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Gilded Lily have been delivering workshops and training programs at our premises again following the end of the pandemic restrictions. As well as our regular activities, we have developed several partnerships and collaborated with many community organisations to provide wider and varied opportunities for our community of women. As well as our activities for women we have developed a new program for young girls and women which has developed our reach to our community with the ability to provide preventative intervention activities and information, having long term effects for young women and girls and the wider community for the future.This year our social impacts and benefits include 230 women, 12 young women and 46 children have taken part in our workshops and training programs which have included, business/project start-up, arts and crafts, cooking, sewing, continuing to focus on waste reduction, upcycling, repairing and reusing items as well as other activities such as wellbeing, yoga, mindfulness and dance. As well as this, 16 women took part in a 5 week cooking program celebrating and sharing diverse cultural recipes, traditions and memories around food, with 13 women obtaining their REHISS Elementary cooking skills accreditation. 12 women and 12 volunteers took part in our intergenerational confidence and skills sharing program learning traditional crafts such as sewing, knitting and crochet, etc. As a result of our intergenerational program, some of the women asked to continue their learning. Attended a collaborative learning exchange between Gilded Lily and the Craft Cafe in Govan. 12 women attended our 8 week business and project start up program with 6 participants receiving a further 6 weeks of intensive 1 2 1 follow on support. As a result, 3 women have started their own businesses and a further 3 are receiving continued support to reach start-up stage. 13 women completed our 6 week and 9 week confidence building program which included crafts, outdoor activities, drama, cooking and wellbeing activities, etc. 98 women attended our community events for International Women’s Day, Window Wanderland, Celebration of Achievements event and our Christmas party Gilded Lily sisters. 1 staff completed a Feminist Leadership course with Rosa and Women’s Convention. 8 women who previously attended our workshops gained the confidence and skills to deliver workshops at our drop ins and training programs. 26 volunteers and 2 student placements provided 390 volunteering hours to our various projects and events. 8 of our volunteers have gone onto either self or paid employment with the help and support from Gilded Lily staff. 6 staff have attended various training programs such as emergency first aid, suicide prevention awareness, walk leader and assertiveness, etc. 3 women who attended our programs are now staff members at Gilded Lily. 4 women who attended our courses moved on to college and or employment. Partnership and collaborative work, 4 years of collaborative working with Clyde College has continued with 9 women taking part and 7 completing a 12 week basic sewing program, attaining stage 2 SCQF Level 4 certificates and 11 women taking part in a 12 week advanced program, with 7 attaining their SCQF HND accreditation certificates. 7 women took part in a collaborative funded program with Glasgow Barrons in Govan to learn songwriting and performance, completed by producing and recording their own song. 12 women took part in an intergenerational crafting program with The Craft Cafe Glasgow. 100 plus women and 32 children have taken part in numerous events with GSC such as climate conversations, film screenings, litter picks and planting projects.
We carried out consultations, evaluation and feedback with our community throughout our programs and workshops, which shows the difference our work is making in the community.Gilded Lily has helped me so much with my Autism. And the fact that I am finally getting somewhere in my life. If it wasn't for Gilded Lily, I wouldn't have gotten back into college or be managing my autistic tics as well. Jessi. Hi, I wanted to give feedback to the crafty chats, I love looking forward to this every week and it has helped me meet new people and discuss what’s important to us as women as well. Anon. I find this something to distract myself from feeling alone and bored as I’m recovering from an illness and cant work full time right now. Anon. I want this session to continue to help bring everyone together and helps women to do different activities, learn new things, not feel alone and feel more confident and empowered. Sabihah. It’s a scarce resource to have somewhere to go in the evening that’s free, warm, safe, non judgemental and with relaxing environment and be in company of others. Without it isolated and remote and difficult to be somewhere without expectation to be happy and chatty. Helen. Case Study, Tricia, 28th September 2022. Through this course I overcame my anxiety and intense phobia of being online via live video interaction. This phobia is a large part of my recognised anxiety disorder. Heather invited me to sit with her in Gilded Lily office, which offered great support to introduce me to the video sessions. It enabled me to take part, to be included on the programme. During these sessions, I was able to listen and contribute, whilst being off camera. I met new people for the first time in years. I have incredible difficulty in doing this generally, due to my social anxiety disorder and C PTSD. I think the fact that the group was of a small number made it easier to try. I still suffer from mental illness, but meeting the ladies on the group has shown me that, with small baby steps I can move towards improving my mental illness. The group environment was one of incredible support. I found the ladies and leaders to be immensely encouraging, reassuring and empowering. We formed a protective, supportive bubble. I chose to trust in this bubble and by doing so, I discovered that I am likeable, caring and empathetic. My self esteem has started to improve because of this. I was encouraged to believe in my own value, capabilities in general and self worth. I feel empowered and more focused due to the goal setting process and I learned that through time, achieving my goals can be possible. The structure of the exercise streamlined my thoughts by breaking everything down into helpful categories, areas of life. It was useful to know that this exercise is fluid and can be repeated throughout life, as we grow and our goals change. I have tried and been prescribed many, many self help techniques over the past 20 years, including so many therapies such as CBT, which was not effective for me at all. and this approach has been extremely beneficial. It has certainly helped to start my journey towards my recovery in mental illness. I now believe that. I have potential for a real life future. I believe that the structure, process, purpose and content of the group is incredibly effective. This holistic approach was most certainly, in my experience thus far in recovery, more effective than the enduring treatment type and content of support I have received in my life from clinical psychiatric and psychological services. This structure gave me permission to begin my journey towards self actualization and living my authentic self. Again, the support of the group, the togetherness and trust, honesty and sharing our experiences created a powerful healing energy. The learning of a traditional craft was therapeutic and enabled confidence building within me. Being within the company of elders in itself was comforting and enjoyable. I genuinely looked forward to attending the course every week, it was actually the highlight of my week and was the only time I felt comfortable leaving the house. My motivation for attending the course was predominately to learn to knit. I suffered a bereavement of the closest, dearest and most important person in my life, my dear Nana. We lived together and laterally, I was her carer. My Nana was an incredibly talented, skilled and creative knitter. She had so much patience with me over the years, as I just couldnt get the hang of it. I made a promise to Nana after she passed, that I would learn. I am still thoroughly enjoying the craft, doing a bit every day. I talk to nana as I knit. Knitting has become a great source of comfort for me now. I honestly cannot fault the course, in my experience. It has most certainly been the most powerful therapeutic experience of my life and recovery. Due to a life of complex multiple trauma, survivor of childhood sexual abuse, bullying, rejection, multiple sexual assault, an enduring psychological and sexual and physical domestically abusive relationships. I have been merely existing. I can now finally begin to take my power back. This course has started the ball rolling for me to achieve this. On a personal note, Gilded Lily are giving me the opportunity to pick up my vocation as a visual community artist, as a result of this course. I am starting to have confidence to take the first step in a new chapter of my life. The patience, understanding and unconditional support of Gilded Lily, within and outwith this course, I am beginning to feel empowered.
No Remuneration was received
No transfer of assets other than for full consideration
This report was approved by the board of directors on
10 October 2023
And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Mary Mcleod
Status: Director