SANDWELL AFRICAN WOMEN ASSOCIATION 

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant 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
Rosa UK - RISE R2-SAWA-2023
£16,350	18/05/2023	Cost of Living Grant
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000	20/05/2022	Core Costs Support
Rosa UK - RISE R1-SAWA-2022
£35,500	19/05/2022	£35,500 has been awarded to Sandwell African Women Association to support the organisation to develop a financial resillience strategy and carry out a VCSE strength check analysis.
Smallwood Trust - Funding for distribution as grants/items to individuals
£12,780	19/04/2022	This initiative seeks to shift grant making power directly to local women’s organisations and services. Smallwood provides a block grant and organisations then award items/ hardship grants to ....more This initiative seeks to shift grant making power directly to local women’s organisations and services. Smallwood provides a block grant and organisations then award items/ hardship grants to individual women 18+ integrated with their specialist support services.
Smallwood Trust - Improving the financial resilience, mental health and wellbeing of women 18+.
£15,000	28/06/2021	£15,000 has been awarded to Sandwell African Women Association to support 60 Black and minoritised older women with dementia from the Black Country who are self/socially isolated or housebound.
Rosa UK - WTF-SAWA-2021
£15,000	28/06/2021	£15,000 has been awarded to Sandwell African Women Association to support 60 Black and minoritised older women with dementia from the Black Country who are self/socially isolated or housebound.
Rosa UK - C19 R4-SAWA-2021
£8,000	30/03/2021	A grant of £8,000 was awarded for a new project that will provide practical and emotional support for young African girls who became pregnant during the pandemic after leaving school and are now ....more A grant of £8,000 was awarded for a new project that will provide practical and emotional support for young African girls who became pregnant during the pandemic after leaving school and are now single parents.
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Grant to Sandwell African Women Association - [SAWA]
£5,000	04/02/2021	In order for the organisation to provide support to refugee elderly women in Sandwell and Birmingham
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Sandwell African Women Association (SAWA)
£3,000	18/09/2020	Supporting elderly refugee women with dementia
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,345	23/07/2020	"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 ....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."
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Sandwell African Women Association
£3,780	01/05/2020	COVID19 : purchase of IT equipment for a charity working with elderly refugees in the West Midlands
Sport England - Empowering Refugee Girls through Sport
£8,758	16/04/2020 11	Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Empowering Refugee Girls through Sport. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries ....more Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Empowering Refugee Girls through Sport. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries from a BAME background.
National Lottery Community Fund - One Stop Shop Women Support Centre
£9,000	23/08/2019 12	The funding will be used to provide advice sessions for women who are refugees or asylum seekers. The project aims to provide support regarding legal and financial issues which impact on their lives.
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Befriending Seniors through Internet Club
£12,760	31/01/2018 22	Grant to Sandwell African Women Association - [SAWA]
DCMS - Rosa Fund, Tampon Tax
£15,266	01/05/2017	[Placeholder]
National Lottery Community Fund - Befriending Coffee Club
£7,070	22/02/2017 12	A range of support and learning activities will be delivered for female refugees and asylum seekers. This will improve levels of social engagement and community relations.

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Trustees (4)

Legal constitution

• Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/05/2016, number: 1166949

Gift Aid

• NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Filing Record

Main office

84 HILTON STREET
WEST BROMWICH
B70 9TW

Objectives

THE PURPOSE OF SANDWELL AFRICAN WOMEN ASSOCIATION [SAWA] IS TO MAKE A POSITIVE CHANGE TO THE LIVES OF AFRICAN WOMEN AND GIRLS IN PARTICULAR AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL, LIVING IN THE AREAS OF SANDWELL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL/ WEST MIDLANDS, THROUGH THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES:3.1) TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF PERSONS FROM AFRICAN COUNTRIES WHO ARE SEEKING ASYLUM OR WHO ARE GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS LIVING IN SANDWELL (HEREINAFTER, THE BENEFICIARIES).3.2) THE PROMOTION AND PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE WOMEN FROM AFRICA WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR HEALTH, CULTURAL AND SOCIAL BACKGROUND, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES. THE FACILITIES WILL BE PROVIDED IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE BENEFICIARIES.3.3) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THOSE PERSONS DEFINED IN OBJECT 3.1 AS BENEFICIARIES BY ANY CHARITABLE MEANS THAT THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE3.4) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP TO THOSE PERSONS DEFINED IN OBJECT 3.1 AS BENEFICIARIES BY ANY CHARITABLE MEANS THAT TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE