North London Community Fund Summary of Projects

Yad Voezer Day Centre, based in Hackney, supports Jewish disabled adults. The organisations initiative, ‘Second Helping,’ aims to tackle food waste and combat food poverty within the community. The project will empower participants to collect surplus food from local businesses, transform it into nutritious meals, and serve these dishes to residents with limited access to fresh, wholesome food.  

Woodshop of Recycled Delights (WoRD), located in Hackney, offers free or subsidised woodwork workshops that emphasise the sustainable use of waste timber. WoRD's latest project, ‘Building Skills, Repairing Futures: Tackling Furniture Waste,’ will teach Londoners the skills needed to repair and upcycle furniture. 

The Enfield Alevi Cultural Centre is receiving funding for the project ‘Let’s Create’. This new initiative aims to encourage creativity and environmental awareness for children in Edmonton. Session will be delivered through an after-school arts club, making use of waste textiles and household items collected by the community.  

South Hampstead and Kilburn Community Partnership (SHAK) is a resident-led charity based in the Alexandra and Ainsworth estate in Kilburn supporting members of their community through activities, learning opportunities, advice and social groups. The organisation will be use the funding to deliver the ‘Stitch Social Plus’ project, aimed at reducing textile waste through upcycling and crafts workshops.  

The project will firstly focus on collecting unwanted devices from residents. The team will then run training sessions for asylum seekers to learn how to refurbish and fix these electrical items. Then the items will be redistributed to the asylum seeker and refugee communities to allow them important access to the digital world. 

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This project will receive funding for the installation of a water filtration tap to educate their service users about the need to reduce plastic waste. 

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A repair cafe focusing specifically on toys. The fixers will work with the child to mend their toy and explain how they're doing it and the importance of waste prevention.

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This project will innovatively tackle food and textile waste through workshops on natural dyeing, weaving, repurposing food scraps etc. These workshops will be delivered in community venues across north London engaging migrant communities with waste prevention.

Clothes alterations, repairs and upcycling workshops will be held at venues across all 24 wards in Barnet twice a month. Monthly food waste prevention workshops will also be put on once a month.

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The project will address the problem of of improper disposal of household items on residential estates. They will install signage around bins on estates signposting alternative methods e.g. recycling, reuse, charity shops.

Hackney will receive funding for a new fridge in order to prevent more food waste and preserve the donated items.

Expanding on an existing project Trash to Treasure will hold workshops, pop-ups and seminars on wellness, urban gardening, cooking and repurposing textiles and rubbish. Sessions will be held at Marcus Garvey Library, Chestnuts Community Centre and Wood Green Library to over 400 residents.