Since being relaunched in 2023, using funds raised at the Merseyside Women of the Year (MWOTY) Awards, alongside contributions from WO Street and The FredMill Trust, the Merseyside Women’s Fund has awarded £398,716 to 60 majority women led organisations.

In its latest funding round, we distributed £74,257 to 12 community groups, supporting more than 1,000 women across Merseyside:

• Next Chapter NW CIC (Wirral) to provide a full year of specialist one‑to‑one coaching (6 hours per week) for women leaving abusive situations, helping them rebuild safety, confidence, and independence.
• Liverpool Feds Women & Girls Football Club (Liverpool) to expand football activities, including walking football and training sessions, and enables
•  participants and volunteers to achieve qualifications such as coaching and officiating.
• Savera UK (Liverpool) to build on their creative programme exploring culture and abuse through art, helping women express their experiences and strengthen confidence and community connection.
• Talk the Talk Education CIC (Sefton/Merseyside) to deliver 45 empowerment workshops focused on female leadership, confidence, healthy relationships, and responding to female‑specific issues.
• Women and Digital Inclusion CIC – WODIN (Liverpool) to provide monthly wellbeing sessions for Black and minority ethnic women, offering culturally sensitive support, social connection, and community belonging.
• Home Start Knowsley (Knowsley) to provide counselling and emotional support, offering a safe, confidential space for women in crisis or distress.
• Our House Community (Liverpool) to expand the Wellbeing Worker role to deliver activities, support groups, and confidence‑building opportunities for women in the area.
• Me Again CIC (Wirral) to offer a programme of wellbeing activities for women recovering from or living with cancer, including meet‑ups, meditation, workshops, and retreats.
• Fighting to be Heard (Liverpool) to part‑funds four two‑day wellbeing retreats designed specifically for women with secondary breast cancer, providing respite and holistic support.
• Fuel Community Café CIC (St Helens) to deliver eight cycles of six‑week one‑to‑one counselling programmes, offering structured therapeutic support for vulnerable women.
• Black Women’s Health Forum (Liverpool) to enable the Dancing Queens wellbeing and social‑inclusion project to perform at Africa Oye, building confidence, visibility, and cultural expression for Black and Global Majority women.
• iWoman Academy CIC (Liverpool) to provide a weekly media and research‑skills programme for marginalised women, breaking down barriers to digital access and supporting informed decision‑making.

Your support at the MWOTY Awards directly fuels this impact. Every donation funds life‑changing projects like these.