'Make' days for refugees and young people in Frome (360G-SomersetCF-A430435)
Funding Organization
£5,000
Recipient Organization
Woodworking sessions for young refugees
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Grant Details
| Amount Applied For | 5000 |
| Amount Awarded | 5000 |
| Award Date | 2017-02-01T00:00:00+00:00 |
| Beneficiary Location: Country Code | GB |
| Beneficiary Location: Geographic Code | E01029045 |
| Beneficiary Location: Geographic Code Type | LSOA |
| Beneficiary Location: Name | Mendip 004E |
| Grant Programme: Code | December 16 |
| Grant Programme: Title | Grants to Groups |
| Impact Category | Improve life skills, education, employability and enterprise |
| Last Modified | 2017-10-19T00:00:00+00:00 |
| Planned Dates: Duration (months) | 7 |
| Planned Dates: End Date | 2017-08-31T00:00:00+00:00 |
| Planned Dates: Start Date | 2017-01-20T00:00:00+00:00 |
| Primary age group | Young People (13 – 18) |
| Primary beneficiary | Refugees/asylum seekers /immigrants |
| Primary ethnicity | African |
| Primary issue | Refugees/Asylum/Immigration |
| Recipient Org: Company Number | 08179568 |
| Recipient Org: Description | Edventure Frome CIC is a school of community enterprise - a not-for-profit organisation run by and for the local community in Frome to make a practical difference. Our aim is to join the dots between community, education and enterprise and tackle three interlinked issues: (1) a lack of local opportunities for young adults and marginalised people, (2) a community affected by multiple social and environmental issues and (3) a divisive local economy that does not work for all. Our overall vision is a community where all can thrive. We tackle these issues in two ways: 1. We run courses and activities which bring diverse young adults together, including: - EDVENTURE START-UP: a 10 week course where diverse young adults gain business skills, confidence and new opportunities. Students learn by starting up a social enterprise that benefits the community. - MAKE COURSE: a 3 week course where long-term unemployed young adults gain skills to step towards work by making and selling products for the market. - MENTORING AND WORKSPACE in our Hub to help young adults, including those who are long-term unemployed and refugees, to meet, make their ideas happen, and get support with their next steps. 2. We run satellite social enterprises that we set up as part of our training programmes, creating long-term benefits such as employment opportunities, positive local impact, and income for Edventure: - THE WELSH MILL HUB: a community space providing free workspace for young adults, refugees and the home for other community groups such as the Men’s Shed which works with older, isolated men. - SHARE - A LIBRARY OF THINGS: making household & DIY items accessible for all - with the aim to build community cohesion and reduce land-fill. - COMMUNITY FRIDGE: the first in the UK to tackle food waste and food poverty. - EDSPACE LIVING: a social enterprise focusing on making shared living work to provide affordable housing for young adults. What makes Edventure work and unique are our three core-principles: 1. Run by & for the community: We inspire and enable local people and organisations to contribute their resources and expertise to empower the next generation of their town. Our team of over 30 volunteers is not only driven by enjoying the work with young adults, but by seeing how important it is that this generation has the opportunity to establish themselves in the town. 2. Creating win-win scenarios: There are many unemployed young adults who are looking for opportunities and there are many local causes that need resources, passion, creativity and an entrepreneurial spirit behind them - especially in a time when many services are affected by funding cuts. We combine cutting-edge team-based and experiential training with real challenges in our community. The outcome is that we can both make a tangible difference locally and build young people’s skills, networks and employment opportunities. 3. Diversity: We bring people from different socio-economic backgrounds together. We don’t belief in providing activities that are exclusively aimed at people at the margins of society. We find that the best outcomes for both individuals and the wider community are achieved when people from diverse backgrounds get to meet, work and learn together. |
| Recipient Org: Web Address | http://www.edventurefrome.org |