Barrow Cadbury Trust: Migration Programme

Overview

Objectives

• To inform public policy, promote workable policies in relation to immigration and integration and promote the fair and dignified treatment of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants.
• To broaden and deepen the public debate on migration and integration and ensure that it draws on shared values as well as evidence

• To promote greater understanding within communities, with a focus on extremism, prejudice and discrimination as they affect asylum seekers, refugees and migrants.

  What they are looking for

  A lot of the people they work with are long-term partners. But if you think your work fits with the objectives for this programme go to our applications page to find out how you can take it forward. Take a look at the projects and initiatives we already support. If you have a question about anything you can email: general@barrowcadbury.org.uk

To date they have:

• Worked with others to contribute towards a growing awareness that public attitudes are more nuanced in the UK than is often presented.
• Supported campaigners and NGOs working with migrants, refugees and asylum seekers as well as promotiong work to bring communities together around shared values, common interests and concerns.
• Worked with a range of independent research institutions and think tanks from across the political spectrum to develop workable solutions to a range of policy areas and on broader questions such as how mainstream politicians should respond to populism and extremism.

Focus

• The programme focusses on  policy, campaigning and communication, supporting campaigners, organisers, policy researchers and civil society groups working mainly at national level, individually and in coalitions.
• It also supports work around how policy and practice affects different groups in different ways as well as how characteristics such as race, gender, and immigration status intersect. 
• They have a longstanding commitment to racial and gender justice, addressing racism, prejudice and extremism, as they relate to migration and integration.
• Lived experience is integral to long term, systemic change.  They are committed to ensuring that those with direct experience of the system are represented throughout the immigration movement, particularly in leadership positions.  

Notes

The grant is open to organisations working at a national level, both individually and in partnership with others. Applicants must demonstrate how their project will contribute to the Trust's objectives of promoting an effective and humane immigration system, ensuring accuracy and depth in the debate on national identity, integration, and immigration, and encouraging a thriving society where all people, including immigrants, are treated fairly.

Some examples of projects that could be funded include:

• Research into the impact of immigration on the UK
• Campaigning for changes to the immigration system
• Developing educational materials about immigration
• Supporting community groups that work with migrants