South Asian Gallery Manchester Museum won the Culture Award

The region’s arts community gathered this week for the sixth annual Manchester Culture Awards, where Manchester Museum was shortlisted for two awards.  Savannah Wisdom is delighted to share amazing news that South Asian Gallery won the award in the Best Exhibition category. Manchester Museum, in partnership with British Museum is the first ever institution to host a […]

How do we build community resilience to divisions and extremism?

At Belong – the Cohesion and Integration Network, we know that investment in activities and programmes to foster social cohesion can build trust and help to strengthen the social connections that provide resilience to hatred and extremist narratives. Good community relations are not something we can become complacent about.   How do we build community resilience […]

Belong launches new toolkit

Belong launches a new toolkit to help build stronger communities and build participation through volunteering.  The launch of the toolkit was well received by funders DCMS, and the Royal Voluntary Service, the NSPCC and other volunteering organisations.  It aims to help organisations connect with groups and communities who face the most barriers to inclusion.  The […]

Unveiling the South Asian Gallery

Savannah Wisdom is pleased to announce our support of Manchester Museum and their new permanent exhibit ‘The South Asian Gallery’. Manchester Museum has created the gallery as part of its £15m renovation. The South Asia Gallery, a British Museum partnership, presents a compelling, contemporary take on South Asian and British Asian culture. It is the […]

Manchester Museum’s New Social Justice Manager Takes the Lead

Savannah Wisdom is proud to announce our support to fund a new Social Justice Manager position with Manchester Museum. The newly created role demonstrates the museum’s steadfast commitment to becoming more inclusive, caring, and imaginative. Many of the museum’s most local communities are socially fragmented, experience high levels of poor health and inequality, and are […]

Report on the additional barriers of no recourse to public funds

Having understood that a particular cohort of victims of modern slavery and domestic violence face additional barriers to accessing support and justice, i.e. those with no recourse to public funds, Savannah Wisdom funded the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) to research and explore the issue.  Read their report and recommendations here: https://www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/library/out-from-the-shadows Savannah Wisdom has previously […]

Transforming Skills Education for schools in the Greater Manchester area

Savannah Wisdom is delighted to continue to offer our support to The Skills Builder Partnership that aims is to provide the essential skills that all of society needs to build for a successful and fulfilling life. The partnership research shows that these skills are directly correlated with higher grades, higher self-efficacy, higher aspirations and higher […]

Centre for Social Justice: ‘Out from the Shadows’ report on the additional barriers of no recourse to public funds

Having understood that a particular cohort of victims of modern slavery and domestic violence face additional barriers to accessing support and justice, i.e. those with no recourse to public funds, Savannah Wisdom funded the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) to research and explore the issue.  Read their report and recommendations here: https://www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/library/out-from-the-shadows Savannah Wisdom has previously […]