THE BEARR TRUST — grant history
Latest income
£147k
Grants listed (FY2024)
14
Listed grants total
£141k
Accounts grants total
£145k
listed grants reconcile with the accounts totalextracted from its FY2024 accounts
Application guidance — from the funder’s own website
- Deadlines: We publish our call for bids on our website in January-February each year, with a deadline in February-March, and announce the results in April-May.
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What changed: FY2023 → FY2024
| Change | Grantee | FY2023 | FY2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| new | 25 organisations in Ukraine and Moldova | — | £95k |
| new | Contribution to Women and Children | — | £36k |
| new | 9 Ukrainian community-based organisations | — | £10k |
| new | ASSA | — | — |
| new | Ukrainian Sisters are Kidfriendly | — | — |
| new | Country of Goodwill | — | — |
| new | Tvory Dobropillya | — | — |
| new | Voznesensk Community Foundation | — | — |
| not listed | Ukraine Appeal Partners | £113k | — |
| not listed | Unison (delivered in conjunction with the Family Counselling Centre) | £36k | — |
| not listed | Oasis (delivered in conjunction with the Union of Educational Institutes) | £36k | — |
| not listed | Partnership for Education and Communication (delivered in conjunction with the Women’s Democracy Network) | £36k | — |
| not listed | Gulrukhsor (delivered in conjunction with Ghamkhori) | £36k | — |
| not listed | Crisis Centre Chance (delivered in conjunction with five other NGOs) | £36k | — |
| not listed | Taldykorgan (delivered with two other regional organisations) | £36k | — |
| not listed | Parastor (delivered with two other women’s organisations) | £36k | — |
Grants made, per its accounts filings
| Recipient | Year | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 organisations in Ukraine and Moldova | FY2024 | £95k | Ukraine Appeal |
| Contribution to Women and Children | FY2024 | £36k | Small Grants Scheme Strand A |
| 9 Ukrainian community-based organisations | FY2024 | £10k | FCDO-funded project: From Group Therapy to Community Cohesion |
| ASSA | FY2024 | — | Small Grants Scheme Strand A |
| Ukrainian Sisters are Kidfriendly | FY2024 | — | Small Grants Scheme Strand A |
| Country of Goodwill | FY2024 | — | Small Grants Scheme Strand A |
| Tvory Dobropillya | FY2024 | — | Small Grants Scheme Strand A |
| Voznesensk Community Foundation | FY2024 | — | Small Grants Scheme Strand A |
| The Leader | FY2024 | — | Small Grants Scheme Strand A |
| Association of Mothers and Wives of Defenders of Ukraine | FY2024 | — | Small Grants Scheme Strand B |
| Mutabor | FY2024 | — | Small Grants Scheme Strand A |
| Oasis | FY2024 | — | Small Grants Scheme Strand A |
| Educational Assistance | FY2024 | — | Small Grants Scheme Strand A |
| Imedi | FY2024 | — | Small Grants Scheme Strand A |
| Ukraine Appeal Partners | FY2023 | £113k | Emergency humanitarian assistance |
| Unison (delivered in conjunction with the Family Counselling Centre) | FY2023 | £36k | Small Grants Scheme Strand A |
| Oasis (delivered in conjunction with the Union of Educational Institutes) | FY2023 | £36k | Small Grants Scheme Strand A |
| Partnership for Education and Communication (delivered in conjunction with the Women’s Democracy Network) | FY2023 | £36k | Small Grants Scheme Strand A |
| Gulrukhsor (delivered in conjunction with Ghamkhori) | FY2023 | £36k | Small Grants Scheme Strand A |
| Crisis Centre Chance (delivered in conjunction with five other NGOs) | FY2023 | £36k | Small Grants Scheme Strand A |
| Taldykorgan (delivered with two other regional organisations) | FY2023 | £36k | Small Grants Scheme Strand A |
| Parastor (delivered with two other women’s organisations) | FY2023 | £36k | Small Grants Scheme Strand A |
| Almaz (delivered with Zanoni Komyob and Sadoi Kuhsor) | FY2023 | £36k | Small Grants Scheme Strand A |
| Rushdi Inclusia (delivered with Zanoni Komyob) | FY2023 | £36k | Small Grants Scheme Strand A |
| Korgan-M (delivered in conjunction with the women’s centre Sogdiana) | FY2023 | £36k | Small Grants Scheme Strand A |
| FCDO Project Partners (From Group Therapy to Community Cohesion) | FY2023 | £26k | FCDO-funded project |
| Ukraine Appeal Partners (Strand B) | FY2023 | £8k | Organisational resilience and staff welfare |
| Insan-Leilek, Kyrgyzstan | FY2022 | £3k | To protect the labour rights of vulnerable migrant women in Yekaterinburg by raising public awareness about the legal prohibition, prevention and response to sexual harassment of migrant women at work, and providing psychological support for victims of such violence. |
| Baku Volunteer Centre, Azerbaijan | FY2022 | £3k | To support young migrants and migrant women affected by the economic effects of COVID-19 with a series of training sessions and seminars. The project also seeks to raise awareness about migrant rights and genderbased violence. |
| New Generation Humanitarian NGO, Armenia | FY2022 | £3k | To improve the social well-being and empowerment of migrants’ families by training wives of Armenian migrant workers in business development, leadership, and women rights and equality. |
| PO MIR, Tajikistan | FY2022 | £3k | A micro-enterprise project for women, with mentoring and financial literacy training for wives, daughters, and mothers of migrant workers aged 18-50 in two target jamoats of the Isfara region. |
| Khachmeruk Educational Consulting Centre Foundation, Armenia | FY2022 | £3k | Vocational training for the wives of absent migrant workers in the Shirak region, an area of Armenia with high rates of poverty and unemployment. Alongside skills training, the project will provide beneficiaries with social and psychological support. |
| Najiba, Tajikistan | FY2022 | £3k | To support women and their families abandoned by labour migrants through a series of self-help groups and social business development projects. Beneficiaries will be advised by a professional mentor, and the start-up projects will be presented to Najiba’s board members. |
| Partnership for Education and Communication, Georgia | FY2022 | £3k | To support the integration and socio-economic empowerment of young migrant workers returning to Georgia, primarily those returning from seasonal work in Turkey. Activities include mentoring and employment training. |
| Dialogue, Trust, Rights, Kyrgyzstan | FY2022 | £3k | Training for teachers to provide psychological support for children of migrant workers. The project aims to work with 12 schools and over 800 children in the Batken province, where 14% of minors have at least one parent in migration. |
| Centre for Initiative Youth, Kyrgyzstan | FY2022 | £3k | To provide free mental health support for labour migrants in order for them to improve their resilience and achieve their personal goals abroad. |
| Oasis, Kyrgyzstan | FY2022 | £3k | An educational program to prepare and support care leavers and migrant children from rural areas involved in internal migration to Osh and Bishkek. The project aims to ensure responsible and safe migration by improving the legal literacy of beneficiaries and providing information about educational opportunities and legal employment. |
| Legal Analysis and Research Public Union, Azerbaijan | FY2022 | £3k | Pro-bono legal support for migrant workers and their families in Azerbaijan. As well as offering free legal advice and representation for migrant workers from India, Iran, Pakistan, Turkey and other countries, the project will also provide training to other NGOs working with migrants in the country. |
| Gurdofarid,Tajikistan | FY2022 | £3k | To support unemployed families of migrant workers, women and girls aged 18-65. Beneficiaries will receive skills training to start their own business or find work in various fields, with the courses ranging from computer science and sewing, to budgeting and time management. |
| PO MIR, Tajikistan | FY2022 | £1k | A strategic planning session to develop the goals of the organisation over the next two years, alongside conducting a psychological assessment of all staff to identify the levels of stress and emotional burnout. |
| KEDEM, Moldova | FY2022 | £1k | An educational seminar for long-term volunteers and volunteers active during the pandemic on the themes of online safety, nutrition, volunteering, first aid, psychological security and internal wellbeing. |
| NGO Center, Armenia | FY2022 | £1k | To update the official website and improve the organisation’s online visibility, as well as increase website security following repeated cyber attacks. |
| Women’s Fund for Development, Georgia | FY2022 | £1k | To support the wellbeing of the staff and volunteers by creating a safe space for relaxation breaks, meditation and therapy. Employees will also take part in integrated wellness workshops, outdoor trips, yoga classes and one-toone psychological sessions. |
| Partnership for Education and Communication, Georgia | FY2022 | £998 | To conduct resilience training for employees and volunteers, and create an online mentoring platform to integrate the training into the organisation’s long-term strategy. |
| League of Polish Women, Moldova | FY2022 | £998 | A training event for the staff of the Playback Theatre conducted by experts in the field, in order to develop and promote the therapeutic benefits of the theatre throughout Moldova. |
| Public Assessors of the Republic of Tajikistan | FY2022 | £980 | A training session to improve the digital security of our workers and volunteers, as well as medical treatment to maintain the physical wellbeing of staff. |
| Association of Wives and Mothers of Soldiers, Ukraine | FY2022 | £976 | Improving the external and internal communications systems to unite the team, minimise employee burnout and strengthen units on the way to achieving their goals. |
| Inclusive Studies, Ukraine | FY2022 | £830 | Mediation training for members of staff to help promote the idea of inclusion among the target audience and community members. |
| Inclusive Studies, Ukraine | FY2021 | £3k | Inclusive Art Practices for young people with disabilities |
| Society of People with Disabilities TAUR, Moldova | FY2021 | £3k | reduce social isolation of people with disabilities |
| People Plus, Belarus | FY2021 | £3k | Breaking the loneliness initiative for elderly people living with HIV |
| PO MIR – Offices for Development, Tajikistan | FY2021 | £3k | support reintegration of vulnerable groups affected by COVID-19 |
| Tvory Dobropillya, Ukraine | FY2021 | £3k | To Babushka with Love project |
| Winds of Change, Ukraine | FY2021 | £3k | needlework social enterprise for Roma women and girls |
| Association of Wives and Mothers of Soldiers Participating in ATO, Ukraine | FY2021 | £3k | United we are stronger! mutual self-help group |
| Zhytomyr Regional Association of Social Services (ZtRASS), Ukraine | FY2021 | £3k | mutual assistance initiative for single women with children |
| YCF Next, Ukraine | FY2021 | £3k | Hospital is not a prison art therapy centre |
| Ukrainian Down Syndrome Organisation (UDSO), Ukraine | FY2021 | £3k | increase employment opportunities for young people with Down Syndrome |
| Kids are Kids, Russia | FY2021 | £3k | summer camp for children from marginalised and migrant communities |
| Girls in Tech, Armenia | FY2021 | £3k | develop digital skills of women and girls |
| Kuhhoi Pomir, Tajikistan | FY2021 | £3k | reduce social exclusion of livestock breeders |
| Vlada Brusilovska Charitable Foundation, Ukraine | FY2021 | £2k | CUBA BUBA leisure space for children with neurological disorders |
| Gender-Vector, Kyrgyzstan | FY2021 | £1k | improve socio-economic position of young LGBT people |
| Zhytomyr Regional Association of Social Services (ZtRASS), Ukraine | FY2021 | £1k | additional funding grant |
| PO MIR – Offices for Development, Tajikistan | FY2021 | £1k | additional funding grant |
| Winds of Change, Ukraine | FY2021 | £960 | additional funding grant |