Four Fermanagh organisations have received more than £300,000 in National Lottery grants.
Cashel Community Association, Ederney Community Development Trust, The Ely Centre, and Fermanagh Pride are the beneficiaries of this funding.
Cashel Community Association will receive £12,200 over two years.
They will use this money to run a well-being programme, which will include workshops on healthy eating, fitness, and dance classes.
The project aims to reduce rural isolation and improve the well-being of community members.
The Ederney Community Development Trust has been awarded £296,207.
They will use this grant to run activities in their community hub over the next three years.
The project will provide a 'welcoming' space for people to connect, learn new skills, and improve their health and well-being.
The Ely Centre in Enniskillen will benefit from an £18,800 grant over one year.
This will be used to run a craft programme for carers, provide staff training, and purchase a stair lift to improve accessibility in their building.
They hope the projects will bring people together, improve wellbeing, and reduce loneliness.
Fermanagh Pride will use their £8,195 grant to host the first-ever Fermanagh Pride event in September 2024.
The event will include family activities and aims to bring the entire community together to celebrate LGBTQ+ members and strengthen relationships.
The National Lottery Community Fund has also announced a new multi-million-pound funding programme, 'Strengthening Communities,' which will invest £20 million annually across Northern Ireland to support those in greatest need.
Strengthening Communities will differ from previous programmes, awarding grants to projects that focus on preventing problems before they arise and prioritising those experiencing poverty, discrimination, and disadvantage.
The programme will 'support people to fulfil their potential, be more involved in their communities, and improve their lives.'
Paul Sweeney, Northern Ireland chair of the National Lottery Community Fund, said: "We’re delighted to launch Strengthening Communities, which takes the best of what we’ve done before and builds on our work to make communities stronger, healthier and more inclusive.
"We want to fund projects, led by communities, that focus on early intervention and building strength – equipping people with the skills, networks and resources to protect them from adverse experiences and break negative cycles.
"We know that this type of preventative support works best.
"I want to pay tribute to all the National Lottery funded projects, like these awarded in Fermanagh, that continue to step up for communities to support people in need.
"We look forward to working with them and seeing what can be achieved."
This year marks 30 years since the first National Lottery draw in 1994.
Over this time, £786 million has been awarded to communities across Northern Ireland.
Groups with funding ideas are encouraged to contact the National Lottery Community Fund to discuss their proposals.
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