Greater Manchester social enterprise Yellow Jigsaw received investment of £21,600 from GMCVO's Access to Growth fund to expand their projects that enable people aged 7 to 70 to develop news reporting and media skills.
The investment was used to develop their pop-up TV studio and newsroom clubs for children, Media Cubs, and to grow the online audience of the UK’s first older people’s-led news platform, Talking About My Generation.
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Access to Growth is part of The Growth Fund; a £50m partnership between The National Lottery Community Fund and Better Society Capital, delivered by Access through a range of social investors, it aims to address gaps in the social investment market and support charities and social enterprises across England to grow and create social impact in their communities.