

£40,000

Families Need Fathers
Second of 3 payments towards core funding to help both parents in a separated family to maintain a meaningful relationship with their children

 

£25,000

FareShare
Third of 3 payments towards the salaries of the National Development Manager and National Operations Manager. FareShare supplies surplus ‘fit for purpose’ products from the food and drink industry to organisations working with disadvantaged people

 

£30,000

Farms for City Children
Third of 3 payments towards the new full-time post of Deputy to the Chief Executive

 

 

£25,000

Foyer Federation
First of 2 payments towards core costs which will enable Foyer to develop new ideas, translate them into workable projects and programmes and fundraise to test their applications at a local level through partners

 

£30,000

Grandparents Plus
First of 2 payments towards growing the ‘Network’ of grandparents and other family carers who are raising children who cannot live with their parents

 

£25,000

HACT - Housing Association
Second of 2 payments towards the cost of a housing and intergenerational project bringing older and younger people together to reduce isolation and loneliness

 

£15,000

Home-Start UK
Second of 2 payments towards the core funding of the organisation to sustain their essential services helping families with children under the age of 5 in times of stress and inability to cope by developing and strengthening their volunteer base and volunteering practice

 

£50,000


In Kind Direct
Third of 3 payments towards core funding to help them double the number of charities benefitting from surplus goods from manufacturers.  Typical goods include clothes, toys, toiletries and domestic cleaning materials, stationery and office products

 

£30,000

 

Independent Age
Third of 3 payments towards the cost of recruiting 50 Organising Volunteers who will recruit and manage 12 volunteers each who will support and befriend older people

 

£37,000

 

Jubilee Sailing Trust
Second of 3 payments towards the core costs of providing integrated tall ship sailing for able-bodied and disabled people

 

£20,000

 

Law Centres Federation
Second of 2 payments towards LCF Young People's Programme, in particular the National Programme Manager's post

 

£30,000

 

Leap Confronting Conflict
First of 3 payments towards a new project  'Improving Prospects' which aims to work with 150 NEET (not in employment, education or training) and vulnerable young people through a three-month training programme

 

£30,000

 

Media Trust
First of 2 payments towards core costs for the salary of the Senior Manager responsible for ensuring the continuation and growth of Media Trust's work with communities and small charities across England

 

 

 

£20,000

 

Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture
First of 3 payments towards the work of one of the Adult Therapy & Assessment team members who helps survivors of torture

 

£32,000

 

National Benevolent Fund for the Aged
Second of 2 payments towards the cost of the Breaks Away programme providing holidays for 1,000 older people

 

£20,000

 

Outward Bound Trust
First of 3 payments towards leadership and management training of staff and to part fund the creation of the role of Scottish Director

 

£25,000

 

People First (Self Advocacy)
Second of 2 payments towards core funding for the Director's work.  People First is a user led organisation which raises awareness and campaigns for the rights of people with learning disabilities

 

£20,000

 

Pilotlight
First of 3 payments towards the salary of the Head of Project Management's post who will help to develop and grow the organisation.  Pilotlighters’ are senior business people who volunteer by providing coaching to charities to help them to become more efficient and sustainable

 

£25,000

 

Place2Be
Third of 3 payments towards the cost of posts involved in recruiting, training and retention of Volunteer Counsellors to provide therapeutic and emotional support to children in school

 

£50,000

 

REACH
Third of 3 payments towards the cost of a full-time post to manage the UK volunteer placement team.  REACH places skilled volunteers with charities that need their expertise

 

£40,000

 

React
Second of 3 payments towards the salary of a part-time Finance Officer who will help with the bookkeeping and accounting needs of the organisation.  React provides grants to buy essential equipment, and clothing for children with terminal or life-limiting illnesses

 

£14,560

 

Reader Organisation
First of 3 payments towards the post of National Operations Manager, who will develop and manage a national structure of three Get Into Reading projects throughout the UK

 

£25,000

 

Refugee Action
Second of 2 payments towards the post of National Volunteer Co-ordinator working with UK and refugee volunteers

 

£15,000

 

Skill Force Development
Second of 2 payments towards the core costs of Skill Force who work with up to 10,000 disadvantaged young people to increase their life chances

 

£25,000

 

STOP (Trafficking UK)
First of 2 payments towards the core costs of the organisation which supports victims of trafficking

 

£30,000

 

Streetwise Opera
Second of 2 payments towards core funding to develop its plans for expansion to help people who have experienced homelessness, through music-making of the highest quality

 

£20,000

 

Tall Ships Youth Trust
Second of 2 payments towards the Young People First programme - extending the project's reach to those young people who are disabled and/or have special needs

 

£3,500

 

TaxAid
Second of 2 payments towards the cost of casework for complex, long-running cases where older people are not able to act for themselves

 

£15,000

 

TaxHelp for Older People (TOP)
Second of 2 payments towards the salaries of two part-time Regional Co-ordinators and one call centre staff member

 

£25,000

 


Voice
Third of 3 payments towards the cost of employing a marketing consultant and external courses consultant to train more key workers in advocacy for children in care

 

 

 

£35,000

 

Waterways Trust
Second of 2 payments towards core funding to protect and improve the UK’s canals and rivers

 

£25,000

 

Who Cares? Trust
Second of 2 payments towards core funding which will help to fund ongoing activities that support young people in care

 

£25,000

 

Working Families
First of 2 payments towards the core costs of the Waving not Drowning network of parents of disabled children, who work or wish to work

 

£20,000

 

Youth at Risk
First of 2 payments Towards the Volunteer Co-ordinator post who will act as a life coach/partner and provide support to young people

 

 

 

 

£30,000

 

Zaccaeus 2000 Trust (Z2K)
First of 2 payments towards core costs.  Z2K aims to alleviate poverty by helping those on low incomes to manage debt when faced by court action

 

£30,000

 

 

TOTAL GRANTS TO SOCIAL WELFARE CHARITIES

£1,457,209

 

 

 

GRANTS TO ARTS AND HERITAGE CHARITIES

 

Artangel

First of 2 payments towards the Artangel Collection which is a national initiative to make moving image works by artists available to regional museums

 

£20,000

Association of British Choral Directors

Third of 3 payments towards expansion of courses and major national choral music programmes

 

£30,000

Battersea Art Centre

Second of 2 payments towards core funding which will enable BAC to develop its capacity to produce and tour professional theatre aimed at children and young people

 

£30,000

Benslow Music Trust

Second of 2 payments towards core costs of the loan scheme which provides high quality musical instruments to talented young people

 

£10,000

Birmingham Royal Ballet

First of 2 payments towards the creation of four new classical ballets which will become income and audience generating assets to the Company

 

£25,000

British Youth Opera

First of 2 payments towards core costs that will enable the organisation to continue to provide training and coaching to talented young opera singers

 

£30,000

Charles Dickens Museum

Second of 2 payments towards core costs in order for the museum to be adequately staffed and equipped for the bicentenary of Charles Dickens’ birth in 2012

 

£20,000

City of London Sinfonia

First of 2 payments towards core costs of the Orchestra

 

£30,000

Contemporary Art Society

First of 3 payments towards the cost of a member of the curatorial staff 

 

£25,000

Craft Central

Second of 2 payments towards core funding to continue supporting craftspeople

 

 

£25,000

Ditchling Museum
Second of 2 payments towards core funding to enable the museum to continue its work during redevelopment

 

£15,000

English National Opera
First of 3 payments towards the newly created role of Director of New Media and Participation who is responsible for the development of new audiences

 

£30,000

Foundling Museum
Second of 2 payments towards the cost of the Front of House Co-ordinator post, which recruits, supports and manages the museum's large volunteer team

 

£20,000

Hereford Cathedral Perpetual Trust
One-off payment towards the restoration of the South Nave Clerestory

 

£20,000

Historic Chapels Trust
First of 2 payments towards core costs of the organisation

 

£25,000

Holburne Museum of Art
First of 3 payments towards the newly created Commercial and Marketing Manager's post in order to develop new revenue streams

 

£25,000

House of Illustration
Second of 2 payments towards the post of a dedicated full-time administrator to support the Project Director

 

£25,000

Jewish Museum London
Second of 2 payments towards core funding during the major redevelopment project

 

£25,000

Lakeland Arts Trust
Second of 2 payments towards core costs of Abbot Hall Art Gallery

 

£20,000

Live Music Now
First of 2 payments towards core costs to implement the second phase of the organisational review.  Live Music Now aims to bring music of the highest quality to disadvantaged people who might not normally have access to it.

 

£25,000

Music of Life Foundation
Second of 2 payments towards core funding towards providing high quality musical education and performance opportunities for young people with disabilities and special needs

£10,000

National Gallery
Second of 3 payments towards the Outreach Programme, especially Ageing Creatively for older people

£20,000

National Youth Choirs of Great Britain
First of 2 payments towards the new role of Development Director who will help the organisation to grow

£17,500

National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
Third of 3 payments towards core funding to support the Orchestra's new creative vision

£20,000

National Youth Theatre
Third of 3 payments towards the cost of  the creative development of summer season productions

£50,000

Oily Cart
First of 3 payments towards the Production Manager's post.  Oily Cart create innovative, multi-sensory and highly interactive productions for the very young and young people with profound and multiple learning disabilities

£25,000

Opera Group
First of 2 payments towards the salary and associated costs of a General Manager

£30,000

Opera North
First of 2 payments towards core costs

£30,000

Pallant House Gallery
First of 2 payments towards core costs to enable the Gallery to continue to offer exhibitions and community programmes

£10,000

Royal Academy Trust
One-off payment towards the costs of the upgrade of the environmental system in the historic library and print room

£30,000

Royal Court Theatre
First of 2 payments towards core costs in support of the Royal Court's Literary Manager

£20,000

Royal National Theatre
Second of 2 payments towards core funding

£30,000

Samling Foundation
First of 2 payments towards core costs that will help the organisation deliver their Masterclass Programme to young singers and pianists

£25,000

Soho Theatre
Second of 2 payments towards The HUB - a new programme of work that puts artists at the forefront of the Company's commissioning process and programme design

£20,000

Southbank Sinfonia
First of 2 payments towards two new partnerships within the Side by Side development programme whereby leading arts practitioners work alongside the orchestra. 

 

£9,270

Watts Gallery
One-off payment towards core funding from when the Gallery re-opens after major restoration. 

 

£25,000

Wells Cathedral
One-off payment towards the conservation of the 14th century Jesse Window

 

£10,000

York Minster Fund
Third of 3 payments towards the conservation, restoration and interpretation of the 15th century Great East Window

 

£10,000

 

TOTAL GRANTS TO ARTS AND HERITAGE CHARITIES

£866,770

 

 

GRANTS TO CONSERVATION CHARITIES

 

Association of Rivers Trusts
Third of 3 payments towards core funding to support community driven river initiatives across the UK

 

£25,000

BioRegional Development Group
Second of 2 payments towards the Director's work of championing sustainable enterprise, forging new partnerships, initiating and delivering practical solutions for sustainability

 

£30,000

BirdLife International
Second of 3 payments towards supporting the implementation of BirdLife's Climate Change Programme

 

£20,000

British & Irish Hardwoods Trust
Second of 3 payments towards core funding and in particular a full-time Development Officer post

 

£25,000

Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
Second of 2 payments towards the implementation and evaluation of endangered species monitoring that involves local communities in Madagascar

 

£20,000

Earthwatch Institute
Second of 3 payments to train 18 volunteers from Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique to research the carbon sequestration value of mangrove plantations

 

£20,000

Elephant Family
Third of 3 payments towards the cost of creating a structured internship programme to facilitate fundraising for the protection of wild and domesticated Asian elephants

 

 

 

£12,000

Farm-Africa
First of 2 payments towards the costs of the salaries of key staff in the Advisory and Support Unions in four target regions and one Programme Coordinator's post

 

£25,466

Fauna & Flora International
First of 2 payments towards the core costs of the Africa programme

 

£30,000

Forum for the Future
First of 2 payments towards the core costs of the organisation which works with business and government on environmental and sustainability issues

 

£25,000

Friends of the Earth Trust
Second of 3 payments towards the Get Serious About CO2 project, in particular the Project Manager’s post

 

£30,000

Global Canopy Programme
First of 2 payments towards core costs to help GCP continue its activities across science, policy, business, finance, communities and communications programmes

 

£30,000

Marine Conservation Society
Second of 3 payments towards core funding which will support the Head of Conservation post

 

£25,000

Marine Stewardship Council
Third of 3 payments towards the cost of expanding and accelerating the fisheries certification programme

 

£25,000

Orangutan Foundation
First of 2 payments towards core costs for their programmes in Indonesia

 

£17,000

Red Squirrel Survival Trust
Second of 3 payments towards the salary of a Programme Administrator

 

£30,000

Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
Second of 3 payments towards funding a UK-based Restoration Ecology Co-ordinator

 

£22,500

Small Woods Association
First of 2 payments towards core costs which will help the organisation develop new strategies for raising income from trading through a social enterprise

 

£25,000

Wildscreen Trust
Second of 2 payments towards the continued development of the Arkive database, a permanent digital library for films and photographs of endangered species

 

£20,000

 

TOTAL GRANTS TO CONSERVATION CHARITIES

£456,966

 

 

GRANTS TO OVERSEAS CHARITIES

 

Rachel Swart Fund
Second of 2 payments towards core funding.  Rachel Swart Fund provides motorised wheelchairs and devices for specialised postural support to help disabled people lead full, active and independent lives

£35,000

 

16 grants of joint funding in collaboration with the Baring Foundation:

 

Afrikids
Second and third of 6 payments towards capacity building of AfriKids Ghana and local partners to prevent north-south migration in Ghana, including direct resettlement and rehabilitation of displaced children

 

£19,276

Akina Mama wa Afrika
Third of 3 payments towards the cost of building African women's leadership to address forced migration

 

£20,941

Anti-Slavery International
Second of 3 payments towards local partners being enabled to bring together different groups of displaced migrants in constructive problem solving dialogue, while also advocating for their rights

 

£24,365

Article 19: Global Campaign for Free Expression
First of 3 payments towards working with Article 19 East Africa and Kenya's Internal Displacement Policy and Advocacy Centre to address the needs of displaced people with regard to freedom of information and freedom of expression

 

£36,331

Busoga Association UK
First of 3 payments towards working with Women's Emancipation Initiatives (WEI) to improve the status of women and girls in Oyam District Uganda through providing access to education and other resources

 

£30,063

Camfed International
Third of 3 payments towards supporting the education and economic empowerment of displaced children and young women in rural Zimbabwe

 

£29,041

Children in Crisis
First of 3 payments towards a project in partnership with Eben Ezer Ministry International training teachers on the Plateau of South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo

 

 

£26,261

Homeless International
First of 4 payments towards a project partnership with The Centre for Community Initiatives supporting slum dwellers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

 

 

£25,143

Homeless World Cup Federation
First and second of 4 payments towards the Girls Kick It project in Uganda for young women living in internally displaced persons camps in the Gulu and Paicho

 

£11,219

Link Community Development
Second of 3 payments towards the improvement of the standard of education for children affected by conflict and support the resettlement of displaced communities in Katakwi, Uganda

 

£25,408

Minority Rights Group International
Third of 3 payments towards a solution to the enforced displacement of the Endorois in Kenya

 

£24,472

One World Action
Third of 3 payments towards the  cost of strengthening the capacity of refugee communities to respond to sexual and gender-based violence

 

£22,923

Peace Direct
Third of 3 payments towards the cost of improving the human security of internally displaced persons in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

 

£21,724

St Matthew's Children's Fund Ethiopia
Second of 3 payments towards developing the capacity of the displaced Negede Woitto community to develop social and economic programmes and advocate for their rights

 

£22,264

World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
Third of 3 payments to recruit and train 35 volunteer guide leaders and to develop and deliver training programmes to refugees and displaced girls and young women in the Republic of Chad

 

£4,798

Joint International Workshop
One-off payment towards the cost of a workshop held in Uganda in November 2010 for African staff from organisations within the current grants programme operating in various sub-Saharan countries

 

£29,020

Plus four grants
Paid to finalists of the Joint International Development Programme towards the cost of developing proposals and attending the Committee meeting in October 2010

£2,000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL GRANTS TO OVERSEAS CHARITIES

 

£410,249

 

 

 

TOTAL OF 183 GRANTS PAID IN THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2010

 

£4,525,728

 

AVERAGE GRANT

 

£24,731