Tag: Support

Tesco providing £30 million package of support for local communities tackling Covid-19

Stuart Mitchell

Tesco to provide a £30 million package of support for local communities tackling Covid-19, including £25 million food donations programme. On their website they state: We know how important it is to support the communities we serve. This work has never been more vital than today.  So we are today confirming a £30 million package of support: We currently donate £3 million of food every month through our Community Food Connection scheme and distribution centres*. In addition to that, over the next 12 weeks we will provide a top up…

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IFC Increases COVID-19 Support to $8 Billion to Sustain Private Sector Companies and Livelihoods in Developing Countries

Stuart Mitchell

The World Bank and IFC’s Boards of Directors have approved an increased $14 billion package of fast-track financing to assist companies and countries in their efforts to prevent, detect and respond to the rapid spread of COVID-19. The package will strengthen national systems for public health preparedness, including for disease containment, diagnosis, treatment, and support for the private sector. IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, will increase its COVID-19 related financing availability to $8 billion as part of the $14 billion package, up from an earlier $6 billion,…

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More vulnerable children will find loving families through Barnardo’s and Adoptionplus partnership

Stuart Mitchell

Specialist support to help more vulnerable children find loving families will be expanded across England through an exciting new partnership between Barnardo’s and Adoptionplus. Barnardo’s, the UK’s leading children’s charity, will merge its family placement services with Adoptionplus, the pioneering adoption agency that provides specialist placements and therapeutic support for the most vulnerable children and young people. The partnership will enable Adoptionplus to expand its reach beyond the South East and Midlands, while helping Barnardo’s family placement teams to develop even greater expertise in their field. Adoptionplus will retain its…

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The Duke of Cambridge Launches National Action Plan to tackle Cyberbullying

Stuart Mitchell

On Thursday 16th November, The Duke of Cambridge unveiled an Action Plan created by The Royal Foundation’s Taskforce on the Prevention of Cyberbullying, and launched an online code of conduct called ‘Stop, Speak, Support’. These initiatives will put the UK on the path to become the global leader in supporting young people online His Royal Highness brought together some of the world’s most recognisable names in media and tech, as well as children’s charities and parents, to work alongside a panel of young people to find ways to tackle cyberbullying.…

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