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Global Concerns Trust have established project partnerships in Malawi and South India with local project co-ordinators appointed and are in the process of doing the same in Kenya.
We are actively developing our membership, fundraising capacity and are developing a Development/Citizenship Education Programme for schools in Scotland.
We have expertise in involving black and ethnic minority groups in development education and aid projects.
Global Concerns looks firstly to support initiatives indigenous to the country of support through individuals starting projects or established instituations. We do not solicit appraoches as our capacity is small.
Partnership
Global Concerns looks firstly to support initiatives indigenous to the country of support through individuals starting projects or established instituations. We do not solicit appraoches as our capacity is small. We are happy to network with similar organisations working in similar areas of development
Latest Stories
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Malawi – Tools and Training for Education and Livelihood
Posted on 22/09/2011 | No CommentsOur Partners This project is a collaboration between Global Concerns Trust, Scottish Tools For Self Reliance (TFSR) workshops, The Malawi Council of the Handicapped (MACOHA) and The Ministry of Education (MOE) in Zomba and Chiradzulu Districts. The project is funded by the Scottish Government’s International Development Programme (2008-2011) The Projects... -
new kenya post
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Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) Carpentry Training Project In Dowa District (Central Region)
Posted on 22/09/2011 | No CommentsThis was located in Mponela Town, located on the main road north from Lilongwe, a drive of about 45 minutes. Within the town, the workshop is located down a lane within a dense population of traditional houses. The trainer and owner of the workshop since 2005 is Newton Soko. Newton... -
Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) Tailoring Training Project In Dowa District (Central Region)
Posted on 22/09/2011 | No CommentsThe concept for this pilot project was to train tailors in their own community rather than bringing them to a residential centre. An accredited trainer was appointed to train four people, two per six months This project started in October 2009 and was visited in November by Global Concerns, so... -
The Garvald Tools Workshop, Gorgie, Edinburgh
Posted on 22/09/2011 | No CommentsThe Garvald TFSR workshop started up in spring 1983, the newest of a dozen workshops in Edinburgh for people with learning disabilities. The recycling, educational, skills training and confidence building aspects of this work, fit well with the Garvald Steiner based philosophy. The refurbishing tasks vary in complexity from sandpapering... -
MACOHA – The Malawian Council for the Handicapped
Posted on 22/09/2011 | No CommentsMACOHA are at the forefront of work to help people with disabilities to be more independent, self-sufficient, and recognized as equals within Malawian society; receiving the same educational and other opportunities that exist for able-bodied people. As well as lobbying for these rights and helping families access disability and educational ...
Editors' Picks
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CHILD Ashram, a home for street children
Posted on 22/09/2011 | No CommentsThere are over 11 million street children in India, according to the Consortium for Street Children. Some are orphans; others have been abused or abandoned by their families. They live in extreme poverty on the streets and railway platforms of India, socially excluded, and survive by begging for food, working... -
Bridge School for Coffee Plantation Children
Posted on 22/09/2011 | No CommentsMany of the workers on the plantations around the town of Mudigere are migrant workers, from within Karnataka state. The area produces cardamom, rice, pepper and betel leaf, although it is coffee that is the greatest source of revenue. A male plantation worker receives Rs150 a day. A female plantation... -
Trafficked and Exploited Children and Women
Posted on 22/09/2011 | No CommentsRather than being seen as abused and exploited, trafficked children are viewed as solicitous and corrupted. Trafficked children, rescued from brothels, are excluded from care and housing by many local NGOS, who believe that they will corrupt other children or staff. Many cannot return to their families, as it is...
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