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The Queen Alexandra Hospital Home

Specialised sensory room equipment for the Queen Alexandra Hospital Home was bought with a £1,770 grant from ERSF.

UnLtd India 2007

ERSF made a £20,000 grant for financial and non-financial support of ten exceptional entrepreneurs in Mumbai through UnLtd India’s incubation support programme. “It is often hard to raise funding for early-stage organisations,” said a spokesman for UnLtd India. “The fact ERSF gave this support from the start has been absolutely critical in getting our operations […]

YOUTH ASSIST

Vocational training for 80 young people, aged 14 to 20 who were either unemployed or being exploited by landowners, was made possible with a £19,550 grant from ERSF to YOUTH ASSIST. The enthusiasm, commitment and demand from communities for this type of project far exceeded YOUTH ASSIST’s expectations. They have learnt the importance of involving […]

Hope and Homes for Children 2007

Hope and Homes for Children used a £19,240 ERSF grant to purchase, and cover the running costs, of two vehicles to service the Moretele programme in South Africa. These vehicles allow the team to reach many more children and their communities to support child-headed households. The two vehicles have proved to be an essential life-line […]

Thames Reach

The TRaVEL training and volunteering project for homeless people, run by Thames Reach, attracted an £18,000 grant from ERSF. The money contributed to the direct delivery costs of the project; this includes the cost of a tutor, cost of training resources and volunteer expenses. A spokesman for Thames Reach said: “This grant has helped us […]