About
ESOL classes (268 learners); Skills-based classes (45 learners — digital, French conversation, sewing, arts and crafts); Social, Health and Wellbeing groups (167 learners); Employability and Training (46 learners — Employability Award, job search); Cosy Space (warm drop-in for any woman, hot drink and free wifi, open without membership requirement through winter 2022); Lunch Club (twice weekly fresh meals by kitchen staff, small charge, funded by National Lottery Awards for All); Rise and Shine Crèche (in-house and mobile crèche for Dundee City Council and Arbroath Council; free childcare for members while attending classes; annual turnover £45,005); Respected, Equal and Safe project (16 Days of Activism workshops, artwork/banners, discussions about VAWG, police and agency support awareness, around 62 women from 5 classes); Connecting Cultures project (bite-size ESOL learning on racism, fake news, online grooming and social media; seminars at Dundee and Angus College; outreach to youth groups and parent groups; digital materials shared by schools, GPs and councils); Graduation ceremony; Black History Month events; Glasgow Women's Library trip; Flourish Art Exhibition; visits to Wardlaw Museum St Andrews; The World Meets in Stobswell event; OET class
Key Metrics
Key Outcomes
- Women from ESOL classes went on to further learning, volunteering or work; 87% feel included in a community at DIWC; 73% feel healthier; 69% know more about Scotland because of DIWC; Investing in Communities Fund secured non-ESOL classes and groups for 3 years
Geography
Scotland
