• Kusuma Trust and DSC 





    Kusuma Trust Gibraltar is committed to facilitate the growth and development of local charities. One of our aims is to provide excellent training opportunities. 

    Directory of Social Change (DSC) is an independent charity with a vision of an independent voluntary sector at the heart of social change. DSC achieve this by providing essential information and training to the voluntary sector to enable charities to achieve their mission. 


    NOVEMBER 2011 

    A team of trainers came from the DSC to deliver a day of workshops at Bayside School and consultation sessions. 13 different workshops were available ranging from administration and finance to influence and communications, with the main aim to advise charities and to give support where possible.  Please see below for hand outs from the day. 

    MAY 2011 

    In May 2011 KT Gib joined forces with The Directory of Social Change to bring an afternoon of training to local charities in Gibraltar. The interactive session have been designed to help NGOs to be more efficient in their day to day operations and provide areas of training where there is an identified need. Over 12 different charities attended this afternoon taster session

    Cathy delivered an engaging, informative session as part of our afternoon training, she also spent time with those charities who had booked before hand a 1:1 development session. 

    "Very positive experience - Thank you!" Wobbles Children Charity 


    "Gave us a lot of 'food for thought' and raised important issues"     ADHD Gibraltar 

       

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    KUSUMA PROMOTES MATHS IN SCHOOLS 

    Kusuma is happy to announce that we have organised the Millennium Mathematics Project to  come to Gibraltar. The project which is active nationally in the UK and internationally will be delivered in schools by top mathematicians as part of an initiative to promote the enjoyment  of maths. We are sure that the students of Gibraltar will find all the workshops  very enjoyable. They will also be able to see a real WWII Code breaking Enigma machine 













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    KUSUMA TRUST SPORTS SCHOLAR VISIT WITH HER GB OLYMPIC TEAM 





    Local Gymnast  Georgina Cassar recipient of the Kusuma Trust Gibraltar sports scholarship, as pictured in the red Kusuma T-shirt returned to Gibraltar with her team mates to give an electrifying performance for the public at the Tercentenary Hall.  Georgina and her team mates are part of the Great Britain Rhythmic Team who are training to compete in the 2012 Olympic games. 


    CHARITY TRAINING FAIR

    Following the success of our taster session in May 2011   Kusuma Trust Gibraltar partnered with DSC to initiate and fund their first charity training fair. This training fair hopes to compliment our dedication to contribute towards helping charities become more efficient and bring in trainers where needed. With this in mind Kusuma Trust also provided a chance for charities to have free consultations with the trainers. 


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    SCIENCE MADE FUN 







    The British Science Museum return to the Rock to promote science in schools. This year the visit was even bigger with double the amount of shows and extending the opportunity to Secondary School students as well as middle school children. 

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    CHILDLINE GIBRALTAR

    Childline Gibraltar was set up in 2006 with the object of ending cruelty to children in Gibraltar from bullying to abuse. In summer 2010 Kusuma Gibraltar were delighted to agree a £10,000 donation for the coming year and to have helped enable Childline Gibraltar's restructure for a good future.