The Jamia Masjid Razvia in Brierly recently carried out their Food Bank project using the Strengthening Faith Institutions micro-grant. This project acted as both a donations collection service, and also a delivery service: first, the Masjid encouraged people to donate food and essential items, such as toiletries and imperishable foodstuffs, and then delivered these donations…
As Out-of-School-Settings are now able to open, there are many guidelines and procedures at play that need to be put in place. Navigating what needs to be done can be challenging to many, so SFI has created a rigorous and certified training programme to help you through the process and create the safest environment for…
Join us as part of our Faiths Against Domestic Abuse Campaign for a Domestic Abuse Workshop, educating faith leaders & representatives on how to support victims and tackle domestic abuse within their communities. Speakers include: Imam Farooq Mulla, Strengthening Faith Institutions. Rabbi Tanya Sakhnovich, Nottingham Liberal Synagogue Huda Jawad, Standing Together Click HERE to register.
A practical video to guide your Out of School Setting (OOSS) to a safe re-opening during Covid-19, in line with the latest UK government guidelines, and informed by best practice. If your planning on opening a Sunday School, Madrassa, Yeshiva, or other faith-based OOSS, this short video may be useful. If you would like further…
The Women’s Awareness Association recently carried out their extremely successful Community Food Parcels project with the Strengthening Faith Institutions micro-grant. In this wonderful project, the organisation delivered food parcels – that included dates and traditional sweets – to their local community, focusing specifically on households who have difficulty speaking or understanding English. Crucially, these food…
As places of worship, supplementary schools and out-of-school settings are due to open up soon, there are many guidelines and procedures at play that need to be put in place. Navigating what needs to be done can be challenging to many, so SFI have brought in the expert tutors to help you through the process…
From the 4th July 2020 places of worship are permitted to open for prayer. Strengthening Faith Institutions have trained 200 people for the covid-19 compliance officer course. We are committed to support places of worship with risk assessments, site visits and extra training dates. Register for the covid-19 compliance course ▶️ https://bit.ly/2YO7tI7 Download risk assessment templates ▶️ https://bit.ly/2ZnYFba Download…
As a result of the Prime Minister’s confirmation that holiday clubs and out-of-school settings will now be allowed to reopen during the summer holidays, we’ve published two pieces of guidance on GOV.UK about community activities, holiday and after-school clubs as well as other out-of-school provision. The Department for Education (DoE) released guidance for providers outlining…
The places of worship (POW) protective security funding scheme is a government commitment in the 2016-2020 hate crime action plan. It provides funding for protective security measures to places of worship and associated faith community centres that are vulnerable to hate crime. This scheme has been designed in accordance with government advice on coronavirus (COVID-19). The…
This guidance for marriage and civil partnership has been drafted on the basis of the scientific evidence available and will be updated as necessary as more data becomes available on COVID-19. Marriages and civil partnerships are a vital part of our society, uniting couples to start their new life together and affording certain legal rights….
