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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£1.0M
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Spending
£1.0M
Public benefits
A. The provision of education and training to promote the understanding of health inequalities and poverty and their impact on people’s health The public benefits from purpose A are that VCS organisations are supported to develop the knowledge and skills to understand the effects of poverty on the health of individuals, communities and society
within Northern Ireland. They can use this knowledge and skills to improve health and address inequalities within their communities. These benefits will be evidenced by impact data and other feedback from VCS organisation regarding the effectiveness of the support provided in enhancing their knowledge and skills and in assisting them to develop and evaluate interventions and services. There is no identifiable harm arising from this purpose. Beneficiaries are staff and volunteers from VCS organisations who develop knowledge and skills on the subjects of poverty and ill health related to poverty. A private benefit may be gained by a CDHN Trustee whose organisation has access to the services offered by CDHN in the same way that all CDHN member groups may access these services. CDHN Trustees and staff members benefit from the development of knowledge, skills and experience which is transferrable to other settings and roles. Staff and volunteers from organisations which access CDHN’s services gain knowledge and skills which are potentially transferrable. B. By the provision of research on health inequalities, poverty and community development to educate and inform individuals, organisations, policy makers decision makers and funders The public benefits from purpose B are that individuals, organisations, policy makers decision makers and funders better understand the cause of poverty and health inequalities; are more likely to use community development as a way of addressing poverty and inequality; will design and deliver more relevant and appropriate interventions; there will be better informed decision making and more appropriate targeting of resources. These benefits will be evidenced by feedback from individuals, organisations, policy makers’ decision makers and funders regarding the effectiveness of the research provided in enhancing their knowledge and skills and in assisting them to develop and evaluate interventions and services. There is no identifiable harm arising from this purpose. Beneficiaries are that individuals, organisations, policy makers decision makers and funders who develop knowledge and skills on the subjects of health inequalities, poverty and community development. A private benefit may be gained by a CDHN Trustee whose organisation has access to the services offered by CDHN in the same way that all CDHN member groups may access these services. CDHN Trustees and staff members benefit from the development of knowledge, skills and experience which is transferrable to other settings and roles. C. By the development and sharing of an evidence base to demonstrate the impact of community development on health and wellbeing The public benefits from purpose C are the increased use of community development approaches and methodologies to improve health and wellbeing. This will lead to healthier, more actively engaged communities with higher levels of social capital. It will also lead to increased investment in community development approaches as funders have evidence of the impact of this approach. These benefits will be evidenced by feedback from CVSE organisations and funders on their use of the evidence base in their work. There is no identifiable harm arising from this purpose. Beneficiaries are individuals, organisations, policy makers’ decision makers and funders who develop knowledge and skills on the subject of community development. A private benefit may be gained by a CDHN Trustee whose organisation has access to the services offered by CDHN in the same way that all CDHN member groups may access these services. CDHN Trustees and staff members benefit from the development of knowledge, skills and experience which is transferrable to other settings and roles.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
CDHN is a network of individuals and organisations which promotes understanding of community development as an effective way to end health inequalities. We have over 2400 members. Our network is creating a fairer and more equal society where communities enjoy the best possible health. We create opportunities for individuals and organisations to
connect and share experiences from each other and learn through networking opportunities, training and facilitation. We are also a grant making body and invest in the development of partnerships between pharmacists and their local communities. We support communities to find their voice and use their expertise and experience to inform decision making and we provide examples of the best ways to tackle health inequality. We support our members to understand the policy environment and how to have their voice heard through engagement with decision and policy makers.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The prevention or relief of poverty
- The advancement of education
- The advancement of health or the saving of lives
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
- 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
- Carers
- Ethnic minorities
- General public
- Homelessness
- Interface communities
- Men
- Mental health
- Older people
- Specific areas of deprivation
- Travellers
- Unemployed/low income
- Voluntary and community sector
- Volunteers
- Women
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Community development
- Cross-border/cross-community
- Education/training
- Grant making
- Medical/health/sickness
- Relief of poverty
- Research/evaluation
- Rural development
- Urban development
