FOR Cardiff announces £12,000 worth of grants towards latest community projects
FOR Cardiff announces £12,000 worth of grants towards latest community projects
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By guest writer Max Taylor
In the latest round of FOR Cardiff’s City Ambition Fund, four environmental projects are set to receive grants of up to £12,000.
The City Ambition Fund is supporting local culture, city environment, and independent businesses. It is delivering on the £1.4 million investment made by the 800+ members in order to create more reasons for visiting the city, focusing on a cleaner, greener and safer environment.
Emily Cotterill, associate director at FOR Cardiff, explained: “This year, we invited applications to fund ideas with a specific environmental focus that will make Cardiff an even better place to live, work and visit – and we’re excited to see how the successful projects develop.”
The first of four projects receiving funding is The Huggard. The centre for homeless adults in the capital, located on Dumballs Road, is receiving £3,000 towards the development of its exterior. The intention is to create more community engagement and it will have volunteers working on the project.
The environmental charity Keep Wales Tidy is receiving their share of the fund to their “Hedge in a Box” scheme. This provides a subsidised box for businesses to create connected green spaces for wildlife through the city centre.
The box’s contents include 30 native hedging plants, a bird feeder, a ladybird tower and other components important for improving urban biodiversity.
Repair Cafe Wales will receive funding to support their Fix it Feb campaign launching next February. This campaign is encouraging people to fix broken items themselves rather than replace them.
Training sessions will be delivered by the cafe’s team for businesses to understand the sustainability and welfare benefits of adopting the mindset to repair and reuse over replacing.
The final project that will receive the £3,000 grant will be ‘A Playful, Green City Centre- Designed by Us’. This project will teach families and children how the city centre can become more playful and welcoming for them through creative workshops which will unite schools, businesses, and community members.
Dr. Reem Okasha leads the charge of this project alongside Hussa Al-Ghunaim. The former stated: “We’re fortunate that Cardiff has been recognised by UNICEF as the UK’s first Child Friendly City, and we want to build on this achievement by co-creating design ideas with children that enhance families’ experience in the city centre.”
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