MIDAYE SOMALI DEVELOPMENT NETWORK

Family support led by and for BME migrants.

The project will provide free physical activities for disadvantaged inactive female migrants. The women and girls will be offered a total of 138 sessions over 12 months. This will include 36, weekly one-hour exercise classes and 102 twice weekly ....more

The project will provide free physical activities for disadvantaged inactive female migrants. The women and girls will be offered a total of 138 sessions over 12 months. This will include 36, weekly one-hour exercise classes and 102 twice weekly ‘out and about’ sessions delivering walking and cycling. Each participant is expected to attend up to 60 sessions during the year. Funding will support additional senior project officer and project officer costs, coaches fees, facility hire, volunteer expenses, refreshments, incentives, printing and water bottles.

Refresh: a project providing befriending and advocacy support to people aged 50+ from the BME community in West London

To build resilience of this organisation

Youth Programme

‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’

£150,000 over five years (£18,000; £36,000; £34,000; £32,000; £30,000) towards the core costs of the organisation, including but not limited to contributions to the salaries of its central management and administration team.

Stronger Together: Community support for BME migrants

49% of salaries and operating costs over 3 years for charity working with BAME refugee families in West London.

Midaye Summer Trips 2021

towards three years' salary of the Programme Manager for a project providing a range of 1:1 support, group support and advocacy services for survivors of war, forced migration and FGM in West London.

Midaye is a BME migrant organisation that?s deeply embedded in, and led by, our community, who feel ownership and pride in what we collectively create. Our services are delivered in a way that empowers ?participants drive change for themselves and ....more

Midaye is a BME migrant organisation that?s deeply embedded in, and led by, our community, who feel ownership and pride in what we collectively create. Our services are delivered in a way that empowers ?participants drive change for themselves and their communities, which encourages them to engage. Mental health problems are dangerously high in our communities. Migrant women carry deep scars of war, forced migration and FGM, now combined with the strain of extreme poverty and isolation, day-to-day experience of systemic racism, and fear for their children?s future. But the subject of mental health carries many taboos. Acknowledging problems and seeking help are acts of great bravery, which come to nothing when services are inaccessible or inappropriate in their response. Our community approach to mental health is client-led and uses culturally appropriate solutions, which greatly improves outcomes. We support women to prioritise emotional wellbeing; tackling mental health stigmas to join our helping community of peer support. Through a virtuous circle, women who were isolated, afraid and held hostage by mental ill-health are now volunteering on mental health, speaking in public meetings, and voicing how to support the mental health of their community. We have earned the trust of our community because we deliver. And we have built a strong reputation with a range of partners -statutory and VCS alike -for our experienced staff, effective model and unparalleled reach into vulnerable BME migrant groups ? and our effective advocacy for their needs. We want to transform the effectiveness of mental health services for BME migrant women by action on three connected fronts. We will refine and evidence our community counselling model; influence our community to develop new attitudes to mental health; and work with statutory and VCS providers and commissioners to support them in developing good practice through rethinking their approach.

COVID19 related funding. The project, Midaye will provide a multilingual gateway service on health information and healthcare access to isolated BME migrants in NW London to support better outcomes for the mental wellbeing and physical health of our ....more

COVID19 related funding. The project, Midaye will provide a multilingual gateway service on health information and healthcare access to isolated BME migrants in NW London to support better outcomes for the mental wellbeing and physical health of our communities in the wake of Covid-19. We will build from our existing engagement with BME migrants and utilise the trusted position we hold in our communities as a grassroots community-led organisation. We will use our existing network and engage partners – including, e.g., IAPTS; local GP surgeries; and LA Public Health departments – to help isolated and hard-to-reach individuals struggling with complex health needs, which have been further exacerbated by Covid-19. We will provide 3 drop-in clinics/week to 288 clients over the year. Working in 6 languages, we will provide information, advocacy, language support and referrals into our own specialist services and other services, including primary care pathways. We will 1) work with clients on primary care access: understanding doctor’s advice/treatment plans; and overcoming language barriers to, e.g., make appointments and communicate with healthcare professionals including pharmacists, nurses, etc., 2) refer clients to other health related services provided by Midaye (e.g. FGM, in partnership with St Mary’s;

towards the Service Development Manager and Project Officers outlined in your application

as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively

This project will deliver educational support, group activities and 1-1 support for young people from disadvantaged black and minority ethnic backgrounds in West London, supporting them to improve attainment, increase confidence and feel happier.

towards the cost of supporting mental health of the Somali community including the cost of project roles as outlined in your application

Grant to Midaye Somali Development Network meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.

"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more

"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."

COVID19 Recovery funding

as emergency funding to support remote outreach and digital engagement with Midaye's community in West London during the Coronavirus crisis

Women and girls who have had female genital mutilation (FGM) performed on them suffer ongoing trauma and difficulties, both physical and emotional. Midaye will work to support women and girls from black and minority ethnic groups in London who have ....more

Women and girls who have had female genital mutilation (FGM) performed on them suffer ongoing trauma and difficulties, both physical and emotional. Midaye will work to support women and girls from black and minority ethnic groups in London who have been cut. A Project worker will work one on one with individuals supporting them with their health, social, legal and emotional needs. Midaye will also run forums with the local community to raise awareness of FGM in the hopes that it will prevent families from performing this practice on their daughters.

over three years as unrestricted funding for a charity in London supporting minority ethnic communities (mainly women) to improve their quality of life and tackle inequalities

Women's Well Being Group

Midaye is requesting funding to develop its drop in advice, information and advocacy service by piloting a more structured approach including improved recording and monitoring and gaining of the AQS quality mark

Women and girls who have had female genital mutilation (FGM) performed on them suffer ongoing trauma and difficulties, both physical and emotional. Midaye will work to support women and girls from black and minority ethnic groups in London who have ....more

Women and girls who have had female genital mutilation (FGM) performed on them suffer ongoing trauma and difficulties, both physical and emotional. Midaye will work to support women and girls from black and minority ethnic groups in London who have been cut. A Project worker will work one on one with individuals supporting them with their health, social, legal and emotional needs. Midaye will also run forums with the local community to raise awareness of FGM in the hopes that it will prevent families from performing this practice on their daughters.

Women and girls who have had female genital mutilation (FGM) performed on them suffer ongoing trauma and difficulties, both physical and emotional. Midaye will work to support women and girls from black and minority ethnic groups in London who have ....more

Women and girls who have had female genital mutilation (FGM) performed on them suffer ongoing trauma and difficulties, both physical and emotional. Midaye will work to support women and girls from black and minority ethnic groups in London who have been cut. A Project worker will work one on one with individuals supporting them with their health, social, legal and emotional needs. Midaye will also run forums with the local community to raise awareness of FGM in the hopes that it will prevent families from performing this practice on their daughters.

Women and girls who have had female genital mutilation (FGM) performed on them suffer ongoing trauma and difficulties, both physical and emotional. Midaye will work to support women and girls from black and minority ethnic groups in London who have ....more

Women and girls who have had female genital mutilation (FGM) performed on them suffer ongoing trauma and difficulties, both physical and emotional. Midaye will work to support women and girls from black and minority ethnic groups in London who have been cut. A Project worker will work one on one with individuals supporting them with their health, social, legal and emotional needs. Midaye will also run forums with the local community to raise awareness of FGM in the hopes that it will prevent families from performing this practice on their daughters.

Women and girls who have had female genital mutilation (FGM) performed on them suffer ongoing trauma and difficulties, both physical and emotional. Midaye will work to support women and girls from black and minority ethnic groups in London who have ....more

Women and girls who have had female genital mutilation (FGM) performed on them suffer ongoing trauma and difficulties, both physical and emotional. Midaye will work to support women and girls from black and minority ethnic groups in London who have been cut. A Project worker will work one on one with individuals supporting them with their health, social, legal and emotional needs. Midaye will also run forums with the local community to raise awareness of FGM in the hopes that it will prevent families from performing this practice on their daughters.

This project will develop a consortium of small local black minority ethnic-led organisations who can deliver co-ordinated and culturally appropriate services to the communities affected by the Grenfell Tower fire.

This project offered a comprehensive summer programme for 60 young people and children affected by the Grenfell Tower. Activities ran from July 24th- 31st August 2017. It was run by a consortia of three local groups. Midaye as lead partner, ....more

This project offered a comprehensive summer programme for 60 young people and children affected by the Grenfell Tower. Activities ran from July 24th- 31st August 2017. It was run by a consortia of three local groups. Midaye as lead partner, alongside Holland Park Bengali Women’s Well Being Group and African Development Society.

This project will offer a supplementary school with an educational outreach service focussed on helping parents improve academic support for their children. The project aims for children to improve success at school, increase confidence and ....more

This project will offer a supplementary school with an educational outreach service focussed on helping parents improve academic support for their children. The project aims for children to improve success at school, increase confidence and aspirations.

providing support to ethnic minorities in London, in particular Somali women and children. The grant will fund a case management and monitoring database, administrative consultant support and a part time Monitoring and Administrative Worker.

In 2013, Midaye identified the need for more in-depth work on health knowledge, self-management and access to primary care for Black and Minority Ethnic groups for whom English is not a first language in west London. Their consultation found many ....more

In 2013, Midaye identified the need for more in-depth work on health knowledge, self-management and access to primary care for Black and Minority Ethnic groups for whom English is not a first language in west London. Their consultation found many people from the Somali community faced difficulties accessing health services due to language difficulties, which created barriers that left many feeling isolated and alienated from local services.With the grant they will employ staff to set up forums and run training and workshops to give people a greater say in local health provision across West London, so they can influence decision makers participate and improve service quality and access.

the Community Empowerment and Involvement Project including the salary costs of the Co-ordinator, core costs, venue hire and group empowerment sessions