Agenda item

Report of the Managing Director of BHE

The Committee considered a Cornerstone Fund application in respect of Africa Advocacy Foundation (Ref: 19267). The Managing Director of BHE introduced the application and gave the Committee further detail on the proposal. In response to a question from the Deputy Chair, the Managing Director of BHE advised that the organisation were planning to increase their cashflow in order to operate at a higher level, in response to an increasing demand for their services.

RESOLVED – That the Grants Committee of the BHE Board approve a grant of £275,000 over two years (£130,733; £144,267) towards the salary costs of staff within the One Voice Network and National Aids Trust involved in delivering the Unheard Voices project; funding also covers project costs; evaluation and project support costs.