Project information
Travellers' School children's club.
We wish to create a club for Traveller children to join. It will have an educational membership pack with a membership badge, and a monthly activity newsletter with resources. It will contain a collectable reading scheme, and other resources for older children. This will provide ongoing support.
Ongoing, as long as funding allows.
Charity information: The Travellers' School Charity
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Need
Need
We hope the club will help children feel less isolated, part of a community, and provide them with educational support and provide opportunities for their future development and careers.
Solution
By the children being part of a club, through which the charity stays in touch with them, and helps them feel less isolated and supported.
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Aims
Aim 1
Social inclusion, helping the children feel part of a community.
Activities
» A regular newsletter
Success will be...Feedback and response from the members.
Aim 2
Support
Activities
» Through engagement with the children, via the newsletter and educational resources provided.
Success will be...when children express enthusiasm when visited and communicated with regarding engagement with the charity.
Aim 3
Provision of educational resources
Activities
» The membership pack and subsequent newsletters will contain books and other educational resources, including a pencil case, pens etc etc
Success will be...seeing childrens literacy etc improve, and the children asking for more!
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Impact
Impact
In the long term the club hopes to have instilled in the children, that we as a charity are there for them, we won't forget them, and they can talk to us, and ask for help anytime. We will demonstrate this through our membership numbers and ongoing communication with the children.
Risk
There are no real risks apart from books going missing in the post!
Reporting
they can see the progress on our website and phone us whenever they like.
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Budget
Budget - Project Cost: £5,000
Loading graph....Amount Heading Description £1,000 membership membership pack and badge making equip £1,000 books books £1,000 other resources workbooks, sheets, card pack £1,000 printing and packaging Printing and packing of resources £1,000 postage and packing postage, packing -
Background
Location
Uk wide
Beneficiaries
Traveller children
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Why Us?
Why Us?
The charity has been going for nearly 25 years and well known in the Traveller community.
Read more about the Charity running this project.
People
Anna Clark
Project coordinator, Outreach worker