Jun 2
Grassroots Grants is funded by the Office of the Third Sector. It is a three-year scheme to March 2011.
The grants are intended to benefit the community, so can be very wide ranging, including the purchase of equipment such as computers, a local community event, small-scale training and staffing costs, local community activities and rent and running costs.
Jun 2
Voluntary and community groups in Newham will directly benefit from vital support to help them grow and become stronger and more sustainable, thanks to the award of new funding from the Big Lottery Fund's £50 million BASIS (Building and Sustaining Infrastructure Support) programme.
Jun 2
Imagine local residents being armed with the facts to hold all their local public services to account for the difference they are making to the quality of life in their area.
Jun 2
Public Bodies Must Improve Impact on Success of Local Groups, says Government Survey.
Jun 2
The organisation was originally established as WHEAT Agro-Industrial Research and Consultancy Trust in 1995 to alleviate poverty in the Horn of Africa. WHEAT stands for Water, Health, Education, Agriculture and Transport, essential sectors of survival needs. The symbol of Wheat, a green crop in supportive hands, epitomises not only economic growth but human development in all aspects of live. WHEAT's initial involvement in the projects of the above major sectors of development was limited in areas of research, training, workshops, consultancy and fundraising.
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