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Tampon Tax Community Fund

The purpose of the Tampon Tax Fund is to allocate the funds generated from the VAT on sanitary products to projects that improve the lives of disadvantaged women and girls.

The Tampon Tax Community Fund aims to support women who are most marginalised to overcome barriers that prevent them from fulfilling their potential. The programme will benefit women and girls, investing in a wide variety of projects that make a tangible and long-term difference to health, well-being, confidence and social/economic activity, as well as addressing equality gaps.

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Girls Rights Conference

11 October, 2019 - 10:30 to 15:45

In celebration of International Day of the Girl Child, Feminist Webs are holding a conference for female practitioners to share, learn and grow in delivering girls work across Greater Manchester. The day will include space to share practice along with interactive workshops and opportunities to learn skills in areas that young women may have been excluded due to gender stereotypes.

Please note this conference is a female only space, all members must identify as women in a way that’s significant to them.

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Spirit of Manchester Story Week 2019 – Climate Emergency

Are you a Manchester voluntary, community and social enterprise sector organisation? Would you like to share a story of your activity to tackle the climate emergency, as part of the 2019 Spirit of Manchester Story Week in September?

Spirit of Manchester Story Week 2019 - Climate emergency

We are looking for 20 VCSE organisations to share their stories during the week of 23-27 September.

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"Louis, I think this is the beginning of me being your critical friend..."

I started writing something shortly after the new Prime Minister has made his first speech on the steps of Downing Street. Another premiership set to be dominated by Brexit. It has paralysed national policy and politics for the last 3 years and it looks like this is set to continue for the foreseeable future...but the phrase which is ringing in my ears from the speech is “the doubters, the doomsters, the gloomsters”. I suspect many politicians would put charities and campaigners in those categories.

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Black, Minority and Ethnic

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Social Model of Disability - free training

Breakthrough UK and 'Lets Have a Good Week' project invite you to attend a free session on the Social Model of Disability.

Would you like to increase your understanding and awareness of the Social Model of Disability?

This is the idea that it is society which disables people, not a person's impairments, and it is society that should change.

The Social Model also describes the future that we, at Breakthrough UK, work towards: a society free from disabling barriers, where disabled people can participate fully in the opportunities and activities that you provide.

2 October, 2019 - 15:30 to 18:30

The Kevin Hyett Suite, Abraham Moss Centre, Manchester, M8 5UF

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Learning, Skills and Employment

The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service: 2019 Awardees

The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service is the highest award given to local volunteer groups across the UK to recognise outstanding work done in their own communities. It was created in 2002 to celebrate the anniversary of The Queen's coronation. It is the MBE for volunteer groups.

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Arts & culture

Black, Minority and Ethnic

Capacity Building

Children and Families

Learning, Skills and Employment

Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual

Celebrating 100 years of Social Action

A tale of two cities

Monday 22 July 2019 marks 100 years (to the day) of the formation of Manchester and Salford Council of Social Service. Macc, Salford CVS and Gaddum have worked together to mark the occasion with a celebratory event at the People’s History Museum. We felt it is important to mark 100 years of social action across the twin cities of Salford and Manchester.

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Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Community Awareness Grant 2019/20

As part of its continued commitment to reducing and ultimately preventing Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Manchester City Council is aiming to provide investment in 2019/20 through the Directorate for Children and Families to Voluntary, Community Sector, not for profit and faith sector organisations to further address this issue.

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New role to ensure women’s voices are heard in Manchester

A partnership of Manchester charities has appointed Safia Griffin as Women’s Influencer Worker to amplify the voices of women who have experienced challenges including homelessness, addiction and mental illness and ensure they have a say on services. Saffia Griffin

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Health and Wellbeing

New Disabled Women’s Peer Support Project

Breakthrough UK are inviting disabled women who connected over Breakthrough’s Democracy Disability Devolution Events to join a new weekly peer group. It will be a safe space where disabled women can relax and enjoy themselves in a welcoming, accessible and friendly group. Members will lead the group and decide how it is run. Breakthrough staff and volunteers will attend to offer support and provide any training needed on running groups.

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