Inclusion health grants for women’s health
The Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Women’s Health Programme has awarded grants to the following projects focused on reaching migrants in vulnerable circumstances and people facing multiple disadvantage. Contact us at bnssg.womenshealth@nhs.net for more information.
Real Women’s Talk Health – BCfm Radio
Real Women Talk Health aims to enhance access to women’s health information and services through a multi-platform approach, including interview segments, a podcast series, social media updates, and multilingual radio adverts in Polish and Somali. It will feature healthcare professionals, activists, and personal stories to address health issues in eight key areas. By overcoming barriers like language, mistrust, and cultural differences, the initiative will reach an estimated 10,000 women, particularly marginalised groups such as migrants, disabled women, and those facing financial hardship. The project will create lasting health resources, fostering empowerment and better access to services.
My Health Matters – Black Mothers’ Matter and Ashley Community Housing
Black Mothers’ Matter and Ashley Community Housing are collaborating to deliver an innovative partnership project, addressing barriers to health inclusion and equity for racially minoritised women from migrant communities living in our locality. We will work holistically with Healthcare Practitioners to design and deliver a series of in-depth and meaningful ‘My Health Matters’ workshops, which equip our community with the relevant knowledge, support and accelerated access to the services they are most in need of, in a trusted and trauma-informed environment, with childcare support and translators available as required.
Supporting the Health of Vulnerable Asylum Seeking Women and Girls – Bristol Refugee Rights (supported by Bridge View Medical)
Bristol Refugee Rights is offering healthcare and family planning information to women and girls seeking asylum who are living in hotels in Bristol and North Somerset. Many are from conservative cultures with poor records on women’s rights and health care, and their knowledge of women’s health and family planning in general is sporadic. Many don’t have any formal education, nor are many able to speak English. Our project will overcome these barriers by providing accessible information, the service brought directly to the women in their own accommodation, with translators on hand and material translated into their own languages.
Health Menu – One25
At One25, we support women who are street sex-working or at risk of street sex work in Bristol. We are receiving funding from the Women’s Health Fund to co-create a ‘health menu’ which will display information about various health interventions in an accessible format to distribute across our services. We will work with the lived experience consultancy group, facilitated by One25, to ensure the design and content resonates with women and supports women experiencing multiple disadvantage to seek further support around their health, when they are ready.
One Love Hub – Knowle West Health Park
The One Love Hub is a multicultural group of women, delivered in Knowle West, with members living within Knowle West, Hartcliffe and Withywood neighbourhoods. Through this funding we aim to break down generational taboos around women’s health and aim to equip our members, with the knowledge that encourages them to speak to their daughters, family and friends openly with the hope that women within the communities become confident at addresses what their needs are and feel enabled to seek the support they need from the health care system.
Women of Colour Talk Health – Nilaari
Nilaari is launching The Women of Colour Talk Health initiative which is a new project tailored to empower and inform women on critical health issues through culturally sensitive, interactive workshops. Key Elements of the Project:
- Workshops developed by women of colour will focus on issues and approaches that resonate culturally, making health information more accessible and meaningful.
- Each session will be led by qualified Black female health professionals.
- Workshops will incorporate music, movement, and refreshments to create an enjoyable interactive learning environment.
- The project will include structured feedback collection to shape future health topics and insights will be shared with key partners.
Women’s Health Hub – Refugee Women of Bristol (RWoB)
Refugee Women of Bristol (RWoB) will host a fortnightly women’s health hub with visiting health professionals. In this project, we will use community workers/interpreters who are familiar with our women and have already established trust and mutual understanding. The hub will provide advice and answer women’s questions. We will refer women to attend follow-up sessions at relevant health services. We estimate at least 160 women will access the Women’s Health hub, often more than once. This project will work to build bridges between communities and statutory services to break barriers that prevent access to services and reinforce discrimination and inequalities.