Grant to Above Adventure (GB-SC-SC022910-FR-0046927)
Funding Organisation
£170,000
Recipient Organisation
Grant to Above Adventure - from Foundation Scotland donor
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Grant Details
| Amount Applied For | 170000 |
| Amount Awarded | 170000 |
| Award Date | 2018-10-31T00:00:00+00:00 |
| Beneficiary Location: Country Code | GB |
| Grant Programme: Title | JESSICA Making Enterprise Happen (CLOSED) |
| Last Modified | 2023-10-16T15:25:55Z |
| Recipient Org: Charity Number | SC044195 |
| Recipient Org: Company Number | CS001223 |
| Recipient Org: Description | Aims Above Adventure aims to use the sport of climbing to: ? Transform the lives of those living in Kilmarnock & throughout East Ayrshire, disadvantaged through disability, deprivation or circumstance ? Smash perceived barriers to participation & inclusion due to disability ? To restore & celebrate local heritage and ? Contribute to the regeneration of Kilmarnock Objectives To provide all-abilities climbing facilities, activities, volunteering & training opportunities Activities include: ? Outreach Programme ? Major Capital Project ? Developing Capacity ? Participation in EAC regeneration initiatives SUMMARY Life for far too many children & young people living in Kilmarnock is as bad as it gets, really, really bad. Too many are hungry, abused, in care, on drugs, excluded from school, have parents in prison, and no prospect of breaking the cycle of poverty and crime. On top of that, FAR MORE THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE also suffer from a disability ? DOUBLY DISADVANTAGED Some of us come from those communities, all of us live in Kilmarnock and we are using our love of climbing to give the young people the tools they need to turn their lives around. We formed a charity, raised funds for a Mobile Climbing Tower & Accessible Minibus and ran a pilot project: ?Reach for the Stars? ? free blocks of climbing instruction delivered in the heart of each community. ?Reach for the Stars? has grown into our 3 year ?No Limits!? programme, funded by BBC Children in Need & the Robertson & Gannochy Trusts. Everyone is gobsmacked by the difference they?re seeing ? not only do the participants tell us they feel ?epic?, ?brand new? & ?up for it? ie fitter, healthier and happier, but those who work with them, who introduce us in the first place, bringing us to their events and clubs, eg Downs Syndrome Ayrshire, East Ayrshire Council Sporting Opportunities for All, Ayrshire Young Carers & youth clubs based in the bottom 5% SIMD communities, are delighted to see the young people more active in general, communicating better, open to new experiences, gently making better choices. Learning to climb helps the young people learn to trust, to challenge themselves, to solve problems and believe in themselves, to make friends. It?s absolutely fantastic! But that?s only the half of it: they, their families and others are all getting involved with the charity. They?ve trained as volunteer climbing instructors and are helping deliver ?No Limits!?, others are helping run the charity: on the Board, on our Youth Committee, fundraising & developing our Major Capital Project... |
| Recipient Org: Web Address | https://www.aboveadventure.co.uk |