News & Updates
Dreams Of A Brighter Future For Young People From Low-Income Households Through Tech Incubator
Suchismita Majumdar, Communications & Policy Officer, ESDEG The youth of today are perhaps the nimblest adaptors of the rapidly evolving technology landscape and in turn technology has had far reaching impact on them and has been successful in opening up new...
Mentoring the Youth from Low Income Households in West London
Suchismita Majumdar, Communications & Policy Officer, ESDEG Mentoring is an effective way to support young people in their formative years. If you are wondering what mentoring entails - according to MentorCliq “Mentoring is any form of social learning where...
Distributing the Household Support Grant – An ESDEG Experience
Suchismita Majumdar, Communications & Policy Officer, ESDEG Household Support Grant (HSG) was introduced by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) in autumn of 2021 to provide support to the most vulnerable in London through small grants of food, clothing,...
How the Northolt Community Food Bank Is Helping Fight Hunger During the Cost of Living Crisis
Suchismita Majumdar, Communications & Policy Officer, ESDEG Ever since Ms. Ragini Patel started running a food bank on Friday mornings from the Viking Community Centre in Northolt where ESDEG operates from, my colleagues have been telling me about how brilliantly...
A Week of Blog Posts to Celebrate the London Challenge Poverty Week 2023
Suchismita Majumdar, Communications & Policy Officer, ESDEG London Challenge Poverty Week (LCPW) begins today and we at ESDEG feel this is a great opportunity to get together with 4in10 and the other charities to raise awareness about the reality of poverty at the...
Will Migrant Mothers Have a Place in Ealing’s
new Health & Wellbeing Strategy?
Suchismita MajumdarCommunications & Policy OfficerESDEG ESDEG welcomes Ealing Council’s New Health and Wellbeing Strategy which recently gotapproved. You can read in detail about this plan in this article in Around Ealing published on the24th of May, 2023. We...
Bridging the Digital Divide – How Accessible is the SEND Local Offer to Migrant Mothers?
Diagram credit Adamas University Suchismita Majumdar Communication & Policy Officer ESDEG Inclusivity is the new buzz word in the SEND system, but there is a lack of viewing SEND through an intersectionality[1] lens. This is particularly true for migrant families...
ESDEG joins Disabled Children’s partnership (DCP)
Education & Skills Development Group (ESDEG) is a proud member of the Disabled Children’s Partnership (DCP) – a growing coalition of more than 100 organisations – campaigning for improved health and social care for disabled children, young people and their...
Four Common SEND Misconceptions
ESDEG organised a focus group in the second week of November 2022 at the Viking Community Centre, Northolt where mothers gathered to share their experiences in accessing services, obtaining diagnosis and understanding the referral process to Carmelita House in Ealing...