The Parish of East Greenwich
The Revd Malcolm Torry is directing research into the work of faith communities in new housing developments in the Greenwich Peninsula and two nearby localities.
Some recent beneficiaries of the Trust
The Centre for Theology & Community, East London
A pilot project to extend CTC's programme of community organising placements in Christian congregations (the 'Jellicoe Internships') to include students from London and East London Universities.. [website]
The Forum for Discussion of Israel and Palestine
Funding to enable evaluation and further development of the ‘Tough Options’ project, which trains Jews, Christians and Muslims to facilitate dialogue on Middle East issues. [website]
Winchester Action on Climate Change (WinACC)
Robert Hutchison, a contribution towards a one-year pilot project, Faith Communities and the Challenge of Climate Change, aimed at stimulating and equipping faith communities to reduce their carbon footprints.
Church Action on Poverty - Voicebox
Liam Purcell, funding for Voicebox for 1 year. Voicebox collects stories from people affected by poverty and exclusion in the UK, which CAP uses in its campaigning work.
Network for Religion in Public Life
Prof. Esther Reed of the University of Exeter, a grant for support costs for Christians, Jews and Muslims to engage together in the practice of Scriptural Reasoning as part of a wider initiative on Civic Practice in the South West of England.
Las Casas Centre for Social Justice and Institutions, Blackfriars Hall, University of Oxford
Francis Davis, start-up funding towards the Pire Programme on migration, asylum, refugee research and social innovation, and the De Porres Programme on poverty and growth.[website]
Faith Based Regeneration Network
Doreen Finneron, funding towards the research costs of a web-linked resource for faith-based social action.
Church Action on Poverty - Just Church
Liam Purcell, funding towards the costs of the Just Church project for one year.
Committee for Minority Ethnic Anglican Concerns (CMEAC)
Sonia Baron - Making our Mark: Remembrance, Repentance and Restoration in 2007
[website]
Read more …Committee for Minority Ethnic Anglican Concerns (CMEAC)
The Independent Asylum Commission
In 2006, following a feasibility grant from the MB Reckitt Trust to the Citizens Organising Foundation, twelve impartial Commissioners were asked to conduct an independent, nationwide review of the UK’s asylum system. The Independent Asylum Commission spent two years gathering testimony from asylum seekers and the public, taking evidence from experts, and engaging in dialogue with the authorities. The Commission produced over 180 recommendations to safeguard people who seek sanctuary here, while restoring public confidence in the UK’s role as a place of sanctuary for those fleeing persecution.
CITIZENS for Sanctuary is the campaign to make those recommendations a reality. For more information and to read the Independent Asylum Commission's reports see the website
The Christian Muslim Forum
Julian Bond
We are very grateful for the MB Reckitt Trust's support of our Youth programme.
The Faith Based Regeneration Network
Faith Communities and Social Enterprise
The Faith Based Re-generation Network UK is the leading national multi-faith network for community development and regeneration and is funded by the Special Grants Programme of the Department of Communities and Local Government and the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation.