Project Description
The programme will support and empower local women across the borough, both in rural and urban settings to engage in a range of programming from self-care, personal development, support/mentoring, opportunities to break barriers in personal, social, and political ways. The Programme will be designed to support participation so that traditional barriers such as childcare and transport will be addressed.
The Programme will address the following key issues:
- Lack of empowerment felt and experienced by women living in the community.
- Poor and vague relationships built by women across communities.
- Feelings of isolation experienced by many women across the Borough.
- Lack of a ‘Women’s Voice’ in many aspects of society.
- Lack of a women’s network across the Borough.
- Shortage of projects and programmes that support women with female issues.
- Limited access to programme and projects during the day, due to childcare costs.
- Shortage of opportunities for women to develop themselves.
- Breaking down barriers between communities for women in rural and urban settings.
- Lack of a united woman’s voice in the CCGBC.
- Bridge educational/training gaps/opportunities.
By the end of the Programme, the following targets will have been achieved:
- 300 x participants recruited.
- A minimum of 26 hours (total) of meaningful engagement must be provided per participant.
- A mentoring programme for each participant.
- A Co-Designed programme supporting the holistic development of women personally, professionally, socially and emotionally.
- A network to support women across the Borough enabling their voices to be heard.
- Delivery of a cross-border relationship and educational learning event
- Delivery of a celebration event.
- A monitoring and evaluation process to establish baselines and evidence outcomes and outputs.
Budget: £187,964