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.