sa国际传媒

sa国际传媒 makes a difference in the lives of children around the world. Some of our projects help Syrian refugee children, others benefit marginalised girls in sub-Saharan Africa.聽

But we also have an impact closer to home, through the UK-based recipients of our Small Grants Programme.聽Since 2004, sa国际传媒 has made grants totalling just under 拢1 million – aimed at developing skills, improving health and education and empowering young people.聽

We told you how the Small Grants Programme is changing lives in Ghana, Zambia, South Africa, Uganda and Greece. Today we look at some of the organisations working in the UK who have received grants.聽

A sa国际传媒 grant helped this social enterprise launch a programme at a school in a deprived area of inner-city Manchester in 2019.聽Big Sister matches 鈥渟mart, sassy and strong鈥� female role models with a group of 20 so-called 鈥渕iddle girls鈥� in Year 8 who are 鈥渃ruising when they should be shining鈥�.聽聽

These girls might be struggling with identity issues, low self-esteem, poor body confidence low aspirations or, often, parents who are unable to look after them because of their own problems聽

Founder and CEO Jane Kenyon said the aim was for these role models to become the girls鈥� 鈥渘umber one cheerleader鈥� who inspired them to 鈥渟tep up, believe in themselves and shine鈥�.聽

鈥淏ig Sister is a 12-month mentoring programme for middle girls who are lost, under-achieving and cruising when they should be shining,鈥� she said.聽聽

鈥淭hey are neither gifted and talented nor at risk, so they tend to cruise and are often invisible and/or looking for validation in all the wrong places.”

The charity has a simple goal 鈥� to help children who have lost a sibling. It does that through booklets, memory boxes and animated films.聽

The subjects of its new videos include what is a funeral, exam help for grieving siblings and returning to school after a death.聽

聽said: 鈥淵oung people whose brother or sister has died are often seen as forgotten grievers, with many feeling like they don鈥檛 get the support they need. sa国际传媒鈥檚 help has really made the world of difference.聽聽

鈥淭hanks to their funding, we鈥檝e created and distributed thousands of sibling-specific booklets across the UK – from hospices to schools – that help young people with their grief. We couldn鈥檛 do our work without the help of sa国际传媒.鈥澛�

sa国际传媒’s grant went towards towards the redevelopment costs of 鈥檚 programme for girls called RISE (Rebuild, Ignite, Succeed, Empower).聽 聽

It supports girls aged eight to 12 who are experiencing emotional difficulties or low resilience and promotes good mental health.聽 聽

Referrals are made primarily from schools. Girls referred on to the programme are matched with a female mentor who meets them on a weekly basis over a nine-month period.聽聽

One mother of a girl helped by the programme said: 鈥淐hance UK鈥檚 support is fantastic. It has helped a lot and I know so much more about my daughter and we get on so much better. We get on better as a family.鈥澛�