Key Statistics – Worktop to Desktop Programme (Pathways to Economic Opportunities – P2E)

📌 Programme Overview

📍 Grant Awarded: £61,288

📍 Project Duration: 2 Years (Round 2)

📍 Total Beneficiaries: 2,504 individuals

📍 Target Demographic: BAME women aged 25-65 and their families in Tower Hamlets

🌍 Beneficiary Breakdown

📍 Female Beneficiaries: 1,615

📍 Male Beneficiaries: 393

📍 Disabled Beneficiaries: 224

📍 Unemployed Beneficiaries: 1,486

📍 Beneficiaries on Benefits: 1,994

📍 NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training): 1,178

📍 Refugee Beneficiaries: 77

📚 Key Activities & Impact

✅ Employment & Enterprise Support:

• 64 participants received job-readiness training & tailored employability skills

• Several participants secured & sustained employment

•Small Business Programme provided training, mentoring & workspace access

✅ Financial Inclusion & Support:

•Financial literacy training helped individuals with budgeting, savings & debt management

• Telephone helpline for financial well-being & benefits advice

✅ Community & Digital Inclusion:

• Multilingual Well-being Advice Helpline supporting local communities

•Befriending programme to tackle social isolation

•Digital inclusion support for older people & vulnerable groups

💰 Grant Allocation

📍 £14,720 – Staff salaries (Project Manager, Employment & Enterprise Officers)

📍 £44,288 – Organisational development (bid writing, finance, marketing, volunteer expenses)

📍 £1,280 – Participant support (voucher incentives)

📍 £1,000 – Publicity & outreach (social media, marketing, recruitment)

💡 Additional Funding Raised

📍 Total Raised from Other Sources: £191,150

📍 Key Grants Secured:

• Tower Hamlets Small Grants Fund: £15,000

• Community Organisations Cost of Living Fund: £72,850

•MOPAC: £30,000

• Tackling Pensioner Poverty Initiative: £10,000

• EECF Life Chances Fund: £6,000

• TH Mayor’s Fund: £2,500

🌟 Programme Challenges & Lessons Learned

⚠️ Cost-of-Living Crisis Impact: Increased demand for emergency financial support

⚠️ Recruitment Delays: Initially slowed progress but later resolved

⚠️ Trust & Community Engagement: High reliance on the programme due to established rapport

📖 Case Study Highlight

A participant who was unemployed and financially struggling attended job-readiness workshops and enterprise training. She successfully launched a small catering business, securing financial independence and stability for her family.

🔹 Organisational Development & Sustainability

✅ Improved impact monitoring & tracking systems

✅ Strengthened strategic planning & financial management

✅ Increased visibility & demand for services

✅ Secured £21,750 towards a £100,000 operational budget for the next year

This programme empowered BAME women and their families with employment, financial, and business development support, ensuring long-term economic stability and social inclusion. 🚀