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Organisation name
Brief description
Reason for application to DiH (identified needs)
New website specification/what was delivered
Before and after shots
Link to new website
Testimonial/quote
Who they are
Safe Space offers free and confidential support for people who have experienced sexual abuse in Dunfermline, Fife. We help build self esteem, resilience, strengths and hope. We offer counselling, outreach, group work, awareness raising and training. and welcome people from anywhere, if they are able to travel to Fife to attend sessions. All support workers are trained and experienced in working with survivors of sexual abuse.
Reason for applying to DiH
Our website it is old and looks outdated and we struggle even just adding some new training dates is a real hassle.
Who they are
Braveheart works across Forth Valley and aims to provide a framework of active support and encouragement for adults with any long term condition and those at risk of developing a long term condition and, to promote their current and future health and wellbeing. The main benefit to people of our programmes is that they can achieve healthier and more fulfilling lives.
Braveheart trains local Volunteer Health Mentors to run self help groups and Volunteer Walk Leaders to organise and supervise safe walks to encourage physical activity. Optimise groups, enable older people risk of developing CHD, Type II Diabetes and other long term conditions.
Reason for applying to DiH
We don’t have a website but are very keen that we get a website up and running as soon as possible. However, we do not have the expertise or the resources to develop a website. It would be a great time to get a website as we are just about to launch a new project across Forth Valley and are revisiting our marketing materials.
Who they are
Forth Valley Top toes are a new social enterprise, working which works in partnership with NHS Forth Valley to provide toenail cutting services for older people in the Falkirk area and we hope to expand to cover Forth Valley. We want to reach the widest number of people possible. Our service is run entirely by volunteers, this would give a consistent and professional gateway to the service, and reassurance to everybody involved about the quality and professionalism of the service.
Reason for applying to DiH
We have funding to develop posters and leaflets which we will leave at GP surgeries, but no money for a website.
Who they are
North Glasgow Community Food Initiative (NGCFI) works in partnership with people, disadvantaged communities and organisations, to increase engagement in practical and sustainable food related activity that inspires health and well-being and celebrate the diverse nature of communities in North Glasgow. We actively promote healthy eating and wellbeing through a range of activities including fresh fruit and vegetable sales, cookery skills classes, run three gardens for learning how to grow fruit and veg plus a variety of volunteering opportunities across all areas of the organisation in order to encourage health improvement, racial and cultural harmony among all residents in North Glasgow.
Accordingly, we help address issues of ill health and health inequalities.
Reason for applying to DiH
We are a forward looking innovative charity operating in some of the most deprived communities in Scotland. We want to engage our communities use our web site as a tool to host video clips and to support online enquiries for our services. Our current web site is rather dated. We do not have funding to do this work ourselves.
Who they are
Edmesh are a small SCIO who aim to support people from Edinburgh and the Lothians area who have the neurological condition Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), often known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) or ME-CFS. We seek to advance the health and wellbeing of individual sufferers of ME by providing health promoting activities and support, and advance education of the public, health and social care professionals on the issues relating to ME.
Reason for applying to DiH
Our website is 5 years old and would benefit from a redesign, implementing accessibility best practices to ensure that it as easy for non-sighted visitors to use as it is sighted visitors. We need a site where the content is easily accessible and help users to find what they are looking for quickly and easily. A modern site with responsive design techniques to ensure it provides a good user experience on tablet and mobile devices. This would help to inform and educate visitors to the site about ME.
Who they are
Lothian Community Health Initiatives Forum is a registered charity which provides support to, and for, the work of Community Health Initiatives and community projects in Edinburgh and Lothian. We provide support and advice, training, information sharing and networking opportunities through meetings and on line.
Reason for applying to DiH
We have a free basic website which is very limited and no longer meets our needs and members demands. We need support in training, web design, site building and content input will be invaluable.
Who they are
We provide a range of practical and emotional support to carers. Carers are often themselves affected by being a carer and often have poor health, financial problems or are socially isolated. We provide a mixture of individual and group support to ensure that carers are able to maintain their caring role while maintaining a life of their own. We also provide a young carers service for children age 8 plus”
Reason for applying to DiH
Our website and use of social media has been fairly limited and reactive but we know the importance and benefits a good website and related services can bring, It is unlikely that we will ever have resources to dedicate to this.
Who they are
Carers of East Lothian (CoEL) works across East Lothian providing support for people who look after friends and family members. We support carers via access to information, emotional support, short breaks, counselling, advice re health, community care service and finance and benefits. We are also unique in having a carer support worker embedded in the CMHT.
Reason for applying to DiH
Our website is tired, static and fails to act as a portal to engage with carers and the public.
Who they are
Kingsway Court Health & Wellbeing Centre are a community development centre set up by local people for local people to help improve the quality of our life and our community. Based in Scotstounhill / Garscadden – Ward 13 of Glasgow area our vision is one of Proud, Capable, and Confident multi-cultural community. Our mission is to build social capital within the community. W we believe increasing people’s confidence, esteem, sense of connectedness and belonging is likely to be the most effective contribution our organisation can make to addressing health inequalities and improving health & wellbeing within the community.
Reason for applying to DiH
We recognise the importance of social media and web development as a highly effective aid to connect to local people, and inform them of relevant events in the Centre but we lack the capacity to deliver on this key aspect of communication.
Who they are
Care Farming Scotland is a national organisation whose mission is to support and promote the development of care farming across Scotland. Care farming promotes mental and physical health through giving people the opportunity to spend time working on the land. Those who can benefit include people with physical and mental health issues, learning difficulties, work-related stress, drug and alcohol problems or employability challenges.
Reason for applying to DiH
Our website that was developed pro bono at an early stage of the organisation’s development it is no longer fit for purpose.
