BEARR Small Grants Scheme

The BEARR Trust inaugurated a Small Grants Scheme in 2006 to provide seed-corn funding for small NGOs working in partnerships in the field of health and social welfare. 

BEARR were impressed by the many excellent applications received for the 2010  grants and the many and varied organisations active in these areas of work.  It was a difficult task assessing and choosing winners from the 100 or so proposals we received.  We are sorry not to be able to support more than a small number of projects, but wish all the other applicants good luck with their much-needed work.

Grants were awarded as follows, under each segment of the scheme:

1. Helping the homeless and institutionalised reintegrate into society

Open Alternative, Togliatti, with Lawyers for Civil Society, Moscow, for a project to exchange experience  among active NGOs and other stakeholders working with homeless and socially marginalised women.

Social Investments, Togliati, with New Social Solutions (NSS), St Petersburg, for a project to transfer NSS experience,  in particular with a street magazine, and adapt it to the Togliatti situation. Trial publication of three months’ street magazines, and support for distributors.

UNESCO Club Dignity of the Child, Volgograd, for a range of activities aiming to reduce bullying and violence in orphanages, benefitting 1500 children in four institutions.

The Source of Hope, Perm, with Centre for Social Adaptation GKAU, for a project involving provision of food, shelter, medical and social support, and searching for job placements for homeless people

Kitezh will also continue to receive its ongoing grant to support students in further education from the Kitezh orphan village.

This segment of the scheme is sponsored by the law firm Baker Botts.

B.     Support networks for young mental health sufferers

Apra, Georgia, with Partnership for Equal Rights, for a project developing family support groups in regions of Georgia, disseminating the skills and experience gained in Tbilisi, and heightening awareness of the need for family involvement among professionals and decision makers

Shapagat, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan, for establishing a rehabilitation information centre for families of young people with mental health problems giving free consultations on legal, social, psychological and pedagogical matters.

For details of the 2008 scheme click here. 

For details of the 2007 scheme click here.

For details of the 2006 scheme click here.