Our chosen Charity
The Community Foundation’s Women’s Fund supports projects that encourage women to achieve economic self-sufficiency, prevent violence against women and children, promote emotional and physical wellbeing for women and children and create opportunities.
The Women’s Fund was founded in 2000 to support the development and welfare of women and children. The fund continues to grow with the support of Women in Enterprise and individual donors.
• Create and improve opportunities for education and training, enabling women to learn new skills and re-train when returning to work
• Ensure the safety of women and children
• Promote emotional and physical well-being for women and children
• Encourage artistic and personal growth of women and children
Donate to MK Community Foundation Women’s Fund
The Community Foundation’s Women’s Fund supports projects that encourage women to achieve economic self-sufficiency, prevent violence against women and children, promote emotional and physical wellbeing for women and children and create opportunities.
What the money we have donated has achieved
The Women’s Fund over the years has helped a wide range of people with a variety of grants to different organisations. Some of the beneficiaries include: Milton Keynes Prison Fellowship, Aylesbury Vale Rape Crisis and MK ACT. Over the past year, the Women’s Fund has helped fund the following projects:
The Play’s The Thing Theatre Company
For the creation of a piece of theatre to mark 100 years since the first women got the vote. The project will deliver inclusive theatre projects and exhibitions; highlighting the journey for the rights of women in British Society.
Ravenstone Women’s Institute
For a minibus for members of the Ravenstone Women’s Institute to go to the houses of parliament for a tour which will give them a stronger understanding of democratic processes in the UK.
GirlsCode MK
To help fund 20 – 30 women to attend sessions to learn how to code in a variety of different formats, that will be delivered fortnightly. The workshops are free and aim to bring women together from all different backgrounds to learn computer programming in a friendly environment.
1st Oxley Park Guides
To fund a subsidised cost for the Guide group to visit an ‘extreme’ winter camp, which will allow them the opportunity to gain important survival skills, which will allow them access to more advanced training so they can obtain further skills for future programmes, such as DofE.
MK Women’s Wellbeing Centre
To fund a pop up event to introduce the Women of Milton Keynes to the services that the group offer. The aim of the group is to support women from all backgrounds to better their lives.
Local Media Initiatives CIC
To help fund a one day conference that will focus on highlighting and discussing how to take action to identify girls at risk and ensure the protection of girls in Milton Keynes. The project will inform politicians, councillors, Head Teachers and Teachers.
MK Museum
To fund the ‘HERstory’ exhibition at Milton Keynes Museum representing women’s lives, experience and history as part of the celebration of 100 years of Suffrage.