Community-based projects share 185 Awards for All grants
A film making project with a theme of reducing gender-based violence and a new support service for mothers are just two of the 185 projects in Scotland sharing over £1million in the latest Awards for All announcement.
The fund is a partnership by sportscotland and Big Lottery Fund with the programme giving out grants of between £500 and £10,000 to projects that work to bring communities together.
In the latest round of funding, the Maryhill Integration Network (MIN) receives £10,000 to work with local men in a new film-making project with the theme of reducing violence against women.
The project will be delivered in partnership with Glasgow Media Co-op and Glasgow Community Safety Services. The new digital material will be created for White Ribbon Campaign Scotland website.
The smallest amount of funding can often make the biggest difference
Rose Filippi, MIN development worker, said: “The new film making project, in partnership with Media Coop, will create opportunities for men in the group to develop media skills, learning about the most effective ways to create and record campaign material, gaining skills in camera work, sound recording and lighting.”
And the Glasgow-based Daisy Foundation Ltd also receives £10,000 to set up a new telephone support service in Scotland to offer pre and after birth advice to new mothers.
Sian Gilmartin, the foundation’s executive director, said the award will directly benefit women, infants and families in Scotland via a range of supportive measures aimed at the perinatal period, assisting women in their transition to Motherhood.
She added: “This award will mean the wider availability of much needed emotional support to women experiencing challenges at this stage in their life.”
An Awards for All spokesperson, said: “What is clear is the smallest amount of funding can often make the biggest difference to people’s lives.
“All of these grants are a great way to show the variety of projects that can be funded through Awards for All.”
