Get Heard Scotland

Posted on January 18, 2019

Get Heard Scotland (GHS), a programme coordinated by the Poverty Alliance, aims to provide feedback on anti-poverty policies and plans, centered around the commitments made in Scottish Government’s Child Poverty Delivery Plan.

By encouraging groups and networks to undertake discussions relating to poverty and social injustice, GHS participants will help develop a community-led body of evidence about change needed to solve poverty in Scotland.

To support these workshops and discussions, the Poverty Alliance has developed the Get Heard Toolkit. The toolkit can be used by groups and organisations to gather views and contains:

background policy information
advice on running workshops and discussions
feedback forms
monitoring and evaluation materials

The Poverty Alliance are currently live testing the toolkit, and are looking for organisations interested in taking part in this process.

For further information, including how to get involved in the toolkit live testing, please contact:

Robin Tennant by email: tennant@povertyalliance.org
Twimukye Mushaka by email: mushaka@povertyalliance.org

Alternatively, for further information, visit the Poverty Alliance website.

printfriendly pdf email button md

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

LAST CHANCE: COVID-19 Vaccine Self-Registration for 18 – 29 Year Olds

People aged 18 – 29 years old have until 8pm TONIGHT, FRIDAY 11th JUNE to register for their COVID-19 vaccination. Registration takes 5 – 10 minutes. Vaccination appointments will start from mid-June.

NHS Forth Valley Non-Executive Board Member Positions

Scottish Ministers and NHS Scotland are currently recruiting for 2 non-executive members to join the NHS Forth Valley Board. The position will require around 8 hours per week. Remuneration pay is £8,842 per annum. Non-executive members are expected to play a central role in guiding the strategies which address the health priorities and health care needs across Forth Valley. Candidates must be able to demonstrate either clinical experience (ideally in a primary care setting) or experience of finance, audit or risk. The deadline for applications is 12pm on Wednesday 23rd June.

COVID-19 Recovery Grants Scheme Reopened

The NHS Forth Valley Health Promotion Service has relaunched its COVID-19 Recovery Grants Scheme for 2021-22. The fund aims to help local groups and organisations deliver innovative activities and programmes to help reduce health inequalities and improve mental health and wellbeing amongst those most disproportionately affected by COVID-19. Grants of up to £500 are available, and applications will be considered every 2 weeks.

Connecting Scotland Phase 3 Launched

Scottish Government has officially launched Phase 3 of Connecting Scotland, which welcomes applications on behalf of unemployed young people and adults. All public or third sector groups and organisations who work to support people to address barriers to employment are eligible to apply, for people who meet all the criteria. Unlike in previous phases, applicants will be required to submit the details of people they intend to support before the devices are dispatched. The deadline for applications is 5pm on Monday 5th July.