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Women’s Voices 2022 – International Women’s Day

13 Jan 2022 - 13:27 by michelle.foster

media trustMedia Trust has announced the launch of their annual Women’s Voices event in celebration of International Women's Day. Media Trust are offering 30 charities that support, campaign and advocate for all women and girls, the opportunity to work with their own team of media and creative industry volunteers.

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Sporting Equals are seeking organisations in Greater Manchester to help support a women and teenage girls project

2 Sep 2021 - 15:25 by michelle.foster

sporting equalsSporting Equals are putting together a project to help enable the least active girls aged 15-18 in Manchester, particularly those from lower income and diverse backgrounds, to try new activities in their communities, to help them get active, and stay active, for life.   

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Safety of Women at Night Fund

12 Aug 2021 - 14:47 by michelle.foster

gov.ukFunding is available for interventions which focus on preventing violence against women and girls in public spaces at night, including in the night-time economy.

The Safety of Women at Night Fund will fund initiatives focused on preventing violence against women and girls in public spaces at night, including:

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How to fix Social Prescribing?

28 Jun 2021 - 14:53 by Nigel Rose

On July 14th Macc is holding a voluntary sector assembly about social prescribing, where we will be helping the VCSE sector to write a manifesto about what we collectively want from social prescribing. This article is my personal take on some of the issues.

Macc Equality Survey

23 Jun 2021 - 14:41 by michelle.foster

maccMacc is reviewing our equalities and inclusion approach. We have been wanting to do this work for some time and while COVID-19 has disrupted so much over the last year, we believe this work is important and so we are now starting this as lockdown measures are easing. In the light of the increased focus on tackling racism, we want to make sure we are playing our part in that movement as best we can.

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People in Greater Manchester asked for views on tackling Gender-Based Violence

23 Jun 2021 - 14:22 by michelle.foster

gmcaThe Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has launched a public consultation to gain a wide range of views on proposals developed to tackle gender-based violence in the city-region, ranging from how men and boys treat women and girls to strengthening services for victims and survivors.

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The Empowering Women Fund

22 Apr 2021 - 14:31 by michelle.foster

fundingMany women’s lives are complex, and they often have tangled paths through systems, structures and communities to access the support needed to live safe, independent lives. Research into the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has shown that women are facing the additional burden of unemployment, childcare and economic distress.

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The Global Majority Fund by Comic Relief

15 Apr 2021 - 15:53 by michelle.foster

funding imageThe Global Majority Fund is for organisations who work with communities facing racial inequality within the UK.

Muslim Charities Forum, Intermediary Partner to distribute the funds for Comic Relief, has opened the funding application process for small-medium organisations to apply for project or core costs for up to £10,000.

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Tender for the facilitation of Greater Manchester Equality Panels

30 Mar 2021 - 15:36 by michelle.foster

gmca logoThe Greater Manchester Combined Authority is seeking to provide contract funding for the facilitation of five Greater Manchester Equality Panels.

Bidders have the ability to submit a tender submission to facilitate all, some or one of the panels: Faith, Race, Women and Girls, LGBTQ+ and Older People.

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Tackling women’s multiple disadvantage in Greater Manchester

25 Mar 2021 - 14:18 by michelle.foster

tackling womrn's multiple disadvantage in GMA new briefing by women’s rights charities highlights that over 60,000 women and girls in Manchester have experienced extensive violence and abuse in their lifetime. It calls for all local authorities in Greater Manchester to work together to ensure the most marginalised women are included and involved in its Covid-19 recovery plans.

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