Feed the Minds is celebrating UNESCO’s fourth annual International Day of Education on January 24th. Please help us in this endeavour by hosting a Skillshare Extravaganza fundraising event! We believe that access to education is a human right, and that we will not achieve gender equality and break the cycle of poverty that is currently leaving millions of children and adults behind without ensuring that inclusive and equitable education and lifelong learning opportunities are available to all. By hosting a Skillshare Extravaganza fundraising event you will help Feed the Minds support edifying, life-changing educational opportunities for people throughout the world. You will also likely be arming participants with the ability to minimise waste, tackle consumption, and reduce carbon emissions. By gathering together, participants will learn new skills, build self-reliant and resilient communities, establish and nurture links between old and young, rich and poor, and maybe even learn how to make pesto! Or perhaps you’ll learn finger knitting, to say hello in Swedish, arrange flowers, or build a compost bin!?! How to Host a Skillshare Extravaganza Fundraising Event in Support of Feed the Minds: -Talk to your friends, family, colleagues, neighbours, etc. about what skills, hobbies, information they might be willing to share at a skillsharing event. -Find a venue---whether indoors or outdoors---to hold the event. Or hold the event online! -Post information about your skillshare event online and in your community. -Have a think about how donations for Feed the Minds will be collected at your event. Will you request a flat entry fee or encourage donations based on what individuals feel comfortable contributing? -Show up to your Skillshare Extravaganza ready to learn, have fun, and to make a real difference in the lives of the people Feed the Minds works with around the world. https://www.feedtheminds.org/

Feed the Minds is celebrating UNESCO’s fourth annual International Day of Education on January 24th. Please help us in this endeavour by hosting a Skillshare Extravaganza fundraising event! We believe that access to education is a human right, and that we will not achieve gender equality and break the cycle of poverty that is currently leaving millions of children and adults behind without ensuring that inclusive and equitable education and lifelong learning opportunities are available to all. By hosting a Skillshare Extravaganza fundraising event you will help Feed the Minds support edifying, life-changing educational opportunities for people throughout the world. You will also likely be arming participants with the ability to minimise waste, tackle consumption, and reduce carbon emissions. By gathering together, participants will learn new skills, build self-reliant and resilient communities, establish and nurture links between old and young, rich and poor, and maybe even learn how to make pesto! Or perhaps you’ll learn finger knitting, to say hello in Swedish, arrange flowers, or build a compost bin!?! How to Host a Skillshare Extravaganza Fundraising Event in Support of Feed the Minds: -Talk to your friends, family, colleagues, neighbours, etc. about what skills, hobbies, information they might be willing to share at a skillsharing event. -Find a venue---whether indoors or outdoors---to hold the event. Or hold the event online! -Post information about your skillshare event online and in your community. -Have a think about how donations for Feed the Minds will be collected at your event. Will you request a flat entry fee or encourage donations based on what individuals feel comfortable contributing? -Show up to your Skillshare Extravaganza ready to learn, have fun, and to make a real difference in the lives of the people Feed the Minds works with around the world. https://www.feedtheminds.org/

Community House Ltd is a well-established charity in Alloa, Clackmannanshire with its roots in the local community for over 20 years. Supporting some the most vulnerable children and adults, it employs two part-time Practitioners, 2 part-time Practitioner Assistants, led by a full-time Operations Manager. Community House Alloa follows a Christian ethos, so while not everyone involved is a Christian, respect for certain values are requested. Currently the service delivery consists of a variety of groups to support adults during the day; coffee mornings; lunch clubs in collaboration with Meals @ The Gate; and the latest addition of a pop-up café and shops targeted for Mums which offers a selection of heavily discounted items supplied by Home-Start Clackmannanshire, this is due to go live shortly. Community House Alloa (CHA) have an adult Helping Hands group which supports adults with additional needs. To support and care for younger demographics there is a teen group every Monday evening. From Monday to Thursday there is an after-school club where primary age children can have a snack, planned activity and a chance to engage with peers from the local area. This includes tending to the community garden in Wimpy Park, located nearby. CHA are currently in talks with Clackmannanshire Council about expanding services to cover additional parenting groups, Columba 1400, Gender Based Violence delivery of “Own My Life” project among many new and exciting possibilities. CHA's budget is c£100,000 which includes a service level agreement from Clackmannanshire Council and the remainder from medium-term grants and charitable activities.

Shetland Women's Aid are looking for women to join us in promoting the safety and wellbeing of women and children in Shetland who are affected by domestic abuse and gender-based violence. SWA is a registered charity funded by local and national grant aid to provide safety planning, counselling, refuge, advice and guidance about housing, finance and legal issues to women. There is also a children and young person's service focused on offering therapy and support to children and young people. The aim for Shetland Women's Aid is 'An equitable society in which women, children and young people are valued participants, able to determine their own future and are free from all forms of abuse.' As a trustee you will be instrumental in helping us realise our vision and mission. Part of your role will be to ensure that our day to day operation fulfils our strategic vision. If you decide to join Shetland Women's Aid, you can make a real difference to the women and children who experience domestic and sexual abuse.