Grants database
305 results
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Support for Asylum Matters’ core workAsylum Matters
Asylum Matters works in partnership locally and nationally to improve the lives of refugees and people seeking asylum through social and political change. They bring together and support a broad network of groups and organisations across England and Wales, to work collaboratively to mobilise, coordinate and increase the impact of advocacy and campaigns to secure improvements to asylum policy and practice. This grant contributes to core costs, allowing Asylum Matters to grow their campaigning reach while ensuring their organisation remains strong and resilient.
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BASNET: Enhancing Race Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Modern Slavery Policy and ResearchAFRUCA (Applicant Host), UK BME Anti-Slavery Network (Applicant)
UK BME Anti-Slavery Network (BASNET) is a member network charities and community interest companies led by and working in diaspora and racialised communities to address modern slavery and human trafficking across the UK. This grant will support BASNET to: build members’ research capabilities and capacity; influence policy and practice; continue forming lasting strategic partnerships to diversify the modern slavery space increasing inclusivity and access to more research opportunities; counter the harmful ‘illegal migrants’ narrative; provide a dedicated space for members to utilise self-advocacy; and provide extra mental wellbeing to support BASNET members. The funding will also contribute towards AFRUCA’s broader emotional counselling support for staff, as BASNET’s host organisation.
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Ending workplace exploitation of refugees in WalesThe CAE
The CAE tackles problems of inequality faced by migrants, breaking down barriers for them, and supporting them to become economically active, thrive and contribute fully to society. This grant will support the CAE to promote the rights of migrants and protect their dignity through working with partners to raise awareness of workplace exploitation, develop routes of reporting incidences to the relevant authorities and empower migrants to know and understand their rights at work. They will provide wellbeing services to help migrants build a sense of belonging and self-worth, and give free legal advice.
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Syria Detention Project
Reprieve
Reprieve is a legal action non-governmental organisation defending marginalised people who are facing human rights abuses. This grant will support their work to secure the repatriation of British nationals detained in North East Syria, and their resettlement and reintegration in the UK. Once repatriated, Reprieve will support ex-detainees to re-build their lives by facilitating access to services and empowering them to tell their stories and advocate for systemic change.
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Cost of living increase
PIRC
Public Interest Research Centre (PIRC) supports movements for social, racial, economic and climate justice in order to map, develop and strengthen compelling narratives that transform policy, systems and culture. This grant will provide PIRC additional funds to cover increased staff and project costs resulting from the increased cost-of-living.
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Building intersectional alliances for transformational change to our immigration system
Migrants’ Rights Network
The Migrants’ Rights Network (MRN) works alongside migrants in their fight for rights and justice. This grant will support MRN’s core work, including supporting the development of cross-sector alliances and campaigns across social justice issues, strengthening their analysis on intersecting forms of oppression and the migrant experience. They will facilitate events, workshops and cross-sector meetings and engage with media to support change in the language and narrative around migration.
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The Migration Project
Meliore Foundation
The Meliore Foundation works with global philanthropic funding partners to support programmes which educate and encourage fact-based discourse at community, societal, commercial and policy-making levels. This grant will support their focus on migration, allowing them to establish new narratives around migrants and support UK migrant justice campaigners with strategic communications. It will also fund strategic communications support for the newly formed Investor Working Group on Migration, Climate Adaptation and Finance.
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Strategically challenging an immigration system
Here for Good
Here for Good is a strategic legal charity that aims to plug the gaps in advice provision where there is no legal aid available, such as the EU Settlement Scheme and the Ukraine visa schemes. This grant will support Here for Good to gather case studies, conduct research, and share expertise, allowing them to advocate for change and influence Home Office engagement through their legal work and strategic litigation.
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Detention Visiting, Listening, Sharing: Step Change
Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group
Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group (GDWG) supports people during and after immigration detention through practical and emotional support by volunteer visitors and advocacy by the staff team. This grant will allow GDWG to build on its ‘Walking Inquiry’ model and will enable them to collect evidence for their policy advocacy and influencing work towards ending detention. This work will include an exhibition, local walks and events, led by their Self-Advocacy Group of people with lived experience of immigration detention.
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To develop a campaign strategy to end automatic deportation
Bail for Immigration Detainees
Bail for Immigration Detainees (BID) provides legal advice and representation in bail matters to people detained under immigration powers. This grant will support their revocation project, which aims to secure justice for those unjustly exiled from the UK while shifting the narrative around deportation. Funding will enable BID to develop a communications strategy which will complement the work they are doing with individual clients to revoke their deportation orders and ultimately enable them to build an evidenced based campaign for fundamental reform of the deportation system, which will be created and led by those directly affected by deportation.
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Protecting migrants in post-Brexit Britain: a migrant worker strategy
Work Rights Centre
The Work Rights Centre is a charity dedicated to helping migrant workers exit precarious work. Founded by people who have migrated to the UK with experience of the immigration system, they provide expert employment rights casework and evidence-based advocacy which strives to affect systemic change for the long term. This grant will enable the development of a cohesive strategy for protecting migrant workers in post-Brexit Britain. The programme of work will involve research into the limitations of the current immigration-employment nexus, advocacy, and frontline support for migrant workers.
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RLS Leadership: delivering our new strategy for impact and resilience
Refugee Legal Support
Refugee Legal Support (RLS) are a group of UK and EU asylum lawyers acting in solidarity with refugees in Greece. They provide free legal support to those seeking sanctuary in Greece or reunification with their family members elsewhere in Europe. This grant will fund core costs, including the Management Team, so that RLS can implement their new strategy, help more people and link their work to systemic change.