Community Investment Fund - Funding to support young Gaelic leaders

The Social Enterprise Academy was awarded a Community Investment Fund grant of £2,321 earlier this year for running two residential training courses for 15 Young Gaelic Leaders to develop their leadership skills.

The first 3-day residential session was held in January at Grogarry Lodge, South Uist, whilst the next 3-day residential will take place at Borve House Hotel in April. The course is run entirely in Gaelic and by working with the young people to co-create a programme that meets their needs, they hope that this training will act as an intervention to develop a new generation of Young Gaelic Leaders.

Iain Boyd, Gaelic Medium Business Development Officer, shared: “Social Enterprise Academy Scotland is delighted to have received funding for this programme from a number of organisations, including Urras Oighreachd Ghabhsainn. This enables us to add value to the great work already being done by young Gaelic speakers across the Highlands & Islands. We look forward to offering new programmes in the future, which bring additional opportunities for Gaelic speakers.”

If you would like to find out more about CIF and whether your project is eligible for funding, please email cif@uogltd.com or check here.