Grant recipients and finalists

We are pleased to announce that Al-Hasaniya Moroccan Women's Centre is the Fall 2025 grant recipient. It is a centre where a variety of services are available to ensure those who come are educated, empowered and able to engage on their own. This charity seeks to serve the health, welfare, educational and cultural needs of Moroccan and Arabic-speaking women and their families resident in the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea and London-wide. 

They will use the £2,500 NAN grant funds to enhance their weekly Friday Lunch Club for vulnerable Arabic-speaking women. Specifically, funds will be used to purchase a large TV screen with stand for workshops, educational sessions, and interactive activities, provide healthy food and refreshments for participants, hire a personal trainer to deliver a 1-hour-weekly session of chair-based exercises to improve mobility, strength, and overall wellbeing, buy art and craft materials, including paints and canvases, to encourage creative expression, invest in brain-stimulating games for older adults, such as memory-matching cards, puzzles, and simple interactive quizzes, supporting cognitive function and social engagement.

These improvements will create a safe, culturally meaningful space where women can socialise, learn, and maintain mental and physical wellbeing, reducing isolation and strengthening community cohesion.

As always, we are grateful to The Hearth, where on 6 November, these three finalists presented their projects:

We are thrilled to announce Action Disability Kensington & Chelsea (ADKC) as the Spring 2025 grant recipient of £2,600! ADKC is a user-led organisation run by and for disabled people living or working in the borough. They promote equality and inclusion through advocacy, accessible services, and support for independent living. 

ADKC will use the NAN grant funds to support the volunteer scheme, which recruits and supports local disabled and non-disabled people to support ADKC. We are thrilled to engage with a local organisation that has building and nurturing community at the core of its mission!

On 30 April, these three finalists presented their projects at our event at The Hearth:

On 14 November, NAN members were honored to come together and grant £2,600 to Salusbury World, enabling the organisation to purchase much-needed new laptops and a portable WiFi router to better support their teen mentorship program, which has served young refugees in London for decades.

These three finalists presented their projects at our event at The Hearth:

We are thrilled to announce the success of NAN's inaugural grantmaking event! On 1 May, NAN members granted £1,600 to the Children's Book Project, enabling the charity to distribute 3,200 books to 1,600 students in local schools where 50% of children live in households with an annual income of less than £7,500. 

These three finalists presented their projects at our inaugural event at The Hearth: