Grants database
305 results
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More and Better: Shifting negative perceptions of migration and refugeesOverseas Development Institute
ODI has an unparalleled reputation for producing high quality research, which enables it to influence policy and practice through its high calibre networks and partnerships. Since 2015, ODI has been building a portfolio of research and policy work focused on migration. This funding would provide core support enabling migration to remain a central strategic focus within the organisation and allow it to respond flexibly to issues within the migration debate. With this grant ODI aims to:
- Expand its communications reach
- Invest in in-depth and innovative communications
- Build on its networks and partnerships
- Maximise on its ability to convene and discuss migration issues/solutions with un-usual stakeholders.
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More and Better: Core support to develop Migration Museum’s work outside LondonMigration Museum Project
The Migration Museum Project aims to tell the story of migration in the UK and contribute to a better understanding, tolerance and a reasoned response to migration issues. This grant will enable the Migration Museum to employ a curator to develop its exhibitions and events outside of London, while building towards the establishment of a permanent museum.
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More and Better: Delivering comprehensive immigration advice to refugees and migrants in BirminghamThe Refugee and Migrant Centre Ltd
Since 1999, The Refugee and Migrant Centre (RMC) has provided free immigration advice in the Black Country. RMC will address the widening gap in Birmingham in comprehensive advice and support for asylum seekers, refugees and vulnerable migrants. It aims to build a sustainable service, which offers professional and timely advice to a wide and inclusive client group. Initially priority will be given to immigration, destitution/homelessness, health and welfare related issues. When the service is established, RMC aim to offer wider services including health, education and employment services.
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More and Better: Reuniting refugee families with their relatives trapped in European camps
Islington Law Centre
Islington Law Centre hosts the Migrant Law Project (MLP), which promotes justice for migrants, refugees and asylum seekers using public law practice in the UK. This grant will build upon the MLP’s landmark court case (with Citizens UK and partners), which has allowed unaccompanied children/young people from the Calais refugee camp to join relatives settled in the UK. This funding would build on these cases and seek to expand the model tested across Europe.
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Explore and Test: Sanctuary Screenings
Fuse Art Space CIC
Fuse Art Space is a community and events venue in Bradford’s deprived northern quarter, dedicated to community cohesion and urban regeneration. This grant will support a series of film screenings tailored to specific asylum seeking groups to explore whether this provides a low pressure entry point to engage in the native cultural life of Bradford. Whilst there are avenues for newly arrived asylum seekers to actively participate in local activities, this would provide an opportunity for people with lower confidence levels to integrate themselves into the city’s social and cultural spaces at their own pace and on their own terms.
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Explore and Test: Assisting young people with applications to register as British Citizens
Project for the Registration of Children as British Children (through Asylum Aid)
This grant will develop the Project for the Registration of Children as British Children (PRCBC), which is being hosted by Asylum Aid. PRCBC will explore whether policy changes relating to the registration of undocumented young people as British citizens can be secured using test cases in strategic litigation proceedings. A focus on strategic litigation has the potential to set precedents for other undocumented young people to register as citizens by remedying unlawful and poor practice. In addition, Asylum Aid will test whether hosting projects in early stages can allow them to grow steadily before being established as independent entities.
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More and Better: JCWI at 50: supporting strategic review to benefit more vulnerable young people
Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants
Migration Fund £60,000 East Midlands, East of England, London, Multi-region, North East, North West, Scotland, South East, South West, West Midlands, Yorkshire & Humber, UK 2016Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI), established in 1967, provides legal support for immigrants and their families. They specialise in immigration and asylum law and policy. JCWI will test a new internal structure and model of delivery to maximise their resources and increase their impact. This includes a more joined-up approach to casework, campaigns and training, with a view to driving forward focused policy change. It will identify potential test cases to bring forward as strategic litigation cases. It will also run related campaigns alongside these cases to raise awareness of key issues; engaging MPs and tabling parliamentary questions and policy amendments. Finally, it will engage and train relevant professions responsible for policy implementation.
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More and Better: Support for Citizens UK’s New Communities team
Citizens UK
Established in 2004, Citizens UK is the largest community organising network in the UK, with an expanding membership of 350 institutions. This grant will enable Citizens UK to expand their ‘New Communities’ work campaigning on migrant, asylum and integration related issues. Citizens UK will target, engage and mobilise new demographics (including young migrants) in new geographic locations. It will build alliances with institutions which have not engaged on migration issues before.
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More and Better: KIND UK
Central England Law Centre
Central England Law Centre (CELC) is the UK’s largest Law Centre, with 51 staff and 30 volunteers providing legal expertise to 8,000 people per year across ten areas of social welfare law. CELC and partners will test the viability of a sustainable model of pro bono legal advice. KIND UK will support young people in regularising their immigration statuses aiding them to lead more stable lives, where they can better access help and support. The pro bono service will maximise the expertise and resources of commercial firms taking some pressure off law centres to focus on more complex cases.
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Explore and Test: My Journey
QED Foundation Ltd
Established in 1990, QED works to remove social and economic barriers experienced by disadvantaged minority groups. The ‘My Journey’ project will facilitate dialogue between young migrants and settled communities about the issues they face and increase mutual understanding and cohesion. Through a series of presentations led by newly arrived migrants to established communities, these sessions will promote understanding of migrants’ needs and underlying causes of tensions. These sessions will produce action plans to facilitate integration, which will be shared with decision makers locally and nationally.
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Explore and Test: Strengthening the collective voices of vulnerable migrant communities
Migrants’ Rights Network
Migration Fund £59,317 East Midlands, East of England, London, Multi-region, North East, North West, South East, South West, West Midlands, Yorkshire & Humber, UK 2016Launched in 2006, Migrants’ Right Network (MRN) has dedicated ten years to advocating for a rights-based approach to migration. MRN will work with over 100 migrant organisations and service providers to collate evidence of discriminatory practices and policies targeted against migrant communities in three regions (London and South East, Midlands and North England). This information will be used to raise awareness about widespread misunderstanding and misapplication of new immigration rules.
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Explore and Test: Mapping positive intervention pathways for migrant workers in exploitation
FLEX: Focus on Labour Exploitation
Based in London, FLEX is an organisation fighting to end the trafficking of people for the purpose of exploiting their labour. This project will research why and how migrant workers are being exploited across three UK labour sectors and explore social attitudes towards migrant workers in locations relevant to each sector. This project aims to change attitudes towards migrants and exploitation in the UK and improve mechanisms for prevention and redress.