A total of 224 projects from across the country will benefit from more than £20 million in funding to drive forward Scotland’s equality agenda in 2016-17. The projects will work with individuals, families, children and communities to address inequality and discrimination.
Among the Edinburgh recipients to benefit are ELREC, MultiCultural Family Base and Edinburgh Women’s Aid.
In addition to funding of over £3 million to national bodies including the Equality Network, BEMIS, CEMVO, Inclusion Scotland, the Scottish Refugee Council and Age Scotland, more than £6.5 million across over 80 projects will support activity to improve the outcomes for people and communities across Scotland, for example the LGBTI Helpline, Equate Scotland and the Muslim Women’s Resource Centre.
With the Scottish Government’s continued commitment to sustaining funding of £11.8 million to address violence against women and girls, £3.5 million of this will be allocated specifically to projects providing frontline services to women and girls who have experienced violence.
Equalities Secretary Angela Constance announced the full list of projects which will benefit from funding as she visited Edinburgh’s Multi-Cultural Family Base yesterday. The organisation, which works to promote the well-being of vulnerable and disadvantaged children, young people and families, will receive almost £20,000 over the next 12 months.
Ms Constance said: “Equality is part of the aspiration and ambition we have for Scotland. No one should be treated unfairly, suffer injustice or be denied opportunities because of their age, disability, gender, gender identity, race, religion or sexual orientation.
“Amongst the 224 projects receiving funding support this year are frontline services which are working directly with communities to address local issues.
“By visiting the Multi-Cultural Family Base today and speaking with parents and children who use it, I’ve seen first-hand the difference this funding can make to the lives of families in Scotland.
“This week we saw the worst targeted attack on LGBTI people that we have seen in the western world in recent times. Scotland has made some great progress on LGBTI rights and we are considered one of the most progressive countries in Europe in terms of LGBTI equality. But we are not complacent – we recognise there is still work to do to eradicate prejudice and discrimination against LGBTI people. We are allocating over £850,000 from this budget to organisations and projects that are working towards this aim.
“We are committed to working with all of these organisations to ensure we continue to progress equality whilst supporting the most vulnerable in our society, and the funding goes a long way to doing this.”
Steve Gowenlock, CEO of Multi-Cultural Family Base, said: “We are delighted to receive funding from the Scottish Government’s Promoting Equality and Cohesion Fund.
“The funding will enable us to further develop the work of our 4Corners Project which works with vulnerable and disadvantaged black and ethnic minority families to promote social inclusion and reduce inequalities. The work also involves school based groups with all communities to promote mutual understanding and increase social cohesiveness.”
The Equality Network is the Scottish Government’s key partner for LGBTI work in Scotland. BEMIS and CEMVO are the Scottish Government’s key partners for race equality and Inclusion Scotland is the Scottish Government’s key disability stakeholder.
The funding for each stream of work is as follows:
| Strream | 2016-17 amount |
| Intermediary | £3.1 million |
| Strategic equality work | £3.0 million |
| Strategic VAWG work | £3.4 million |
| Promoting Equality and Cohesion Fund | £2.7 million |
| Violence Against Women and Girls Fund | £3.5 million |
| Children’s Services Fund | £3.5 million |
| Rape Crisis Specific Fund | £0.7 million |
| Total | £19.9 million |
The full list of projects are:
| Organisation | Project |
| Aberdeen City Council | Caledonian |
| Aberdeen Cyrenians Ltd | Violence against Women Project |
| Aberdeen Rape and Abuse Support | Rape Crisis Support Service |
| Action for Children Services | Tayside Women and Family Safety |
| Action for Children, Eilean Siar | Children Services |
| Age Scotland | Intermediary |
| Age Scotland | Men’s Sheds |
| Age Scotland | Silver Line Helpline |
| AMINA – The Muslim Women’s Resource Centre | Muslim Women’s Helpline |
| Amina – The Muslim Women’s Resource Centre | You can change this: making Scotland safe for all women |
| Angus Women’s Aid | Angus MIA Service |
| Angus Women’s Aid | Angus Women’s Aid |
| Angus Women’s Aid | Children Services |
| Argyll & Bute Women’s Aid | Women and Girls Refuge and Rural Outreach Service |
| Argyll & Bute Women’s Aid | Children Services |
| Argyll and Bute Rape Crisis Centre | Rape Crisis Support Service |
| Article 12 | Young G/T Lives |
| Barnardo’s | FOCUS |
| Barnardo’s | Tayside Domestic Abuse Service |
| BEMIS | Intermediary |
| Borders Green Team Enterprises | Moving it on Too |
| Bridges Programmes Limited | BEAT Project |
| Bridging The Gap | Gorbals Community Cohesion |
| British Deaf Association | Engaging the BSL Community in Scotland |
| British Red Cross | STAR Project |
| British Red Cross | Women’s Support Services |
| Caithness & Sutherland Women’s Aid | Children Services |
| Caithness and Sutherland Women’s Aid | Outreach Project |
| Castlemilk Law and Money Advice Centre | Castlemilk Law Centre VAW Project |
| Central Scotland Regional Equality Council | Equality in the Community |
| City of Edinburgh Council | Caledonian |
| City of Edinburgh Council | Respekt |
| Clackmannanshire Women’s Aid | Children Services |
| Clackmannanshire Women’s Aid | Family Support – Weekend |
| Close the Gap (STUC) | Close the Gap |
| Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights | Race Equality Framework |
| Committed to Ending Abuse (formerly Falkirk WA) | Children Services |
| Community Info Source | Women Asylum Seeker Housing Project |
| Council of Ethnic Minority Voluntary Organisations | Intermediary |
| Crossroads Youth & Community Association | Hearts of Govanhill |
| Deaf Action | Deaf Sector Partnership |
| Deafblind Scotland | Deaf Sector Partnership |
| Drumchapel Women’s Aid | Children Services |
| Dumbarton District Women’s Aid | Children Services |
| Dumfries & Stewarty Women’s Aid | Children Services |
| Dumfries and Galloway Citizens Advice Service | Minorities Community Development Project |
| Dundee CAB | Equalities in Advice – Dundee Citizens Advice Project |
| Dundee International Women’s Centre | Women into Sustainable Employment |
| Dundee Women’s Aid | MIA Service |
| Dundee Women’s Aid | Children Services |
| Dundee WRASAC | Women’s Support Service |
| EA Kilmarnock Rape Counselling and Resource Centre | Rape Crisis Support Service |
| East & Lothian Midlothian Violence Against Women Partnership | East Lothian and Midlothian MARAC and Domestic Abuse Advisor Service (DAS) |
| East and Midlothian Women’s Aid | Children Services |
| East Ayrshire Women’s Aid | Children Services |
| East Ayrshire Women’s Aid | Domestic Abuse Advisor |
| East Dunbartonshire Women’s Aid | Children Services |
| Edinburgh and Lothian Regional Equality Council | True Colours |
| Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equality Council | Equality Engagement |
| Edinburgh Inter-Faith Association | Edinburgh Inter-Faith Association |
| Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre | Rape Crisis Support Service |
| Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre | Trauma informed support service Edinburgh, East and Midlothian |
| Edinburgh Women’s Aid | Outreach Project |
| Edinburgh Women’s Aid | Children Services |
| Edinburgh Women’s Aid | EDDACS |
| Engender | Intermediary |
| Engender | Supporting the advancement of women’s equality |
| Equality Network | Intersex project |
| Equality Network Limited | Intermediary |
| Equate Scotland | CareerWise |
| Equate Scotland | Equate Scotland |
| Equate Scotland | Positive Action |
| Ethnic Minorities Law Centre | Edinburgh Project |
| Ethnic Minorities Law Centre | Highland Project |
| Faith in Community Scotland | Faith in Community Dundee |
| Falkirk Council | Caledonian |
| Fast Forward Positive Lifestyles Ltd | Gypsy Traveller Health and Wellbeing Project |
| Fife Rape and Sexual Assault Centre | Rape Crisis Support Service |
| Fife Rape and Sexual Assault Centre | Young Person Project |
| Fife Women’s Aid | Counselling Service |
| Fife Women’s Aid | Children Services |
| Forth Valley Rape Crisis Centre | Forth Valley Rape Crisis Centre |
| FRAE (Fairness, Race Awareness & Equality) Fife | Action for Equality and Community Cohesion |
| Friends of Romano Lav | Together we can – Roma empowerment |
| Generations Working Together | Opening Doors |
| Glasgow Community and Safety Services | ASSIST |
| Glasgow Disability Alliance | Glasgow Independent Living Strategy |
| Glasgow East Women’s Aid | Women’s Support and Outreach Project |
| Glasgow East Women’s Aid | Children Services |
| Glasgow ESOL Forum | ESOL for Work Project |
| Glasgow Rape Crisis Centre | Rape Crisis Support Service |
| Glasgow Women’s Library | Glasgow Women’s Library National Lifelong Learning |
| Glasgow Women’s Aid | Children Services |
| Govan and Craigton Integration Network | GCIN Womens Group, Mens Group and Homework Club |
| Govan Law Centre | Govanhill Law Centre |
| Govanhill Housing Association | Govanhill Welfare Rights |
| Grampian Regional Equality Council Ltd. | Embedding Equality in Education |
| Grampian Regional Equality Council Ltd. | Tackling Economic Barriers |
| Hemat Gryffe Women’s Aid | Women’s support project |
| Hemat Gryffe Women’s Aid | Children Services |
| Hidden Gardens Trust | The Hidden Gardens Community Trust |
| Improvement Service | National VAWG Network |
| Inclusion Scotland | ILiS |
| Inclusion Scotland | Intermediary |
| Inclusion Scotland | Access to Politics |
| Inclusion Scotland | Local Policy and Engagement Policy Project |
| Interfaith Scotland | Interfaith Glasgow |
| Interfaith Scotland | Intermediary |
| Inverclyde Women’s Aid | Children Services |
| Inverness Badenoch and Strathspey Citizens Advice Bureau | Addressing Equality and Diversity Challenges in the Highlands |
| Inverness Women’s Aid | Hard to Reach Project |
| Inverness Women’s Aid | Children Services |
| Just Festivals | Just Festival |
| Kenyan Women in Scotland Association | Preventing FGM and addressing the impact of HTP |
| Kingdom Abuse Survivors Project | Domestic Abuse Support Project |
| Kinning Park Complex | KPC Community Inclusion Programme |
| Lanarkshire Rape Crisis Centre | Rape Crisis Support Service |
| Leap Sports Scotland | LGBTI Equality in Sports Project |
| Legal Services Agency Limited (LSA) | Women’s Project, Women and young persons’ department |
| LetSBsafe2 Children 1st | Children Services |
| LGBT Health | LGBTI Helpline |
| LGBT Youth | Voices Unheard |
| LGBT Youth Scotland | Intermediary |
| LIMELIGHT MUSIC | Musical Identities Professional Development Programme |
| LINKnet Mentoring Limited | LINKnet’s Mentoring and Training Project |
| Lochaber Women’s Aid | Supporting and Empowering women |
| Lochaber Women’s Aid | Children Services |
| Maryhill & Possilpark Citizens Advice Bureau | Maryhill & Possilpark Citizens Advice Bureau |
| Maryhill Integration Network | Maryhill Integration Network |
| Men in Childcare | Men in Childcare |
| Minority Ethnic Carers of Older People Project | MECOPP |
| Monklands Women’s Aid | Women’s Support Services |
| Monklands Women’s Aid | Children Services |
| Moray Women’s Aid | In Reach for Support |
| Moray Women’s Aid | Children Services |
| Motherwell & District Women’s Aid | Children Services |
| Multi-Cultural Family Base | The 4 Corners Project |
| National Deaf Children’s Society | Deaf Sector Partnership |
| North Ayrshire Women’s Aid | North Ayrshire Domestic Abuse Advocacy |
| North Ayrshire Women’s Aid | Children Services |
| Orkney Women’s Aid | Children Services |
| Outside the Box | Raising Awareness of Older People’s Mental Health and Wellbeing |
| PATH SCOTLAND | Developing Management and Leadership Skills (DMLS) |
| People First (Scotland) | Parents Project |
| Perth & Kinross Association of Voluntary Service | Future Prospects |
| Perth and Kinross Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre | Rape Crisis Support Service |
| Perthshire Women’s Aid | Children Services |
| Perthshire Women’s Aid | Perth & Kinross Independent Domestic Abuse Advocacy |
| Perthshire Women’s Aid | Women’s Services |
| Pilton Community Health Project | Living in Harmony |
| Positive Action in Housing Ltd | New Migrants Action Project |
| Rape and Sexual Abuse Service Highland (RASASH) | Rape Crisis Support Service |
| Rape Crisis Centre Glasgow | FGM Survivor Support Service |
| Rape Crisis Centre Glasgow | Support & Access Service |
| Rape Crisis Centre Glasgow | Support to Report |
| Rape Crisis Scotland | Intermediary |
| Rape Crisis Scotland | Rape Crisis Scotland Helpline |
| Rape Crisis Scotland (Forth Valley) | Rape Crisis Support Service |
| RASAC P&K | Survivor Support Services |
| Renfrewshire Women’s Aid | Children Services |
| Respect/Men’s Advice Line | Respect/Men’s Advice Line |
| Ross-shire Women’s Aid | Outreach Project |
| Ross-shire Women’s Aid | Children Services |
| Royal National Institute for Deaf People | Hear For Welfare |
| Sacro | Another Way |
| Sacro | Caledonian |
| SafeLives | MARAC Development Programme |
| Saheilya | Champions for Change |
| Saheliya | Safeguarding Project |
| SAY Women | Outreach project |
| Scottish Borders Council | Pathway |
| Scottish Borders Rape Crisis Centre | Rape Crisis Support Service |
| Scottish Council of Jewish Communities | Empowering, Engaging and Connecting Diverse Communities |
| Scottish Council on Deafness | Deaf Sector Partnership |
| Scottish Disability Equality Forum | Inclusive Communication and Engagement |
| Scottish Older Peoples Assembly | Scottish Older Peoples Assembly |
| Scottish Police Authority | VRU for MVP |
| Scottish Refugee Council | Intermediary |
| Scottish Seniors Alliance | Scottish Seniors Alliance |
| Scottish Transgender Alliance | Intermediary |
| Scottish Women’s Aid | Intermediary |
| Scottish Women’s Convention | Intermediary |
| Scottish Women’s Aid | Scottish Domestic Abuse and Forced Marriage Helpline |
| SCVO/Inclusion Scotland | Disability Internships |
| Sense Scotland | Inclusive Communication Hub |
| Shakti Women’s Aid | Children Services |
| Shakti Women’s Aid | Outreach Support Service for Black Minority Ethnic Women |
| Shetland Women’s Aid | MARAC Shetland |
| Shetland Women’s Aid | Children Services |
| Show Racism the Red Card | Tackling Contemporary Racism |
| Sikh Sanjog | Open Door Project |
| South Ayrshire Women’s Aid | Prevention and Early Intervention Project |
| South Ayrshire Women’s Aid | Children Services |
| South Lanarkshire Women’s Aid | Children Services |
| South West Rape Crisis and Sexual Abuse Centre | Rape Crisis Support Service |
| South West Scotland CJA | Caledonian |
| STEP/University of Edinburgh | Write to Work |
| Stirling & District Women’s Aid | Preventing victimisation and re-victimisation |
| Stirling & District Women’s Aid | Children Services |
| Stonewall Equality Limited | Intermediary |
| Strengthening Communities for Race Equality Scotland – SCOREscotland | The local CommUNITY Project |
| Waverley Care | Lifeskills and Wellbeing Project |
| Waverley Care/DARF | My Voice |
| WESREC | Good Community Relations |
| WESREC | Living Equality |
| West Dunbartonshire Council | Women’s safety and support service |
| West Lothian Council | Children Services |
| West Lothian Council | West Lothian Domestic & Sexual Assault Services |
| Western Isles Rape Crisis Centre | Rape Crisis Support Service |
| Western Isles Women’s Aid (Eilean Siar) | Children Services |
| White Ribbon | White Ribbon |
| Wigtownshire Women’s Aid | Domestic Abuse Crisis Workers |
| Women’s Aid Orkney | Crisis Support & Intervention |
| Women’s Aid South Lanarkshire and East Renfrewshire | Women and Girls support service project |
| Women’s Aid East and Midlothian | Free Me Project |
| Women’s Rape and Abuse Centre – Dundee and Angus | Rape Crisis Support Service |
| Women’s Support Project | Building capacity for VAW |
| Women’s Support Project | Challenging Demand |
| Workers’ Educational Association | WEA Workers Educational Association |
| Youth Community Support Agency | CPR – Connect, Protect, Respect |
| Youth Community Support Agency | Fair Play |
| Yusuf Youth Initiative | ChangeMakers |
| YWCA | Empowering Pathways for Women |
| Zero Tolerance | Zero Tolerance |
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