by We are proud to announce that thrivin’ together has been successful in securing a grant from ROSA, a funding distributor supporting and raising the voice of women and girls organisations. This grant will enable us to develop the content of our 2023 focus groups into a community report raising the voices of women impacted by gambling harm. By involving women who attended or co-facilitated the sessions we hope to reflect on and highlight the common themes and experiences of women which will also be presented at a webinar later in 2024.
A 2023 ROSA report Mapping the UK Women and Girls Sector and its Funding: Where Does the Money Go? shows that in 2021, a total of £4.1 billion worth of grants was awarded to charities, but the women and girls sector received just 1.8% of these. In addition, one third of all grants for ‘women and girls’ focussed activity – worth £24.7m – went to organisations with no specific focus on women and girls. This shows a worrying lack of priority for organisations tackling complex and systemic issues faced by women and girls in the UK.
As a women-specific organisation we recognise the struggle to be acknowledged and heard so receiving this grant is a huge validation to our women and the work we do. Thank you to ROSA from the thrivin’ together community.
