This fund is for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community groups and organisations, working to deliver Covid-19 services in England.
This grants programme is designed to help tackle the disproportionate impact of Covid-19 on BAME communities.
The grants programme has three sections:
There has been an unprecedented change in the landscape for the charitable and voluntary sector, in particular, the impact that Covid-19 has had on BAME communities and the organisations that serve them. In response BTEG has taken immediate action to develop a range of sustainability and capacity building support for BAME organisations, projects and programmes that have been directly impacted by the virus so that they can ‘think differently and act strategically’.
Purpose: 2020 has been a challenging year for everybody, particularly those from BAME communities. The Manchester BME Network (MBMEN) want to acknowledge that all lives matter, but want to support and give recognition to Black Lives Matter.
Grants of up to £10,000 are available for BAME-led community and voluntary groups to help them support their communities during and beyond the COVID-19 crisis. The Fund will support a range of wellbeing, resilience and capacity building projects. Organisations that are not constituted, do not have a bank account, or are a new organisation can still apply for funding via a host organisation.
Three types of funding are available:
Not for profit organisations and private law firms working with vulnerable young migrants can apply for grants of up to £30,000. Grants will enable the organisation to undertake strategic legal work to benefit young migrants (under the age of 25) living in poverty who face significant disadvantage or discrimination in connection with their (or their parents') migration status. Average grant size is around £12,000.
Inspirational Black innovators in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) that we should all know about.
For Black History Month, Manchester Libraries are highlighting some of the individuals, past and present, who should be routinely recognised for their achievements. You can watch them all live on their Facebook page here
Throughout October online and in libraries across Manchester a new collection of specially commissioned video performances from Black poets and spoken word artists in Manchester to be launched during Black History Month.
The poems will be broadcast on the libraries social media platforms and screened in libraries across Manchester. Artists include Peter Kalu, Shirley May, Mandla Rae and Recce Williams.
The Greater Manchester Race Equality Panel aims to address the systemic inequalities, racism and discrimination which disadvantage the people of Greater Manchester because of their culture, ethnicity or race.
The purpose of the panel is to:
Since lockdown, Wonderfully made woman have been providing support to African single mothers and widows. They offer one to one support, teach English, provide information in Pidgin English and most importantly, distribute African food and groceries. This food support is offered in partnership with the Ardwick and Longsight Mutual Aid Group.
This food is essential to those African single mothers and widows, and their children, who could not eat the food being provided by other services, as it was not culturally appropriate.
Are you Polish or Lithuanian and know or care for someone living with Dementia? Your experience matters and Europia would like to hear from you throughout September and October 2020.
Dementia is a syndrome that affects your memory, thinking, comprehension, language and judgement. It is very common with more than 850,000 people in the UK living with dementia.