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RISC
has received
grants from:
Christian Aid
The European Union
The Department for International Development
National Lotteries Charities Board
Oxfam
Reading Borough Council
SEED
ETB
Berkshire
Community Foundation
and is funded
by profits generated from our:
World Shop
Global Cafe
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What does RISC do?
Our activities and services include:
- A loan
service of educational resources and artefacts for schools and
the youth service
- Advice and information
on sustainable development, global citizenship and related issues.
- A programme
of public education events.
- Global
Kidz
pre-school
playgroup. In our toddler & parent/carer group, we are working on
the production of a Global activities handbook for other 'early years'
groups to use. (Global Kidz activites are currently suspended)
- Production of
teaching materials
and exhibitions.
- A resource centre
with over 9,000 publications on development and related issues.
- a World
Shop selling fair traded and environmentally friendly products.
- a Global
Cafe and
exhibition space offering a variety of mostly fair
traded and organic food and drinks.
- A Conference
Centre with four meeting rooms.
- Organising the
One World Tent at the WOMAD festival.
- Co-ordinating
the Reading International Development Forum and Reading International
Festival.
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Training and work experience opportunities for volunteers, the unemployed
and young offenders.
- Roof
garden project, celebrating local food and biodiversity, visits
and workshops via arrangement and a lively volunteer program.
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