State of Children’s Rights report launch & Together AGM

Date: 11th August 2010
Category: UK 1st periodic review

You are warmly invited to the launch of the Together's "State of Children's Rights" report, followed by our AGM from 10.15am-13.30pm on Thursday 2nd September at the King James by Thistle Hotel Leith Street, Edinburgh.

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Knife crime initiative rolled out

Date: 5th August 2010
Category: Equal protection from violence

A campaign to make young people aware of the dangers and consequences of carrying a knife will be rolled out to Glasgow, Edinburgh and Clackmannanshire after a successful pilot.

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What Matters To You? Research with children and young people

Date: 26th July 2010
Category: Disabled children, Respect for the views of the child

The fSDC liaison project has teamed up with LTCAS to carry out research with children and young people. If you work with children and young people with a long term condition or disability, we want to know what matters to them.

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Boy who communicates by blinking wins Brit Writer Award

Date: 21st July 2010
Category: Disabled children

Ten year old Adam Bojelian who contributed earlier this year to Together's "What Can the UNCRC Do for You" seminar in Glasgow, talking by blinking on video about Article 12 UNCRC as part of the workshop "Listening to Children with A Disability", won one of the first ever Brit Writers Awards.

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The Mansion Trust

Date: 21st July 2010
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The Mansion Trust makes grants to both individuals and projects within the UK.

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The Britannia Community Fund

Date: 21st July 2010
Category:

The Britannia Community fund offers a quick and simple application process to voluntary groups, charities and schools, working within education, specifically numeracy and/or financial literacy, who require donations of up to £1,000. The fund also supports individual customers with a donation of up to £100.

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3H Fund

Date: 21st July 2010
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3H Fund has a grant programme to assist disabled people (whether physically or mentally) their families and carers, on low income, to organise a modest holiday for themselves. Grants are given for the accommodation part of a holiday and the holiday must be taken in the UK.

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Challenger Children's Fund

Date: 21st July 2010
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

The fund offers small-scale financial help for physically disabled young people in Scotland. It will fund anything that is not provided by statutory sources - so that could mean expenditure such as a washing machine, holiday expenses, clothing, computer hardware or specialised adapted equipment.

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Quality of Life for Children and Young People with Long Term Conditions

Date: 19th July 2010
Category: Disabled children

LTCAS is working with for Scotland's Disabled Children to gather the views and experiences of children and young people living with a disability and/or long term condition.

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BBC Children in Need Small Grants

Date: 14th July 2010
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BBC Children in Need are inviting not-for-profit organisations working with disadvantaged children and youg people 18 years and under to apply for grants of up to £10,000 through their small grants scheme.

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