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“The ocean is like God and raindrops are the religion. When they fall into the ocean they become one.”
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Projects That Spark
Since 2004 Westhill has invested grants totalling more than £4.8 million mainly in the UK but with some international impact as well.Click here to view all of our projects or follow the categories tabs to the left of this page. These pages showcase the sort of projects in which Westhill has been privileged to invest. Our focus is primarily in religious education projects and faith-motivated activities that enable individuals to transform their lives and the life of their communities through dialogue and understanding.
Your project featured on our website
As part of our funding Westhill invites projects that it supports to use this section of our website to communicate and promote their work. As well as promotion this can be an ideal way to inspire people, to make links with other organisations, and to show what your project has achieved when you apply for future grant funding. All you need to do is send your information to us, when requested, and then direct people to your website which will have its own domain name, for example: www.westhillendowment.org/Yourprojectname.
Beautifully Made: Jericho Road Project works with women affected by the sex industry. This project offers women the opportunity to explore their stories through art. We run a successful programme c...
The Peaceful Classroom Project: Helping schools teach children to communicate effectively, build positive relationships, and resolve conflict peacefully. The Peaceful Classroom Project has tw...
Belonging: Arts and Community expands St Mark’s Church’s work with elderly and vulnerable people by tackling loneliness through community, creativity, and faith-based care. Building on...
Wintershall Education provides an original and unique learning opportunity for schools throughout the academic and Church year. With the support from Westhill, we are able to offer workshop themes...
A Window for Our Time: Prees parish church has an extraordinary medieval window by the great John Thornton, which is being conserved. As part of the events relating to its restoration, the church a...
Accessible Bible Lessons. Who Is Like Me in the Old Testament? is a learning resource designed to help young people with Additional Support Needs (ASN) see themselves within the biblical narrative...
The Longsight Table is a year-long community project led by Longsight Art Space in Manchester. It creates regular, free opportunities for local residents to come together through shared meals, stor...
The Campus Leadership Programme provides students across the UK with the skills and confidence to create brave interfaith spaces, which in turn will create social change and build a culture of incl...
Bridges of Belief is a youth-led interfaith project supporting young people aged 16–25 to explore identity, faith and shared values through creative dialogue. Delivered by Youth Visionaries C...
Seasonal Events ‘25/26: At Grace Church Stirchley, we love an opportunity to celebrate and share stories together. This year we have already celebrated our Nativity Trail where we enjoy...
The annual Stroud Festival of Wonder held in November each year is designed to inspire wonder in an age of exhaustion. It offers a weekend of free activities centred around 5 spectacular circus per...
Step Days are immersive, full-day retreats for secondary school students that create space to explore life’s big questions around identity, values, wellbeing and purpose. Delivered by Step, a...
Learning for Peace is Peacemakers’ award-nominated peace education programme for primary schools. Building on its proven impact, this project will create and test our first universal peace cu...
Thriving Families is a project at YMCA Living Springs that supports parents to thrive as a family. Our families demonstrate incredible resilience whilst facing challenging circumstances. Thriving F...
Cinnamon helps churches transform their communities through investing in practical social-franchise projects and through equipping leaders and volunteers. Support from Westhill will strengthen our...
Respect – Your Life, Your Choice.
Community Safety Education CIC delivers preventative education to young people living in areas of high deprivation. Reaching 800–1,000 young people in...
Safe Spaces and Advocacy: Blank Canvas is an ecumenical youth charity based in Redcar, creating stories of hope for young people. Working with local churches, we provide safe spaces where young peo...
Roots and Resilience – Creative Connection for Young Adults in Cornwall and Devon. The Pearl Exchange supports young adults aged 18–35 across rural Cornwall, where isolation, poor acces...
At Baby Basics Leicester we always have a long waiting list for double buggies which lead to new mothers being isolated and unable to get out of their house safely with several young children. Our...
Camden ‘inspiRE Speakers’ Project aims to train Sixth Form students in Camden to become faith/non-faith representatives who will go on to speak and present at schools in the borough. Th...
