Community Fund
If you are involved with a large organization, we would love to hear from you. You have the manpower and resources available to you to effect real positive change. At Vegware, we support the efforts of a broad spectrum of clients to enhance their corporate social responsibility, and stay ahead of legislation.
In addition, Vegware gives direct support to non-profit groups through the Vegware Community Fund. You can find out what our projects are doing by in words here or in pictures below.
Organizations that promote sustainability in the widest sense can apply for individual grants of £20-200 per month. The fund is intended to contribute to core running costs and act as a basis from which to either focus on their chosen task, or apply for project grants. If you are involved in enhancing any aspect of your local environment, whether built or natural, or involved in community projects, please get in touch.
Current funded projects
Greener Leith is an Edinburgh-based non-profit group dedicated to making Leith greener in every sense. They are using contribution from the Vegware Community Fund to employ a sessional worker to support green fingered volunteers grow more food in local community garden projects. Web link.
Green Up Your Act Education teaches the meaning of sustainability through workshops using a balance of discussion, practical activities and out of class learning. The project’s main objectives are to enable children to become aware of their own carbon footprint. They are taught this through the subjects of food, waste, recycling, energy production and pollution. By doing this they can see the importance of their impression on their own community and will hopefully learn to protect their direct environment. Many areas of the curriculum are covered, particularly science, geography and citizenship. Web link.
The Calder Food Hub is a Community Interest Company based in Hebden Bridge, Calder Valley. It was establised to address the lack of fruit and vegetables produced and sold locally.
The Royal Edinburgh Community Gardens is a project to transform several acres of land at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital into gardens where local residents, community groups and patients can grow together. Web link.
Rhubarb Farm is an environmental and social enterprise, based in North East Derbyshire, aiming to provide a service to people with learning disabilities, mental health issues, ex service personnel and the unemployed. Theraputic organic horticulture is used to improve health and well being. Web link.
Recent news and updates from our funded projects can be found here.
