Fast Forward Grants Project Summaries 2007-08
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Barking and Dagenham Somali Women's Association
Funding received: £8,678
Pre-NVQ Health & Social Care training for 20 Somali, lone parent, disabled beneficiaries over six months.
Multi Edge Foundation
Funding received: £10,000
Brent
Amazing Grace Women’s Association
Funding received: £9,989
Leadership, ICT and personal development training for 20 black, Asian and minority ethnic individuals aged over 40 years, over 12 weeks.
Beyond the Will Smith Challenge
Funding received: £10,000
‘Event Planning’ (accredited ASET Level 2 training) including setting objectives and marketing for 20 lone parent beneficiaries over 20 weeks.
Dayspring Learning Centre
Funding received: £9,870
Parents Empowerment Programme (‘PEP’) and social housing training for 10 black, Asian and minority ethnic lone parents over 12 weeks.
Helping Hand
Funding received: £10,000
Catering and hospitality home-based group training including basic food hygiene and social enterprise for 12 black, Asian and minority ethnic individuals over two months.
Help Somalia Foundation
Funding received: £9,600
Community volunteering qualification training for 15 Somali women, over five months.
Bromley
Advantage Unlimited
Funding received: £10,000
Basic business, interpersonal and communication skills training for beneficiaries with Aspergers and High Functioning Autism.
Bromley Gypsy Traveller Project
Funding received: £9,585
Project to assist members of the Bromley Gypsy Traveller community with CV writing, interview techniques and job applications.
Credo
Funding received: £10,000
Joint community project in partnership with Bromley Community Drugs Project (BCDP). The course will teach basic ceramics and work skills, leading to the production of a piece of community ceramic and individual pieces.
Riverbirds Youth Club
Funding received: £9,913
A six month hairdressing and nail beauty course for traveller women.
Camden and Westminster Refugee Training Partnership
Funding received: £9,980
Basic ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) and ICT training for 24 refugee and black, Asian and minority ethnic beneficiaries over 12 weeks.
Creative Training & Development Trust
Funding received: £9,472
NCFE accredited certificate course in Photography for 20 refugee and Muslim women over 24 weeks.
Croydon
African Help Point
Funding received: £9,966
Basic ICT training for newcomers to computers over a 36 week period.
Centre for Francophone African Development
Funding received: £9.989
Basic skills in health and social care training for eight French speaking African women.
Ealing Youth Focus Network
Funding received: £9,941
Hairdressing and beauty therapy skills training including personal development and assertiveness for 15 black, Asian and minority ethnic lone parent individuals over six months.
Golden Opportunity Youth Association
Funding received: £8,427
‘A plus preparation’ course on hardware and software for ten young, substance misusers, black, Asian and minority ethnic and refugee individuals over four months.
Hayes FM-Film and Media
Funding received: £9,600
Basic radio skills (OCN Level 1) training for ten black, Asian and minority ethnic individuals over six months.
Enfield
Change for All
Funding received: £9,880
A 12 week project covering skills for work including customer service, ICT and basic skills along with personal development training for lone parents from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups.
Homeless Resource Centre
Funding received: £9,907
An education, counselling and advocacy project for 15 people offering flexible training in basic literacy, numeracy and ICT over a six month period.
C Pam Ltd
Funding received: £10,000
Vocational training in arts and crafts and computer knowledge training.
Insight Training
Funding received: £10,000
Accredited LCCI level 2 office skills training, incorporating ICT and personal development.
Opportunity to Do
Funding received: £10,000
An intensive machine sewing and dressmaking training course for two cohorts of eight people over a four week period.
Organisation of Positive African Men
Funding received: £10,000
‘Skills upgrade project for refugees with disabilities’ Focusing on African refugee men offering ICT training, communication skills, confidence building, communication skills and personal development support.
African Community Development Association (ACDA)
Funding received: £9,992
ACDA are providing a six month training course in social care and housing work. The programme will target those who wish to work in this area, enabling them to progress to further training and work.
Educator’s Forum
Funding received: £9,974
An 18 week teacher training course for 12 Turkish and Kurdish speakers with career development talks and ongoing support.
Hammersmith & Fulham
Community Innovations
Funding received: £8,193
ESOL (pre entry and Level I) with soft skills training and employment support for 22 black, Asian and minority ethnic individuals over six months.
JustWrite
Funding received: £8,193
An introduction to creative writing course for 15 lone parent female individuals over ten weeks
The Serbian Society
Funding received: £8,193
Basic ICT, Word, Excel and internet training for 12 Serbian, black, Asian and minority ethnic, lone parent individuals over 12 weeks.
Western Kurdistan Association
Funding received: £7,784
English and ICT training for 20 Kurdish refugees and asylum seekers over six months.
Haringey
London Community Learning Network
Funding received: £9,981
A 12 week programme offering basic skills training including literacy, numeracy and ICT in a supportive and friendly environment.
Tirax Employment
Funding received: £9,452
A series of short pre-NVQ courses in health and social care for a total of 35 people, with the opportunity to progress to work placements.
Wisdom for Women International
Funding received: £9,998
‘A Brighter Future’ - a 12 week project for single mums in ICT training, confidence building, assertiveness and job search skills.
Hounslow
ILAYS
Funding received: £9,570
Basic ESOL (English for Speakers for Other Languages) and ICT training for 15 refugee and asylum seeker beneficiaries over four months.
Angel International GB
Funding received: £10,000
Basic ICT and life skills development training for employment for 10 female offenders and ex offenders over six months
Prospects Kensington Limited
Funding received:£9,919
ICT and higher employment skills programmes for 16 lone parents’ beneficiaries over five months.
Kingston upon Thames
African Positive Outlook
Funding received: £9,701
Job skills training project for ex-offenders.
Cameroon Asylum Support Association (CASA)
Funding received: £9,988
‘Life in Britain’. Intensive activities programme for 30 refugee beneficiaries over 22 weeks.
Horn Africa Community Development
Funding received: £9,978
Basic ICT and job search training for 12 Somali men.
Somali Centre for Information and Advocacy
Funding received: £10,000
Basic ICT skills for 12 Somali women. The women will also benefit from personal development and job skills training.
Lewisham
African Development Network
Funding received: £10,000
18 week ECDL training
Lewisham Francophone Asylum Refugee Centre
Funding received: £9,733
ICT and job search training. Focusing on job search skills and employment support for the BAME French speaking community.
Bridges Foundation
Funding received: £9,633
Social enterprise and training for 15 women over a 20 week period
Eastlea Wanderer’s Table Tennis Club
Funding received: £9,999
A 25 week project offering an accredited table tennis coaching qualification at two different levels for a total of 25 students.
Go Training and Employment Centre
Funding received: £9,983
Information Technology Qualification (ITI) Level 1 and 2; Personal development, job search support and work placements for 10 black, Asian and minority ethnic lone parents over five months.
Newham United Tamil Association
Funding received:£9,030
Basic ICT Training with embedded English for 10 black, Asian and minority ethnic individuals over six months.
The Lighthouse Cradle
Funding received: £10,000
Basic English and ICT bridging project targets 15 beneficiaries for training over 22 weeks.
Richmond upon Thames
Baby-King Community Productions
Funding received: £10,000
Anti racist short film project. Beneficiaries will be taught film making skills and produce a short film. The film will engage debate issues surrounding ethnicity.
Education 2000 Employment Training Institute
Funding received: £9,836
NVQ Level 2 Health and Social Care training for 15 black, Asian and minority ethnic lone parent individuals over six months
Mulberry Career Development Services
Funding received: £10,000
NVQ Level 1 and 2 book keeping training for 10 refugee, lone parent, black, Asian and minority ethnic individuals over 10 weeks.
Restoring Lives
Funding received: £10,000
Information, advice and guidance NVQ Level 3 training for 10 ex offenders, lone parents and black, Asian and minority ethnic individuals over six months.
Sutton
Clusters
Funding received: £8,972
Yoga, script writing, basic ICT, arts and crafts and drama workshops. The drama workshops will culminate in the production of a DVD.
Associates of Community Trust UK
Funding received:£9,770
Basic ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) classes; sewing and personal skills workshops for 30 black, Asian and minority ethnic individuals over 24 weeks.
New Step
Funding received: £10,000
ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Skills For Life project for 30 Bangladeshi beneficiaries over 20 weeks.
Women’s Radio Group
Funding received: £9,998
OCN accredited ‘Radio Training Project’ including work experience over five months for 10 female, homeless beneficiaries.
Ardent Foundation
Funding received: £10,000
Audio Visual Multi Media training (DV Camera and Editing) for 15 black, Asian and minority ethnic individuals for three months.
Basantu Outreach
Funding received: £9,335
A 10 week ICT project working with people with mental health issues offering ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) as well as one to one support from volunteers and extra job skills workshops.
Fifty Plus Asian Elderly Club
Funding received: £8,924
A 15 week course in basic ICT and ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) targeting unemployed Asian adults in the Walthamstow area. Fifty Plus will also be providing a crèche to enable those with children to attend.
Wandsworth
Wandsworth Congolese Community Association
Funding received: £9,510
Basic ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) and ICT training for 20 female Congolese, refugees, asylum seekers and black, Asian and minority ethnic individuals over 14 weeks.
Westminster
African Women Group
Funding received: £9,840
This organisation is carrying out a 16 week project offering basic ICT training and ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) classes twice per week. African Women Group are providing crèche facilities for the women who will be taking part, and will also be offering six additional skills development workshops as part of the course.