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Community Foundation for NI: Reunited Refugee Families Welcome Fund

Archived Adult Education/Learning Aged 26 - 59 years Aged 60+ Children (0-12) Communities Community and neighbourhood development Community development Community safety and crime prevention Education and learning good relations Health promotion Health, wellbeing and sport Healthcare services Human rights and equality Miscellaneous Multiculturalism Pre-school education Refugees and asylum seekers Rural development School, College and University Social inclusion Urban development Young people (13-25) Belfast City Small (up to £10,000)

Overview

The aims of the fund are:

  • to support host communities in building social connections with arriving refugee families and refugees already residing within the areas above.
  • to provide activities to arriving families and refugees already residing within the areas above, helping them build social bridges with the host community.

What they will fund

Funded activities will:

  • Be open to, and of interest to, reunited refugee families and refugees residing in the areas above.
  • Cost between £1,000 and £4,000.

Community activities such as those listed below will be funded (for guidance only):

  • Joint activity workshops leading to a co-designed event
  • Family cooking sessions
  • Parent and child groups
  • Sports (including women only)
  • Arts and performing arts
  • Music
  • Hobby classes
  • Street parties
  • Women’s wellbeing groups.

Minimum criteria for applications

Applicants must demonstrate their organisation:

  • Has a signed constitution and minutes of the meeting when the constitution was agreed.
  • Has a separate organisational bank account.
  • Has a copy of most recent annual accounts and all key governance documents set out in application.
  • Can deliver an activity that will promote social connections between reunited refugee families and the host community.
  • Can monitor and evaluate activities against the aims of the Fund as per the application.
  • Will complete a final monitoring and evaluation report provided by the funding organisation.

Community organisations involved:

It is envisaged the organisations will be ‘host community’ organisations i.e. predominantly run or attended by long term UK residents. It is also possible for organisations to be ‘refugee community’ organisations with an aim to include ‘host communities’ in their activities.

The funding will help those organisations support long-term integration, develop opportunities to contribute to community by reducing barriers and creating social connections.

Public sector organisations cannot tender for funding, nor can they hold any of the funding on behalf of other organisations.

Payment

Community organisations will be paid directly to an agreed payment structure 100% upfront.

Monitoring

  • Project delivery visit
  • End of project monitoring and evaluation report
  • Reporting on number of attendees
  • Evidence of delivery such as posters, publicity (all including funding logos – see Logo Guidance)
  • Sign-in sheets for activities

Monitoring of activities and projects against the following aims:

  • to support host communities in building social connections with arriving refugee families and refugees already residing within the areas above.
  • to provide activities to arriving families and refugees already residing within the areas above, helping them build social bridges with the host community.