Aims/priorities:
The aim of the project is to fund community engagement with Refugees and Asylum Seekers around accessing the GP, Pharmacy and Vaccination (Covid 19 & others) information. Through these projects we hope to learn how to improve health messaging for marginalised communities.
Thanks to funding from Public Health, Action Together is offering grants of up to £5,000 to help the VCFSE sector to support Refugees and People Seeking Asylum to be able to easily access basic health care and be well informed on vaccinations.
Your project must fall within one or more of the following priorities:
- Facilitate ‘drop in’ health information sessions free from barriers, including language, transport, and digital.
- Projects that will facilitate access to healthcare through translation/interpretation.
- Advice projects that support access to healthcare information including, but not exclusive to, Vaccine information, HC2 support, GP sign up and pharmacy use.
- Improved communications to and with Asylum seekers and refugees regarding healthcare information and misinformation.
- 'Relationship building’ projects that promote collaborative work between healthcare professionals and the VCFSE sector for the benefit of refugees and people seeking asylum.
Who can apply?
- you are a voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) group locally rooted or actively working in the borough of Rochdale; and
- you are a member of Action Together CIO (you can register for free to become a member here)
- you are formally constituted; or can evidence that you are actively working towards this.
Grant amount: Up to £5,000
How to apply?
Please click here to complete the Application Form.
Please click here to read the Guidance Notes.
Please return your completed application form to hayley.tomlinson@actiontogether.org.uk
Deadline: Monday 20 March 2023 12pm
Contact Information: For further information please email hayley.tomlinson@actiontogether.org.uk or call 0161 339 2345.