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Status
Received: 26 days late
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Income
£41.9K
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Spending
£55.0K
Public benefits
The direct benefits flowing from the relief of disability includes enhanced confidence and heathier outcomes through participation in recreational activities and sports programmes. Deaf and Hard of Hearing people will improve on their physical fitness and their mental health. By providing practical assistance and financial aid to support the work
of local Deaf sports clubs, they will be supported to offer improved and/or more sports programmes reaching out to different age groups and to groups of different abilities. Deaf and Hard of Hearing people will be supported to compete in local, national and international competitions with other Deaf and Hard of Hearing people and at a level where communication is no longer a barrier. The direct benefits flowing from the advancement of education includes enhanced confidence and increased self esteem of the beneficiaries through participation in accessible training and coaching opportunities. As the programmes will have communication support e.g. Sign Language interpreters and/or qualified Deaf Sports Coaches, participants will be able to engage fully as the coaches will be able to communicate effectively in Sign Language with them. The benefits from purpose 1 are demonstrated through evaluation and monitoring of activities and programmes. Evaluation will include reporting on attendance levels, questionnaires on confidence levels, fitness levels and participation levels prior, during and after a sports programme. The number of Deaf athletes competing at different levels will be recorded. Deaf sports clubs who are being supported will also provide reports detailing what support was provided, how it was achieved and what the outcome was. The benefits from purpose 2 are demonstrated through records of sports programmes on offer including reports of how these programmes are facilitated including the removal of communication barriers. Feedback from participants will determined whether training and coaching programmes are of benefit. No, there is no harm arising from any of our purposes. Deaf and Hard of Hearing children, young people and adults. There are no private benefits flowing from any of these purposes.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
We are a voluntary committee working with local Deaf sports clubs and other local Deaf organisations to ensure there is sports and leisure provision for Deaf and Hard of Hearing people residing in Northern Ireland. We currently organise sports and leisure programmes to bring Deaf and Hard of Hearing people together, promoting social inclusion and
participation in a number of sports activities. We are keen to enhance this delivery by providing a range of programmes for all abilities, gender and age groups and to do this, we need to secure funding. This is something we are unable to do due to no charitable status. The committee consists of representatives from various local Deaf sports groups/clubs including Belfast Deaf United Football Club, Ulster Deaf Golf Society, Belfast Deaf Bowls and Ladies Deaf Basketball. The clubs come together to provide strategic direction in ensuring there is participation at local, national and international level. We are currently carrying out a consultation with local Deaf sports groups in order to develop a business plan, meeting the social, sports and recreational needs of Deaf and Hard of Hearing people living in Northern Ireland.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of education
- 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
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- Language community
- Men
- Mental health
- Older people
- Sensory disabilities
- Sexual orientation
- Unemployed/low income
- Voluntary and community sector
- Volunteers
- Women
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Disability
- Education/training
- Sport/recreation
- Youth development
