We are excited to announce details of the 29 grants awarded from the Scottish Government Fund to support community-based adult learning opportunities across the City of Edinburgh.
Together with our Third Sector Interface partners – Volunteer Edinburgh and Edinburgh Social Enterprise – and Edinburgh’s Community Learning and Development Partnership Adult Learning Sub Group, we have identified a range of projects and activities that deliver on the agreed objectives for this investment. These focus on digital inclusion; working with black, Asian and minority ethnic communities; increased access to childcare to enable adults to engage and improving mental health and wellbeing for learners.
Ian Brooke, EVOC Deputy Chief Executive commented:
‘We are delighted to have played a leading role in delivering a grants programme for this fund, helping groups and organisations to deliver even more essential adult learning opportunities for communities in and around our city, so important now that we are emerging from lockdowns. This Scottish Government investment is hugely important at a time where people are facing a range of challenges, particularly those around mental health and wellbeing.’
Sheila Duncan, City of Edinburgh Council Strategic Lead Officer for Adult Learning said:
‘This Government funding is supporting an array of community-based opportunities to benefit people across Edinburgh in line with the emerging needs of our communities following the pandemic. This includes projects that incorporate childcare to enable parents and carers to get involved and activities that help combat digital exclusion, teaching people how to access essential services online. Grants have also been awarded to support learning opportunities specifically for black, Asian and minority ethnic communities who face a range of barriers to education and development.’
Plans are also being developed to host a ‘Learners’ Event’ in March to bring together citizens and organisations that work in the adult learning sector with more details to follow.
See the full list of awards below:
ACE IT – Digital skills coaching for people over 50
Bethany Christian Trust – Everyday English
Bethany Christian Trust – Click and Connect Leith Programme
Bethany Christian Trust – Click and Connect Stenhouse Programme
Bridgend Farmhouse – Living Life to the Full Programme
Community Foundation for Planetary Healing – Vedic Art 1st Level
Corstorphine Community Centre – Volunteer Mental Health Training
Edinburgh Community Yoga – Trauma Informed Yoga
Edinburgh Old Town Development Trust (EOTDT) – Digital Buddies Drop in Programme
Edinburgh Old Town Development Trust (EOTDT) – Keep Well Programme
Fountainbridge Canalside Community Trust – Training for Volunteer Mentors
get2gether – Monday Magic Programme
get2gether – Live your Life Programme
Grassmarket Community Project – Grassmarket Mental Health Improvement Volunteer Training
Grassmarket Community Project – Grassmarket Learning & Adult Digital Inclusion Programme
Inspiring Scotland – Inspiring Leith English Practice and Conversation Club
Magic Us! – Our Time to Think: Action Learning Sets
Move On – Improving Digital Inclusion
North Edinburgh Childcare – Entering Early Years Initiative
Pilton Community Health Project (PCHP) – Women Connect
Royston Wardieburn Community Centre – Time for Change: Thursday Get Together
SCOREscotland – Women’s Wellbeing Programme
Support in Mind – Men and Pies Club
The Alma Project – Creativity for mental well-being
The Welcoming Association – Digital Diversity and Development (3Ds) Project
Upmo – Upmo Retail Skills Training Programme
WEA – ESOL Digital Skills
WEA – ESOL Beginners and Elementary level ESOL
WEA – A Programme of Courses to Improving Mental Health & Wellbeing
