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Status
Received: 15 days late
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Income
£35.3K
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Spending
£36.1K
Public benefits
The benefits flowing from our purposes are: Better support for breast cancer survivors, therefore increased mental wellbeing, reduced isolation and higher self-esteem & confidence. Feedback is identified by the comments received, the demand for Knitted Knockers and also increasing members of The Clubhouse & constant flow of volunteers without the
need for recruitment There is no harm flowing from our purposes. Our beneficiaries are people with a Breast Cancer diagnosis, friends & family of Breast Cancer patients. Crafters (our volunteers who make knitted knockers & post-surgery kits), NHS Breast Clinic Staff in NI - Breast care nurses and Consultants There is no private benefit.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
Knitted Knockers of NI (KKNI) was founded in 2016 with the mission of engaging with a community of volunteers to produce and deliver free hand knit breast prosthetics (knitted knockers) and post-surgery comfort kits to breast cancer survivors across NI, bringing confidence and comfort to thousands of women that have had mastectomies. KKNI connects
with the community through workshops teaching traditional skills of knitting, crochet and sewing. KKNI works closely with breast care clinics throughout Northern Ireland and last year delivered over 3,000 products to women all over Northern Ireland. In 2017 KKNI established “The Clubhouse” in response to demand from breast cancer survivors as a mental health and well-being initiative to establish creative and social programmes to further support other breast cancer survivors. Demand for the Clubhouse has grown to more than 50 members and KKNI now wishes to establish a Health & Wellbeing Centre, addressing mental and physical health issues impacting Breast Cancer survivors and their families. The Clubhouse will provide a positive and creative non-clinical space, to facilitate various support programmes that offer a caring, holistic approach with services and workshops to educate, enable, empower and support members to achieve skills to address mental, emotional, nutritional, practical and physical body image challenges that come with breast cancer diagnosis and impact on the individual, family unit and wider community. KKNI connect with volunteers through workshops, teaching traditional skills of Knitting on 4 needles, Crochet and Sewing resulting in the provision of Free soft 100% cotton hand knit breast prosthetics, crocheted Swimming Knockers, Post-Surgery Cushions and Drain Bags.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of health or the saving of lives
- The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Who the charity helps
- Adult training
- Ethnic minorities
- General public
- Mental health
- Older people
- Parents
- Physical disabilities
- Unemployed/low income
- Voluntary and community sector
- Volunteers
- Women
How the charity works
- Arts
- Community development
- Counselling/support
- Cross-border/cross-community
- Cultural
- Disability
- Education/training
- General charitable purposes
- Heritage/historical
- Medical/health/sickness
- Rural development
- Volunteer development
