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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.
Imago Dei is a Christian charity founded in 2016, working in the Criminal Justice Sector to provide courses for women in prison and continuing ongoing support once they leave prison.
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The Avon Indian Community Association (AICA) is an umbrella organisation for Indian communities living in the Bristol area. Our vision is to provide a platform for promoting social cohesiveness wit...
Faith in Birmingham: Street Photography
Peter Vale is a street photographer passionate about capturing the colour and diversity of the city of Birmingham’s religious landscape. Using...
The Natashas Project “What will Farah do?” Primary school educational theatre piece.
Thanks to Westhill Endowment’s generous grant, we have begun the early stages of creating a...
Diverse Voices
Bolton Lads and Girls Club (BLGC) is an innovative and progressive young people’s charity based in Bolton, Greater Manchester. Established in 1889, our mission is to enable...
Faces (Faiths Against Child Sexual Exploitation) are a Christian-Muslim charity with a mission to build resilience within faith communities against child sexual exploitation and other forms of harm...
Encountering and Understanding Different Faiths
Leeds SACRE are making a film of an Orthodox Synagogue so that schools which are unable to visit will be able to access a professionally made film...
Transforming culture through relationships education in Primary Schools
Thanks to Westhill Endowment’s generous grant, we will be developing a new relationships curriculum in primary schoo...
Shieldfield Art Works is an arts organisation based in Shieldfield, Newcastle upon Tyne. SAW believes art and creativity are integral parts of human life, and with art’s unique ability to art...
11+ Free Tuition Bursaries
Grammar Schools were always designed to improve social mobility….. So what has happened…?
Fairview Education provides Free Tuition Bursaries to disadv...
Creative Green RE in Luton
This project gives Luton pupils the chance to be artistic in RE about climate change and justice issues, informed by a multi-faith panel of speakers. Beginning with a...
Prayer Spaces
The Christian Education Project is based in the London Borough of Redbridge, with the aim of: “Serving schools; Inspiring Minds & Exploring Faith”. They...
Tales of Wonder, Wisdom and Humour
Religious Education in many schools is not seen as a priority and some non-muslim parents feel concerned when it has anything to do with Islam. Using multi-fai...
Equipping for Change
The Praxis Centre exists to help Christians bring hope and justice in their local communities and our society. Our Hopeful Activists Podcast aims to inspire you with b...
Religion, Values and Ethics
Working with a wide range of stakeholders, this project seeks to develop teaching and learning resources to support and embed Religion, Values and Ethics (RVE) firmly...
Interfaith learning
Christian and Muslim colleges in the UK produce many of our future religious leaders. They are also vital sites of influence for students’ engagement with, and attitude...
RE Matters is a Newham business that seeks to support, inspire, and transform learning in schools. Student RE Matters is a group of young people interested in moral and religious issues from differ...
SparkFish is a local collaborative Christian organisation that aims to inspire and encourage young people in faith, hope and love. We engage with young people in schools across Reigate, Redhill and...
Church Engagement
The Cinnamon Network makes it as easy as possible for local churches to set up sustainable social action projects, find funding and get the right support and training to make a...
Peace Feasts in Bristol
Bridges for Communities is a small, innovative charity that seeks to help make Bristol a more welcoming, inclusive and fair city. Our projects connect people of diffe...
