Community & Social Justice Education & Young People 2023
Dundee International Women's Centre

Impact Report 2022-2023

Dundee International Women's Centre (DIWC, SC014949) is a multicultural women-only organisation in Dundee's Stobswell area, established in 1969 and supporting women from Black and Minority Ethnic and migrant communities. The 2022-23 Impact Report covers 315 women in community, 268 ESOL learners, 100% reporting DIWC makes them happier, and programmes spanning language learning, employability, childcare, violence against women awareness and cultural inclusion.

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📋About

ESOL classes (268 learners); Skills-based classes (45 learners — digital, French conversation, sewing, arts and crafts); Social, Health and Wellbeing groups (167 learners); Employability and Training (46 learners — Employability Award, job search); Cosy Space (warm drop-in for any woman, hot drink and free wifi, open without membership requirement through winter 2022); Lunch Club (twice weekly fresh meals by kitchen staff, small charge, funded by National Lottery Awards for All); Rise and Shine Crèche (in-house and mobile crèche for Dundee City Council and Arbroath Council; free childcare for members while attending classes; annual turnover £45,005); Respected, Equal and Safe project (16 Days of Activism workshops, artwork/banners, discussions about VAWG, police and agency support awareness, around 62 women from 5 classes); Connecting Cultures project (bite-size ESOL learning on racism, fake news, online grooming and social media; seminars at Dundee and Angus College; outreach to youth groups and parent groups; digital materials shared by schools, GPs and councils); Graduation ceremony; Black History Month events; Glasgow Women's Library trip; Flourish Art Exhibition; visits to Wardlaw Museum St Andrews; The World Meets in Stobswell event; OET class

📊Key Metrics

Total income £346,478 and total expenditure £348,206 (year ended 31 March 2023, SC014949); Rise and Shine mobile crèche annual turnover £45,005; over 100 women walking through doors every week Key Metric 1
315 women in DIWC community; 268 learners in ESOL classes; 167 learners in social, health and wellbeing classes; 45 learners in skills-based classes; 46 learners in employability and training Key Metric 2
97% of learners feel more confident because of DIWC; 100% say coming to DIWC makes them feel happier; 87% have made friends at DIWC; 9 women gained the Employability Award; 12 women attending job search found paid work Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • Women from ESOL classes went on to further learning, volunteering or work; 87% feel included in a community at DIWC; 73% feel healthier; 69% know more about Scotland because of DIWC; Investing in Communities Fund secured non-ESOL classes and groups for 3 years
  • Successful application to Investing in Communities Fund securing 3 years of non-ESOL classes; unrestricted grant from Northwood Trust enabling flexibility; Community Learning and Development Device Fund updated PCs; Robertson Trust funded consultant under Accelerate Programme to develop new Business Plan and Strategic Plan; Board grew to 9 directors covering CLD, ESOL, Business, Finance, VAW, Statutory Services and Third Sector
  • Funders: Scottish Government, Dundee Partnership, Northwood Trust, Dundee CRF, National Lottery Community Fund, Robertson Trust, Women's Fund for Scotland, Stafford Trust, Scotmid, SCVO CLD Digital Devices; Partners: DCA, Groundswell, National Literacy Trust, Wardlaw Museum, Police, Dundee and Angus College, Home Start, Dundee City Council, Angus Council, VAWG Partnership

📍Geography

Scotland

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