News & Updates
Hosting the Challenge Child Poverty Event at Viking Community Centre, Northolt
Suchismita Majumdar, Research & Policy Officer, ESDEG On 23rd of October ESDEG organised a two-part event as a wrap up to the week-long London Challenge Poverty Week (londonchallengepovertyweek.org) campaign at the Viking Community Centre in Northolt. In the first...
Raising a disabled child in the challenging economic times – ESDEG mothers’ testimony at Westminster
Suchismita Majumdar, Research & Policy Officer, ESDEG Organised by 4in10 on the 16th of October which was the first day of London Challenge Poverty Week 2023, two of ESDEG’s mothers whose children have special needs went to Westminster to talk to some of the MPs....
Attending Superhighways Data & Digital Skills Training
Suchismita Majumdar, Research & Policy Officer, ESDEG In a run-up to the London Challenge Poverty Week 2023, I attended 4 online training workshops conducted by Superhighways funded by 4in10 -- data collection at events, 10 ways to make the most of your content,...
Learnings from Neurodiversity in BAME Community Conference
Suchismita Majumdar, Research & Policy Officer, ESDEG I attended the Neurodiversity in BAME Community conference organised by Autism Voice UK at the end of September 2023. As the Policy & Research Officer of ESDEG, a grassroots charity working with ethnic...
Impact of Art Therapy on Mental Health
Suchismita Majumdar, Communications & Policy Officer, ESDEG These days we hear a lot about Arts Therapy, but do you ever wonder like me what exactly is it? Arts Therapy can be defined as a type of expressive therapy that utilises the process of creating arts to...
Making The Most of Summer Holidays
Suchismita Majumdar, Communications & Policy Officer, ESDEG British summer may not appear every year, but the school holidays do from late July to early September when every child in the country is officially on holiday. For most adults and children summer means...
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,...