HACKNEY CONGOLESE WOMEN SUPPORT GROUP 

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
Hackney CVS - Hackney Giving and LBH Cost of Living
£5,061	09/11/2023	Our project will distribute food parcels to low income and vulnerable households who are struggling with the cost of living crisis.
Hackney CVS - Hackney Giving and LBH Cost of Living
£6,000	31/01/2023	Culturally appropriate food items for families
National Lottery Community Fund - Cost-of-Living crisis in Congolese Community
£9,990	27/01/2023	The funding will be used to provide emergency food and basic necessities parcels for the Congolese community. This project aims to support people communities and organisations that are facing ....more The funding will be used to provide emergency food and basic necessities parcels for the Congolese community. This project aims to support people communities and organisations that are facing increased demands and challenges as a direct result of the cost-of-living crisis.
National Lottery Community Fund - Target poverty in Congolese community
£9,950	04/02/2022	The funding will be used to distribute food to families identified as being in need and deliver psychologist-supported sessions to help raise awareness of issues relating to poverty and how to ....more The funding will be used to distribute food to families identified as being in need and deliver psychologist-supported sessions to help raise awareness of issues relating to poverty and how to resolve them. The project aims to help people pull themselves out of poverty and achieve a more sustainable lifestyle.
National Lottery Community Fund - tackle loneliness on lifting lockdown
£2,500	19/08/2021	This funding will be used to support a series of workshops that will be targeted at women from the Congolese community in Hackney to share their lockdown experiences with one another. For some this ....more This funding will be used to support a series of workshops that will be targeted at women from the Congolese community in Hackney to share their lockdown experiences with one another. For some this may be the first time where they have had an open and non-judgemental space to share their experiences which will hopefully allow them to feel less isolated. The workshops will also feature cookery and Zumba sessions and an end of project party.
National Lottery Community Fund - Health and Wellbeing
£9,665	29/10/2020 6	The funding will be used to run a range of social and physical activities for women from the Congolese community. The project aims to improve health and wellbeing and reduce the feeling of isolation.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£5,000	07/10/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
National Lottery Community Fund - Women VS Covid-19
£9,993	22/04/2020 10	The funding will be used to provide support to and practical advice to single parents and vulnerable women during the current health crisis. The project aims to maintain the mental and physical ....more The funding will be used to provide support to and practical advice to single parents and vulnerable women during the current health crisis. The project aims to maintain the mental and physical well-being of families.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

Trustees (8)

Legal constitution

• Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/08/2020, number: 1190814

Gift Aid

• NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Filing Record

Main office

124 Southwold Road
LONDON
E5 9PS

Objectives

(I)THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONG REFUGEES, ASLYLUM SEEKERS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY CONGOLESE REFUGEE WOMEN LIVING IN GREATER LONDON BY PROVIDING THEM WITH EDUCATION, TRAINING, HEALTHCARE PROJECTS AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE THEM TO TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF- SUFFICIENT. (II) TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF CONGOLESE WOMEN REFUGEES, ASLYLUM SEEKERS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY LIVING IN LONDON IN SUCH WAY THAT ENABLES THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND COMMUNITY LIFE. (III) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AMONGST REFUGEES, ASLYLUM SEEKERS, CONGOLESE WOMEN AND THEIR DEPENDENTS LIVING IN GREATER LONDON PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY CONGOLESE REFUGEE WOMEN, THROUGH THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR INDIVIDUAL CAPABILITIES, COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND UNDERSTANDING IN SUBJECTS OF EDUCATIONAL VALUE. (IV) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY WORKING WITH PEOPLE IN GREATER LONDON WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF OR CREED, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, REFUGEES, ASLYLUM SEEKERS, CONGOLESE WOMEN AND THEIR DEPENDENTS, TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PEOPLE AND ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BY: 1) PROVIDING A LOCAL NETWORK GROUP AS WELL AS A FOCAL POINT OF MEETING (CENTRE) THAT ENCOURAGES AND ENABLES CONGOLESE WOMEN TO PARTICIPATE MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH THE WIDER COMMUNITY; 2) CO-ORDINATING AND INCREASING OPPORTUNITIES FOR REFUGEES, ASLYLUM SEEKERS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY CONGOLESE REFUGEE WOMEN TO ENGAGE WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS, TO ENABLE THOSE PROVIDERS TO ADAPT SERVICES TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF CONGOLESE WOMEN IN NEED.