Grants database

Committed to promoting the development and protecting the rights of socially excluded communities, Jan Sahas worked to build the operational and financial capacities of six community-based organisations during their phase one grant. This second phase of funding will continue to support these efforts and help these organisations to develop clear, long term-plans in relation to particular socio-economic issues and to pilot local initiatives.

Iswar Sankalpa is a service delivery organisation that aims to improve the wellbeing of individuals with mental health problems, particularly those experiencing homelessness. This final phase of support will focus on the expansion of this programme, related advocacy work and on building organisational capacity.

Gramya Vikas Trust (GVT) works to sustainably improve livelihood opportunities for communities experiencing marginalisation. This final phase grant will support the systemising of a group of livelihood institutions as well as an associated Credit Cooperative Society by providing training, market links and connections with financial institutions to promote long-term sustainability. GVT will also support the constitution of four women’s federations as self-reliant organisations.

Gramin Vikas Sanstha (GVS) works to build the capacity of communities to improve education, health and local governance. This project aims to strengthen the livelihoods of landed households by giving them input on organisational farming practice and by establishing a system for the certification of organic produce. This grant will support GVS to help landless households to work common lands, to mobilise farmers into common interest groups and to create opportunities for training and entrepreneurial activities.

Gramin Samasya Mukti Trust (GSMT) works to improve development and capacity building in rural and tribal communities, with a particular focus on livelihood, health and education. Over the last two years, GSMT helped ten villages develop and implement conservation and management plans and set up nodal institutions in these areas. Through this second phase grant, GMST aims to build the capacity of community leaders, increase local technical expertise and to expand its work to 200 new villages.

Gramin Adivasi Samaj Vikas Sansthan (GASVS) aims to address education, health and livelihood issues in Sausar. GASVS has developed a community-based mental health system to confront local misconceptions surrounding mental health conditions and learning disabilities. Through this grant, GASVS will work to create a network of community volunteers and to connect individuals with appropriate government schemes and livelihood interventions.

The Association for Social and Human Awareness has worked for over a decade to improve the lives of people in Jharkhand, focusing on education, health, migration and the empowerment of women. In its second phase of support, this programme aims to prevent unsafe migration and to increase local awareness of trafficking, particularly among young people.

Anjali works with government to encourage the systemic reform of mental health services. This grant supports the widening of Anjali’s Voices programme, an institution-based, capacity building initiative working to reintegrate recovered individuals within families and the job market. Successfully implemented at the Pavlov Mental Hospital in Kolkata, Anjali will introduce the Voices programme at the Institute of Mental Care in Purulia.

Clore Social Leadership works to develop leaders with a social purpose to enable them to transform their communities, organisations and the world around them. This grant will fund the core work of the programme and support the organisation in developing a membership offer, enabling a digital transformation and increasing reach.

Clinks is a membership organisation that supports, represents and campaigns for the voluntary sector working with people in or at risk of entering the criminal justice system. This grant will support the core services of the organisation.

The Cultural Learning Alliance (CLA) is a collective voice working to ensure that all children and young people have meaningful access to culture. The Alliance aims to develop and advocate for a coherent national strategy for cultural learning; unite the education, youth and cultural sectors; showcase excellent projects and practice and demonstrate why cultural learning is so important. This grant will support the core services of the organisation as they focus their campaigning work around employability, careers and wellbeing, over the next five years.

What Next? Is a movement bringing together arts and cultural organisations across the UK, to articulate, champion and strengthen the role of culture in our society. We work together and seek alliances beyond the cultural sector to become a catalyst for fresh thinking and new policy ideas. Through advocacy, campaigning and collaboration we engage people in different conversations about how and why arts and culture are important.