The East African Women’s Foundation’s space in Braybrook will be upgraded after the group received funding from the Westgate Neighbourhood Fund.
The group is one of 28 to receive grants in this round of the fund. The fund was designed to support inner west communities, prioritising those who are most affected by the construction of the West Gate Tunnel Project, ensuring that the benefits of the project to the local community start now.
There were three categories of grants, connecting neighbourhoods, celebrating neighbourhoods and transforming neighbourhoods which have been awarded for festivals, events, displays and upgrades to community, sporting and recreational facilities run by not-for-profit community groups and organisations.
The East African Women’s Foundation will receive $100,000 under the transforming neighbourhood section.
The grant will fund the refurbishment of the foundation’s premises to include space for social and cultural gatherings and provide a one-stop place for access to services, assistance, support and referral.
Three Brooklyn groups have also received funding in this round of the program.
The Brooklyn Tennis Club has received $4000 for the replacement of tennis nets and posts to create fit-for-purpose court facilities for use by the local club and community.
The Friends of Community Tributaries has received $9740 for the Brooklyn Hall Food Forest.
It will help expand the existing Brooklyn community garden including the addition of fruit trees and hosting regular community lunches with guest speakers.
There is also $10,000 funding for the Patch in the Park which is a community garden project in Brooklyn which aims to bring the community together to cultivate food, share knowledge and educate future generations in sustainable practices.
