News | ERSF - Part 14 ERSF

The Esther Benjamins Trust refuge build

A £12,500 ERSF grant is being used by The Esther Benjamins Trust to provide safe full-time residential refuge to Nepali child trafficking survivors. The charity had planned brand new refuge accommodation in Nepal but raising the £500k necessary for the full project proved too much in the current economic climate. Instead the Trust has revised […]

Frishta Children’s Village

Construction of the first phase of the Frishta Children’s Village – supported by a £2,000 ERSF grant – began in December last year, with the building of four family homes each of which will house 12 orphaned or ‘street’ children. While the construction work continues, Frishta opened a pilot children’s home in a rented 4-bed […]

JusB – The Zone

JusB has used a £5,000 ERSF grant to support its Zone programme, working with 13 to 19 year olds who are in need of support and guidance. This is done through one to one support and music workshops encouraging young people to work towards awards. A spokesman for JusB said: “The Zone is a vital […]

Rural Women’s Development Trust 2010 grant

A £9,500 ERSF grant to the Rural Women’s Development Trust has benefitted some 165 children through a programme of five evening coaching centres for drop-outs. The money helped a further 124 youths develop their skills in Areca nut plate making. This training also focussed on the quality of areca nut leaf materials, marketing skills, work […]

Sethu

A training programme for pre-school teachers has been started by Sethu thanks to a £8,027 grant from ERSF. The entire amount was spent on project related activities and materials including a laptop computer and digital camera. Dr Nandita de Souza, Director at Sethu Centre for Child Development & Family Guidance, said: “The ERSF grant was […]