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Funding by Comic Relief and DCMS to address violence against Black and minority women and girls in England
Projects funded are led by and for Black and minority women
Programme funding made possible by DCMS’s Tampon Tax Fund. Comic Relief has received Tampon Tax Funding since 2016
For more information about different funding opportunities visit www.comicrelief.com/funding(opens in new window)
Tuesday 27th July: Comic Relief and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) have awarded over £1.1million in funding to 10 organisations across England to address violence against Black and minority women and girls.
The new programme led by Comic Relief and DCMS, Supporting & Sustaining Specialism, has been designed to provide support to organisations addressing violence against women and girls, led by and for Black and minority women, and has been made possible via the DCMS’s Tampon Tax Fund.
Funding from the programme will help improve access to quality services and support for Black and minority women and girls who are experiencing, or at risk of, violence and abuse.
The programme will also provide valuable evidence on what works in addressing the needs and effective response to violence and abuse, through research and shared learnings with other organisations and stakeholders.
One of the successful recipients is Saheli, which will use an investment of £212,311.30 to provide user led support services across South Yorkshire and North West England. The funding will support work that aims to empower Black and minority women and girls facing violence and abuse by enabling access to safety, support and justice. The funding will also help to build resilience and challenge the systemic racism and discrimination that can often create additional trauma when leaving an abusive situation.
The full list of organisations that have been successful and awarded between £49,300 and £212,500 each to deliver work both on a local level and nationwide are:
Southall Black Sisters: Awarded £212,500 to offer bespoke, holistic support to women and girls across England
Saheli: Awarded £212,311.30 to increase access to safety, support and justice in South Yorkshire and North West England
Foundation for Women’s Health Research and Development: Awarded £201,932.80 to tackle trauma, vulnerability and abuse of women and girls through culturally appropriate community support services in Bristol and London
Africa Advocacy Foundation: Awarded £132,128.25 to improve the safety, health, and wellbeing of 80 women and girls in London
Imece Women’s Centre: Awarded £114,113.35 to offer support, counselling and confidence building workshops to survivors of violence against women and girls in London
Anah Project: Awarded £72,117.40 to provide support, training and safe refuge accommodation for women fleeing domestic abuse and violence, forced marriage, so called honour-based violence and Female Genital Mutilation in Bradford
London Black Women’s Project: Awarded £66,334.85 to improve access to high quality counselling for women in London
Latin America Women’s Aid: Awarded £60,940.75 to improve access to specialist services for women in London
Apna Ghar: Awarded £53,297.55 to support a collective of grassroots, peer support networks in the North East of England which serve women affected by violence
PHOEBE: Awarded £49,300.00 to support women in Suffolk to leave abusive, violent relationships, by accessing services, housing, hardship funds, and applying for visas in their own name
Samir Patel, CEO of Comic Relief, said: “Throughout the pandemic violence and domestic abuse has risen at an alarming rate. Our £1.1million funding is helping 10 excellent projects that have seen huge increases in demand for their services from communities across the country. With the generous support of the Tampon Tax Fund, these specialist projects that are led by and for Black and minority women, will be able provide vital support for hundreds of women and girls across England."
Minister for Civil Society, Baroness Barran, said: “I'm pleased that the support provided through this funding will ensure 10 specialist organisations can support women from Black and minority communities and girls in need, whilst enabling organisations to become more sustainable for the future. There's no doubt that it's more important than ever to end violence against women and girls, as set out in the government’s recently launched strategy, which aims to combat the issue as an absolute priority."
Debdatta Dobe, Senior Policy, Grants and Partnerships Manager, of Southall Black Sisters, said: “The pandemic has exacerbated and heightened inequalities and structural barriers to support for black and minoritised women, while also rendering women more at risk of experiencing violence and abuse. Through this project, we hope to address the gaps in protection and create more inclusive and holistic pathways to support across England while building capacity and sustainability for the by-and-for led specialist sector.”
For more information on different Comic Relief funding opportunities visit www.comicrelief.com/funding(opens in new window).
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NOTES TO EDITORS
About Comic Relief Comic Relief raises money to support people living incredibly tough lives. Through humour and stories of hope, we’ve shown that people can make a massive difference. We fund hundreds of amazing organisations who are working on the ground to support the most vulnerable people and communities in society including many of those hardest hit by the coronavirus crisis. This includes vulnerable children and young people, people who are homeless or who have been forced to flee their homes, women and families at risk of domestic abuse and those struggling with existing or new mental health problems.
For information about Comic Relief and the work it carries out, please visit www.comicrelief.com(opens in new window)
Comic Relief, which is the operating name of Charity Projects, registered charity 326568 (England/Wales); SC039730 (Scotland)
