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£7 million to help social enterprises grow in Wales

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:10:42 +0000

Social enterprises in West Wales and the Valleys will benefit from a £7.1 million project to help them grow, the Deputy Minister for Regeneration, Leighton Andrews, announced today.

Featured Voluntary Sector Organization: Mkombozi, Tanzania

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:47:08 +0000

Mkombozi, meaning “liberator or emancipator” in Swahili, works to stem the tide of Tanzania’s street children through a holistic programme of protection services, research and campaigning.

Mencap wins national award for rebrand

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 09:29:50 +0000

Mencap has won a national charity award for its new brand. The UK’s leading learning disability charity, celebrated winning the Brand Development category at the Third Sector Excellence Awards (Tuesday 18 November) against tough competition, including Leonard Cheshire and Alzheimer's Society. The charity rebranded in April 2008 to reinforce its values about putting people with a learning disability in the centre of everything it does.

Support for social enterprises strengthened in Hong Kong SAR

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:26:58 +0000

Social enterprises' operating environment will become more difficult amid the financial tsunami, Secretary for Home Affairs Tsang Tak-sing says, adding the Government will bolster support for them.

Minister: "Social enterprise can blaze a trail through tough economic times"

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:29:43 +0000

Amid the vibrant hubbub of Social Enterprise Day, the Government today backed social enterprise as the model to show how business with a conscience can be done. The Minister for the Third Sector, Kevin Brennan, spent the day experiencing the energy and innovation of the social enterprise movement.

This Weeks Weekly:

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:51:11 +0000

This week's Weekly was published on Monday 17 November 2008. Should you have missed this issue you can read it here:

Health and Care Workers to set up new social enterprises

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:43:43 +0000

Funding announced for innovative social enterprise projects

Marking Social Enterprise Day, Care Service Ministers Phil Hope today announced that six projects will share £450,000 to establish new social enterprises which will help the elderly, the disabled and the homeless, and nurses will get more help to set up services that will help their patients.

Help for Scottish social entrepreneurs

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:48:35 +0000

A £1 million fund to help aspiring social entrepreneurs launch new ventures is ready to begin operating from March next year.

Capacitybuilders launch £5 million capital grants programme to develop third sector resource centres

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:35:47 +0000

Capacitybuilders, a non-departmental public body funded by the Office of the Third Sector, has announced a £5 million capital grants programme which will invest in the refurbishment and enhanced use of buildings being used as third sector local resource centres.

Voluntary Sector Focus: Slums Information Development and Resource Centres (SIDAREC), Kenya.

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:22:50 +0000

Many children in Kenya, especially those between the ages of two and five, do not have access to basic education and recreational centres. This problem is more prevalent in the slum areas.

Millions of adults lack access to computers and internet - new research shows

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:09:16 +0000

Over one-third (36%) of adults do not have access to a computer and over two-fifths (42%) lack access to the Internet. These are the headline findings of the Annual Media Literacy Survey 2008 from NIACE (the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education) to be published today – Monday 17th November 2008 – at a joint NIACE/Ofcom Media Literacy Conference in London.

Featured Voluntary Sector Group: Disability Action Network, Somaliland

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:34:25 +0000

In a country which has borne the brunt of civil wars, devastating diseases such as polio and a severely under-resourced healthcare system, disabled youth are amongst the most vulnerable, with many considered burdensome to families and the wider society.

Advice agencies and banking industry join forces to help people regain control of their finances

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:49:27 +0000

A report out today from national charity Citizens Advice, on behalf of the money advice sector, proposes a new way for people in debt to regain control of their finances and set up affordable repayment plans with all their creditors. The report 'With a little help from my friends' is calling for an overhaul of the 'self-help' debt system.

eGov monitor Weekly - 3 November 2008

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:19:54 +0000

This Week's eGov monitor Weekly has been published and you can read it here:

Changes to the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 07:39:47 +0000

Mark Lever, chief executive of The National Autistic Society said;

“It strikes me as wholly unfair that parents of children with autism have to fight so hard to get the education that should be their child’s right.