Western Isles Council – ESF Funded Employability Programme

Western Isles Council – ESF Funded Employability Programme

European Structural Funds secured to support up to 10 participants through the following:• 8 week DWP Placement• 12 week Employability Placement• 8 week DWP Placement• 18 week volunteer programme Funding covers a Training Assistant post to assist with the introduction...
West Dunbartonshire – Out of the Box – Moments of Freedom

West Dunbartonshire – Out of the Box – Moments of Freedom

The project has 4 main strands. Capacity building for women and children; Connecting with and shaping the local community of Clydebank; Developing peer-support opportunities for New Scots across the Greater Glasgow area; Shaping national new Scotscommunity integration...
West Dunbartonshire – Out of the Box – Moments of Freedom

West Dunbartonshire Council – Syrian Employability programme

Working4U-work sits within the Working4U service at West Dunbartonshire Council(WDC) and leads on Employability. Its function is to work with people who are unemployed and who are furthest from the job market. This could be because of disability, addictions, mental...
North Ayrshire – Knit and Natter / Arab Stars

North Ayrshire – Knit and Natter / Arab Stars

The group has evolved from an approach by a group of churches who invited the Syrian ladies to come and join their group to chat and knit! The group now sew, knit, crochet, bead and dress make. Both Syrian and local women meet together and share conversation, time,...
North Ayrshire – Knit and Natter / Arab Stars

North Ayrshire – Ladies only swimming

Following initial discussion with staff from KA Leisure about increasing physical activity amongst women from BME backgrounds we became aware of and funding was made available from the overarching Girl Make Your Move initiative encouraging women and girls in North...