Grants agreed in 2009


In 2009 we have agreed grants under the following programmes.

Arts Programme Grants
Core Funding


Courtesy of Roma Support Group

Action Factory Interfaith project
Photograph Courtesy of Damien Maguire
Organisation Name
Grant (£)
Acta Community Theatre Ltd.
75,000
Action Factory Community Arts Ltd.
55,494
Amber Associates
75,000
Hi8tus South
9,976
Roma Support Group
69,814
Tees Valley Arts
71,962
Theatre Royal Plymouth
75,000
Wheelworks
47,754

(See under "Special Initiatives, Contingency and other grants" for three non-core arts grants made to The Helen Bamber Foundation, Beyond Skin and RefugeeWeek)

(To find out more about arts organisations we have funded under the theme of Arts and Refugees since 2004 click here)

 

Joint International Development Programme Grants
In collaboration with the John Ellerman Foundation

Courtesy of Afrikids

Organisation Name Purpose of Grant
Grant (£)
Afrikids Capacity building of AfriKids Ghana and local partners to prevent north-south migration in Ghana, including direct resettlement and rehabilitation of displaced children.
166,050
Anti-Slavery International To enable local partners in Mauritania to bring together different groups of displaced migrants in constructive problem solving dialogue, while also advocating for their rights.
166,675
Link Community Development To improve the standard of education for children affected by conflict and support the resettlement of displaced communities in Katakwi, Uganda.
165,784
Skills for Southern Sudan To extend the work of strengthening the community based organisations in Lakes States to take positive action in improving girls' access and attainment in basic education.
36,274
St. Matthew's Children's Fund Ethiopia To develop the capacity of the displaced Negede Woitto community in Ethiopia to develop social and economic programmes and advocate for their rights
118,096

(To find out more about organisations we have funded under the International Development programme click here)

 

Special Initiatives, Contingency and Other Grants

 

Organisation Name Purpose of Grant
Grant (£)
Advice UK Involving frontline advice organisations, for the application of a systems thinking approach to advice services in Nottingham to bring about significant improvements in the effectiveness of advice delivery.
30,000
APT Enterprise Ltd. Towards the costs of preparing an application to the Joint International Development Progarmme.
667
Bishop Simeon Trust Towards the costs of preparing an application to the Joint International Development Programme and travel costs for an African NGO partner to attend the meeting.
1,333
Beyond Skin To assist in strengthening Beyond Skin at an administrative level.
5,000
Child-to-Child Trust Towards the costs of preparing an application to the Joint International Development Programme and travel costs for an African NGO partner to attend the meeting
1,333
Cusichaca Trust Towards the completion and collation of research into the traditional agricultural systems in the Chicha-Soras and Sondondo River basins.
5,000
Fahmu Trust Towards the costs of preparing an application to the Joint International Development Programme and travel costs for an African NGO partner to attend the meeting
1,333
FARM Africa Towards the costs of preparing an application to the Joint International Development Programme and travel costs for an African NGO partner to attend the meeting
1,333
Green Alliance To produce a scoping paper on establishing a climate action team to encourage greater third sector action on climate change.
2,500
Helen Bamber Foundation Towards the costs of a dramatic cantata.
15,000
Legal Aid Practitioners Group To cover the costs of a meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Legal Aid and a subsequent short report of the meeting. 1,500
National Council for Voluntary Organisations To support the production of a film documenting the work by NCVO and its partners with non-environmental voluntary organisations funded under the Baring Foundation's climate change special initiative.
5,226
Norah Fry Research Centre Towards a website that provides a specialist online community that shares information and research and allows for some co-ordination in response to Government and other consultations. In addition, at least annual meetings of the taskforce of interested parties.
25,000
Oxfordshire Community Foundation Towards building the endowment of the Oxford Community Foundation.
10,000
Refugee Week To set up and run a dedicated website and national events for arts organisations and artists working with refugees. The Arts Council England have provided £50,000 in addition to the Baring Foundation's £100,000 for this work.
150,000
Rethink Contribution towards running costs.
4,000
Toynbee Hall To support the salary costs of a research and evaluation manager,during secondment to the Baring Foundation.
3,380
Women's Legal Aid Centre, Tanzania Compensation for work undertaken for the Baring Foundation's trip to see projects in Tanzania.
634

 

 

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