Grants Awarded

April 2008 - March 2009

City of London

Mansell Street Women's Group
£1,210.00 towards English classes for Asian women

1st City of London Scout Group
£1,500.00 towards a general activity programme, storage costs and insurance for 1 year

Hackney

Activiteens
£4,803.00 to provide structured user-led music lessons to 60 disadvantaged young people from the Orthodox Jewish Communities

African Arts Project
http://www.africanartsproject.org.uk
£4,999.07 to provide creative writing and reading workshops to local young people

Boscobel House Tenants and Residents Association
£1,493.95 to organise estate based weekly gardening and mural painting sessions

Compusoft Training Centre
£2,000.00 for an ICT course for 10 people over 50's living in a very deprived and isolated area in Hackney

Drama Expressions for Children
£5,000.00 to produce a professionally arranged drama by 160 local Orthodox Jewish children aged 5-12

Educators Forum
www.edforum.org.uk
£4,984.00 towards rent and other running costs of the teachers' centre

Evelyn Court Association of Tenants (ECAT)
£2,553.07 to launch an inclusive monthly community newsletter

EWAV Works
http://www.ewavworks.com
£2,900.00 towards Film Production training

Friends R Us
£5,000.00 to run inclusive drama, song and dance classes, for and by 300 girls aged 8-15 including those with disabilities from the Orthodox Jewish community

GAHU Dramatic Arts
£5,000.00 to deliver a series of African cultural dance, drama, drumming and storytelling workshops

Grace Women's Organisation
£5,000.00 to provide an after school club

Grapevine UK
http://www.grapevineuk.com
£4,996.00 to organise a series of music and singing workshops

Hackney Shed
£4,970.00 to run inclusive drama, singing and movement workshops

High Hill Tenants & Residents Association
£5,000.00 to continue running the Smart Club - a morning club during school holidays

International Dance and Music Centre
£3,500.00 towards structured drama classes for local young people from Kurdish and Turkish communities

Kimnara Music
£3,448.00 to provide music workshops for young people with special needs

Kingshold.Com
http://www.kingshold.com
£5,000.00 to provide aerobic classes and social club for isolated young mothers

London Saz School
£3,910.00 for traditional Turkish and Kurdish Saz classes for children and young people

Malaika Youth Project
£4,945.00 for free boxercise classes facilitated by professional coaches and successful athletes

Mansford College
£5,000.00 to tackle unemployment amongst people from the BAME communities through Security Training (CCTV operation) and Employment Pathway

Meet N'Greet
£4,940.00 for monthly social activity for socially excluded women over the age of 50

Rainbow Drama Group
http://www.rainbowdramagroup.co.uk
£5,000.00 for adults with learning difficulties to explore and create moving and meaningful theatre for public performance

RenkArt Centre Ltd
£5,000.00 towards ‘Creating Theatre’ - a 32 weeks theatre workshop for children aged 6 -11

Sonshine Club
£5,000.00 for an Eco Active Project for boys and girls

Stamford Hill Neighbourhood Panel
£5,000.00 towards designing, printing and distributing two newsletters

TDRP - The Dove Row Project
£4,920.00 to promote derelict land reclamation, reduction in motor vehicle dominance, and explore renewable power generation and carbon reduction

The Hansy Josovic Maternity Trust
£3,518.00 to attend a convention to increase the skills of volunteers who work in local Hackney hospitals

Newham

4 Front Films
£4,995.97 for ‘Fight against gang and gun culture’ through training / workshops in partnership with Black Chilli Production

Age Well Singers
£2,420.00 for singing and performing for a mixed elderly group

Alzheimer's Society-Newham Branch
£4,994.00 for the Dementia Café

Ascension Football Academy
£4,620.00 for football coaching in the community

Asian Friendship Centre
£5,000.00 for community centre events for social cohesion

Bajuni Women's Advocacy Project
£5,000.00 towards running costs

Bangladeshi Mohila Shomithi
£5,000.00 towards exercise, ESOL classes and socialising of Bengali women

Bangladeshi Parents Association In Newham
£2,650.00 towards management training, volunteer costs and capacity building training programme

Bengali Care Trust
£3,275.80 for strengthening organisational capacity and ability to respond to demand on services

Black Chilli Productions
£4,980.11 for fight against gang and gun culture through training /workshops in partnership with 4Film

Blue Pacific
£4,821.41 for Ratimo aerobics for healthy lifestyle

Bridge Builders in Unity
£4,720.00 for mentoring

British Korean Veterans Association
£640.00 to purchase a PA system, microphone and contribution to administration costs

Cheeky Chimps Play and Learn
£5,000.00 for the provision of carer and toddler group

Climate Change Youth Developmemt Trust
£5,000.00 so that community and young people can work together to tackle global warming

Cornerstone Community Coffee Shop
£5,000.00 towards the community coffee shop

Docklands Canal Boat Trust
£5,000.00 to provide boating holidays and activities for people with special needs and the elderly

Drivers Den
£4,970.00 for Slot Car Club

Fair and Share
£4,442.00 for Asian healthy living programme

Genises Youth Association
£5,000.00 for the provision of sport and recreation activities for young people

Girassol Diaspora
£4,292.00 for the community drop in centre for Portuguese speaking people

Golden Oldies
£1,900.00 for the pensioners club, day trips and holiday

Grandparents Carers
£4,970.00 for grand carers and their grand children

I can Play
£768.00 towards running costs

Integrity Access Limited
£5,000.00 to create employment opportunities for disadvantaged people and refugee communities through IT training

Islamic Circles Supplementary School
£5,000.00 for the provision of supplementary education and mentoring for children

KE Foundation
£5,000.00 for Deaf-Aware Homework Club

Kwanza
£4,994.00 for the advocacy project for Portuguese speaking People

Latin Smile
£3,401.00 for Viva Newham Safe: community safety workshops for Latin community

Newham African and Caribbean Carers Forum
£1,872.50 for a Christmas party

Newham Horn of Africa Association
£4,960.00 for sign posting and referrals

Newham Pensioners Forum
£2,970.00 to represent pensioners

Newham Photographic Teaching Centre
£5,000.00 towards photography training

Newham Refugees and Migrants Forum Ltd
£4,994.87 towards coordination of forum activities

Newham Somali Development Association
£4,948.43 for running costs and voluntary expenses

NMP Anti-racist Trust
£5,000.00 for issues around gun, gang and knife crime

Omega Community Housing
£4,982.00 for a gardening project for mental health service users

Retired Members Ass
£4,800.00 for support for the elderly community

Salem Health Project
£4,220.12 towards running costs for Better Health Service Delivery Project

St Edmunds Music Group
£5,000.00 for Music for All: organising public music concerts

Stratford Judo Club
£5,000.00 towards provision of the Judo Club

United Families Welfare Ass
£2,608.00 for United Families cultural event

Wheat Mentor Support
£5,000.00 for the refugee and migrant children's coaching and mentoring project

Tower Hamlets

5th Tower Hamlets Scout Group
http://www.scoutbase.org.uk
£476.00 towards the purchase of tents

Abohani Football Club
£950.00 towards publicity material and FA coaching level 1 courses for two club committee members

Alhuda FC
http://www.alhudafc.org.uk
£2,760.00 towards FA coaching level 1 and 2 courses for staff and organisation members

Art4Space
http://www.art4space.co.uk
£5,000.00 towards a community arts mosaic project

Associates Of Community Trust UK
£2,445.00 for funding for one year

Bangladeshi Families Drug Prevention Forum
£2,500.00 towards a 2-year family drug education programme

Berner Estate Tenants Association
£520.00 towards office refurbishment costs

Bethnal Green Bengali Women's Group
£2,415.00 for a project to engage Bangladeshi women in a programme of physical fitness and sports orientated activities

Bijoy Youth Group
£5,000.00 for the 'Diversity and Tolerence' project aimed at exploring and raising awareness of diversity amongst young people

Blue Moon Community Arts
£934.00 towards the University of the Third Age (U3A) Seniors Art Group

Britain's Somali Network
£4,467.00 to pay for facilitators, volunteers, venue, food and refreshments for 4 workshops on health awareness and healthy lifestyle

East End Evolution
£2,275.00 towards office equipment, staff training and CRB check costs

Friends of Bangabandhu School
£1,999.00 for a design package

Globe Bengali Mohila Shamity
£5,000.00 towards rent costs for 2 years

Globe Community Project
£1,000.00 towards support costs

Globe Community Project
£2,000.00 towards support worker costs for 1 year

Horn of Africa Community Association
£4,698.00 towards working with Somali people aged 26-55 yrs to encourage employment through volunteering

Hughes Mansions Tenants & Residents Association
£1,075.00 towards one year's running costs and a computer

Island Community Cricket Club
£5,000.00 towards a Winter Colts Program 2008/09 and an inter-school festival

Island Gardens Steering Group
£3,738.07 towards one year's office hire, equipment and volunteer expenses and healthy eating demonstration costs

J-go Training Limited
http://www.j-goltd.com
£5,000.00 towards extending and developing the work of the existing Volunteer Co-ordinator

Leaders In The Community
£4,973.73 towards a 12-week daily programme of artistic activities

Limehouse Welfare Association (LWA)
£2,690.50 towards IT equipment and management committee training

Little Cherubs
£2,238.00 towards equipment and art mural costs

Newark Youth London
£2,579.69 to run safe and secure activity sessions for young people on the Minerva Estate

Renaissance Foundation
£2,650.00 to deliver and support 8 workshops per year for 2 years to young people from difficult backgrounds

Shadow Youth Alliance
http://www.shadowyouthalliance.co.uk
£3,166.00 towards staff and management committee launch costs

Shiners Football Club
£2,628.00 towards minibus hire for football matches at a training ground in Loughton, Essex

Silsila Productions
http://www.silsilaproductions.co.uk
£2,050.00 towards the young people's photo stories project

Somali Disabled Refugee Project
£4,380.00 towards a Somali disabled support worker and training workshop

Soyttensen School of Performing Arts
£3,610.00 towards the programme

St Johns Community Action Team
£810.00 towards management committee training courses

St Katharine's Football Club
£4,780.00 towards capacity building for management committee and members

St Peters North Community Centre Users Group
£4,900.00 towards the development of a community garden space

St. Peters Bengali Association
£1,305.78 towards a capacity building & internal development programme

Stepney Historical Trust
£2,640.00 towards one year's costs for the production and distribution of a quarterly newsletter

Taakulo Somali Community Organisation
£4,950.00 to provide a one to one advice and guidance service with a series of planned workshops

The Geezers Club
£1,650.00 towards minibus hire and refreshments for project idea development trips for one year

The People's Palladium
£3,334.00 towards a website package, publicity material and stationery

The Rooted Forum (TRF)
£4,800.00 for the 'Active Citizen' project promoting healthy eating and living among young people aged 13-18

The Sylheti Baul Shongith Ghushti
£3,098.00 towards funding a 12-week arts and cultural education orientated project ‘Arts in the Community’

Urban Youth
http://www.urbanyouth.org.uk
£2,852.32 towards purchase of IT equipment, publicity material and insurance costs

Usha Mohila Somity
£3,333.85 towards development of the organisation's branding and website package

Wapping Community Group
£4,385.00 towards new flooring, computer and printer