Women’s charity wins health equality grant

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One of 23 organisations to receive funding

A Paisley charity has been awarded £150,000 to support women and non-binary people living with long-term health conditions and disabilities.

Kairos Women+ is one of 23 organisations across Scotland to receive funding from the Self Management Fund, which has awarded almost £2.2 million to community projects.

The Renfrewshire organisation will use the three-year grant to deliver its Women’s Health Equality Project, aimed at improving confidence, wellbeing and self-management among women+ facing barriers to healthcare.

The project will provide trauma-informed mentoring, peer support, health workshops and campaigning activity to help participants influence services and tackle health inequalities.

It will also build self-advocacy and leadership skills for people with lived experience of long-term conditions.

Katy Wilson-Scott, senior coordinator at Kairos Women+, said: “We are absolutely delighted to receive this funding for our Women’s Health Equality Project. This work will support women+ in our community to better understand and self manage their health, while also giving them the opportunity to lead change.

“We believe that those with lived experience are best placed to shape solutions, and this project will ensure their voices are heard and acted on.”

Sara Redmond, chief officer at the Health and Social Care Alliance (The ALLIANCE), said the fund backs third sector projects focused on early support, health inequalities and prevention.

The Self Management Fund is administered by The ALLIANCE and supported by the Scottish Government.