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SWITCH-UP GRANTS
We have received many queries at the Region Office to ask what sort of things the Switch Up Grant can be used for, so I wanted to update you on where and how some of the Switch Up grants have been used within England.
In Anglia, the Switch Up Youth Panel awarded £400 for a day boat trip, for Guides with severe disabilities. The grant includes one to one care for each participant. The grant was applied for by an able-bodied Guide who had identified the need of the group and used the grant to help overcome the barrier to social inclusion.
The North East Youth Panel has awarded £2000 towards a team building weekend with first aid and other training, to help the personal and social development of the unit.
In LaSER, the Youth Panel awarded £200 to an individual Guide, helping her to overcome the economic barrier which prevented her from attending Summer Camp with her Unit.
The South West Youth Panel has awarded a grant of £2000 to help improve a local Unit's facilities. The grant will go towards the demolition of an old guide hut to make it ready for the new building.
The Midlands Youth Panel has awarded £300 towards a team building weekend for a Ranger unit. The Rangers will add this to their fundraising total and have organised a weekend in London - a new opportunity for the entire Unit and one which enables the group to overcome rural isolation.
In the North West, the Switch Up Youth Panel has awarded £220 to allow a unit to take part in a trip to Waddow, allowing the unit to participate in an activity otherwise unavailable to them.
Grants were also given to help with laptops, camping equipment, a fun day, a media workshop and a kitchen refurbishment of a local unit meeting place.
Grants are considered by the Regional Youth Panels and awarded to applications that can demonstrate that the project will help to overcome social and economic barriers and provide the opportunity to take part in activities that would otherwise not be available. See the National Criteria for full details, available from switch@girlguiding.org.uk or visit http://www.projectswitch.org.uk/.
No excuses now for not completing the application form.
Anne Hudson
Chief Commissioner
