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NOVEMBER 15th, 2003
Our seventh Funding Event was held on November
15th. We raised almost £50,000 for the nine presenting charities and many people
present commented on the sheer eclecticism of the projects.
- Appropriate Technologies Asia Aims to improve the health and livelihood
of villagers in Qinghai Province, China, by using low cost evaporative coolers
to improve food storage techniques. ATA will use the funds to provide 200
coolers and raise awareness about food storage issues. www.atasia.org.uk
- Antidote Working to produce a video showing how primary teachers
can use an approach called 'Philosophy for Children' to develop emotional
literacy. The funds raised will be used to analyse video footage recently
shot, record music composed by primary school children, and edit a video about
'Philosophy for Children'.
www.antidote.org.uk
- Bretton Woods Project -Improving the ability of civil groups to scrutinise
European governance of the World Bank and the IMF. They required funds to
continue and develop their monthly e-mail communication which aims to connect
organisations working in this field, extend their coverage and scope by recruiting
more contributors, and ultimately improve scrutiny on the IFI's across Europe.
www.brettonwoodsproject.org
- What works for you A documentary aiming to provoke thoughts and spark
dialogue around career decisions with an eye to the future and how our choices
will affect it. The funds will be used to complete production, enable distribution
and promote the film to major TV channels.
www.imago.bz
- Rwanda Genocide Archive Creating an archive for the study of Rwandan
genocide, with a view to understanding how the genocide happened and how such
events could be prevented in the future. Funds were needed to adequately source,
index and catalogue all the documents in the National University of Rwanda,
make a CD-ROM, and archive this information in a suitable institution in the
USA.
- Lango Community Trust Works to assess the capacity of civil organisations
in Lira, Uganda, and their abilities to address rural poverty through sustainable
approaches. The funds will be used to assess the situation on the ground using
questionnaires, visits and analysis of this data.
- Street Cred Aims to help unemployed women in East London establish
their own businesses by providing access to finance, business advice, mentoring
and training. Street Cred will use the funds to provide 'post-loan' support
to micro-credit entrepreneurs on an individual and group basis.
www.quakersocialaction.com
- Life Home Aims to extend the scholarship program at a home for HIV
- positive mothers and children in Thailand, which will impact on prejudice
and fear around this issue. Life Home wants to support 100 children to attend
school for a year and will use the funds to achieve this through providing
staffing, petrol, uniforms and books.
www.lifehomeproject.com
- Artists in Exile Aims to bring the work of exiled artists to a new
audience and to generate discussion around the themes of exile, place and
belonging. The funds raised will be used to design and build a mobile exhibition,
curate the works of art and provide some artists with a small bursary.
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