HOSTNATION

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
City Bridge Trust - Grant to HostNation
£77,750	24/08/2023	£77,750 for two further and final years (£38,000, £39,750) towards the staffing and delivery of HostNation?s befriending programme in London.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to HostNation
£135,000	15/03/2023 36	towards three years' running costs of an organisation providing a befriending service for refugees and asylum seekers in London, Greater Manchester and Tyne and Wear.
Trust for London - HostNation
£20,000	29/06/2022	The funding is to continue to sustain our programme in London over the next year especially creating referral partners with resettlement programmes and organisations - Syrian, Afghan, Hong Kong and Ukrainian - and to make a further 150-200 matches ....more The funding is to continue to sustain our programme in London over the next year especially creating referral partners with resettlement programmes and organisations - Syrian, Afghan, Hong Kong and Ukrainian - and to make a further 150-200 matches for those rebuilding their lives in London.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to HostNation
£96,000	26/10/2020 36	£96,000 over three years (£31,000; £32,000; £33,000) towards the staffing and delivery of HostNation’s befriending programme in London.
Trust for London - HostNation
£50,000	14/10/2020 24	The funding is for a further two years contribution towards the salary costs of the core team to run and deliver the smart befriending service and adapt it as required by Covid-19.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - COVID19 Emergency Funding
£13,950	19/08/2020 3	Support to aid the organisation in dealing with the challenges posed by COVID19.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£20,000	03/07/2020	"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."
National Lottery Community Fund - HostNation Befriending scheme
£10,000	25/01/2019 12	The project will increase its capacity for its befriending activities that are designed to engage people from the refugee and asylum seeker community. The aim is to build relationships within the local area and encourage the people to come together.
Trust for London - HostNation
£40,000	11/10/2018 24	The funding is for a small team to continue to deliver community-based social provision amongst marginalised asylum seekers, refugees and migrants in London's outer boroughs. HostNation is applying for help with running costs to maintain and develop ....more The funding is for a small team to continue to deliver community-based social provision amongst marginalised asylum seekers, refugees and migrants in London's outer boroughs. HostNation is applying for help with running costs to maintain and develop our digital platform and for two staff salaries to deliver project outcomes.

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Trustees (6)

Legal constitution

• Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/09/2018, number: 1180004

Gift Aid

• Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Filing Record

Main office

23 LAWFORD ROAD
LONDON
NW5 2LH

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1. THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG THOSE WHO ARE REFUGEES, ASYLUM SEEKERS OR MIGRANTS WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS AND SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POSITION BY PROVIDING:I) A LOCAL 1:1 BEFRIENDING SERVICE THAT OFFERS FRIENDSHIP, SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES, COMMUNITY CONNECTION AND SUPPORT IN ORDER TO ADDRESS SOCIAL ISOLATION AMONGST ASYLUM SEEKERS, REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS.II) A SERVICE THAT FACILITATES INTER-CULTURAL RELATIONSHIPS TO HELP PREVENT THE SELF-EXCLUSION OF MIGRANT COMMUNITIES FROM THE WIDER COMMUNITY.III) INCREASED OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOCIAL INTEGRATION AND ENGAGEMENT IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY TO ENABLE ASYLUM SEEKERS, REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS TO POSITIVELY PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY.IV) INCREASED OPPORTUNITIES TO PRACTISE AND IMPROVE THE ENGLISH SKILLS OF ASYLUM SEEKERS, REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS IN COMMUNITIES IN THE UK THROUGH FRIENDSHIP WITH NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKERS IN ORDER TO PROMOTE GREATER SOCIAL INTEGRATION.V) OPPORTUNITIES FOR POSITIVE ACTION BY CITIZENS TO CHANGE THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT HAVE LED TO SOCIAL EXCLUSION AMONGST ASYLUM SEEKERS, REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS.2. THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG THOSE WHO ARE ASYLUM SEEKERS, REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS WITH A VIEW TO TACKLING DISCRIMINATION, INEQUALITY AND SOCIAL DISADVANTAGE BY PROVIDING:I) CONNECTION AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH UK CITIZENS AND RESIDENTS WHO CAN TREAT THEM EQUALLY, IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM AND HELP BUILD THEIR SENSE OF SELF-WORTH.II) MEANINGFUL SOCIAL INTERACTION AND INTER-CULTURAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN BRITISH CITIZENS AND ASYLUM SEEKERS, REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE GREATER SOCIAL COHESION AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN COMMUNITIES IN THE UKIII) A MEANS BY WHICH THE PUBLIC CAN ENGAGE WITH ASYLUM SEEKERS, REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS AS INDIVIDUALS AND PEOPLE WITH NEEDS, NOT SIMPLY STATISTICS.