The Noel Buxton Trust


Grants made in 2023

Grants supporting organisations working in Africa

OrganisationLocationProjectGrant
Buhaguzi Action for Rural Development Foundation (BUARDEFO)Kikuube District, UgandaTo help groups of women farmers improve food security by running a  goat-herding scheme.£5,000
Danwadaag Relief Alliance (DRA)Dhobley, SomaliaTo support women setting up Village Savings and Loans Associations.£10,000
EdukidAcholi, UgandaTo support young mothers to become more financially secure by offering micro credit and business training.£5,000
Fountain Youth InitiativeGithuri Slum, Nairobi, KenyaTo fund a  Tool Bank Project to buy toolkits for graduates of a carpentry project supporting young people to take up employment and set up businesses.£8,150
Mango TreeHomabay, KenyaTo support the Our Lives Our Land project – an agricultural and fisheries programme led by Mango Tree Kenya  and to support the handover of responsibilites from Mango Tree UK to the Kenyan team.£10,000
PartnerAidMaban County, South SudanTo support refugee farmers by helping them get access to land, seeds and tools so they can feed their families.£5,000
We See HopeNakuru, KenyaTo set up vocational training for street children who come into the ‘transit town’ of Nakuru, Kenya and are otherwise prey to drug gangs.£2,333
  Total of seven grants£45,483

 

Grants supporting organisations working with families affected by domestic abuse

OrganisationLocationProjectGrant
FRGUK WideTo bring the voices of children and families with experience of the child welfare and family justice system into the discussions that shape policy and practice. £10,000
LlamauWales To help with the running costs of the volunteering service that supports survivors.£3,000
Pandora ProjectEnglandTo help run a support project, Open The Box, which has been designed by survivors of abuse.£5,000
RespectEnglandTo fund Young Persons’ co-production work to bring YPs’ voices into a national campaign for policy change to support families affected by DA.£10,000
SalcareNorth WestTo help with the core costs of a small grass roots organisation.£3,000
Staying PutWest YorkshireHelping mothers and young children in refuge by creating a safe sensory space that complements Staying Put’s trauma-informed work.£10,000
Staying PutWest YorkshireTo fund safe spaces for women with no recourse to public funding who are affected by domestic abuse.£5,000
  Total of seven grants£46,000

 

Grants supporting organisations working with prisoners and ex-offenders

OrganisationLocationProjectGrant
AVIDUK wideTo help fund a training programme for volunteers joining AVID’s support work with immigrations detainees.£2,000
Changing TunesSouth WestTo help expand the in-person music and performance services for prisoners and former offenders.£2,000
Chaos TheorySouth EastTo support young men leaving prison to break a cycle of violence  and resettle in the community.£1,500
Clean SheetEnglandTo help former prisoners into sustainable employment or training by linking with supportive employers.£2,000
Gifted WomenSouth WestTo help run  trauma-informed work,  job coaching and bespoke mentoring for women leaving prison.£2,000
LandworksSouth WestTo help fund prisoners learn  transferable skills (landscaping, gardening, woodwork) in a supportive environment.£2,000
Lifecycle UKSouth WestTo help fund BikeBack, a programme offering training in bike mechanics and work placements to prisoners.£2,500
NepacsNorth eastTo support the core costs of an online volunteering project to help support prisoners during court visits.£4,000
New BridgeEngland and WalesTo help fund a volunteer befriending programme for the most vulnerable prisoners.£2,000
One 25South WestTo help fund the criminal justice casework which provides advice and advocacy for women prisoners£2,500
Prodigal ArtsSouth WestTo expand a programme of  take its visual arts workshops in prison settings.£2,000
Resolve WestSouth WestTo help with the core costs of a restorative justice project.£3,000
ResonateSouthTo run music workshops for people held at Hellingly Centre Medium Secure Unit£2,500
Safer Living FoundationMidlandsTo work with prisoners most likely to commit sexual crimes after release. £2,000
Sing InsideEnglandTo expand a programme of volunteer-led singing workshops in prisons.£2,500
SOFA ProjectSouth WestTo support job training for prisoners and ex-offenders £2,000
Step TogetherNorth WestTo support a volunteer peer nentoring programme working with women who have been involved with the CJS.£2,000
Surrey Care TrustSouth EastTo support older ex-offenders with mentoring and training by providing supervised environmental work along the river Wey.£3,000
The Upper RoomSouth EastTo support UR4Driving – a project that teaches former offenders to drive in return for their contribution as volunteers.£1,500
UnlockSouth EastTo help fund a volunteer-led helpline giving advice to ex-offenders who face barriers to employment and housing.£3,000
  Total of 20 grants£46,000

 

Grants supporting organisations working with refugees, migrants, asylum seekers and displaced people

OrganisationLocationProjectGrant
Migrants’ Rights NetworkUKA contribution to core costs, so that MRN can continue to work alongside migrants affected, and challenge the narrative discourse.£25,000
PraxisSouth EastA contribution to core costs which build a resilient, organisation with the agility to respond effectively and constructively to changing needs and circumstances in a challenging operating environment.£25,000
Safe Passage InternationalUKA contribution to core costs of the organisation but with an emphasis on increased participation of experts by experience, as part of the move towards  a refugee-led sector.£25,000
  Total of three grants£75,000