Rose is a 32-year-old single parent with a three-year old son. Following a past conviction, for a non-violent crime, she struggled to get a job but through her own determination, completed the access to health care higher education course and secured a place at university to study Midwifery.
To be an effective student Rose required a new laptop. Rose successfully secured a grant from the University to supplement the cost of the laptop, but the deposit was prohibitive, and she did not have the funds. The Barzilai Foundation funds provided a hardship grant for Rose that enabled her to obtain the laptop and cover associated living expenses so she could begin her studies in Midwifery working toward a new career.
Rose writes
“With the grant, I now have access to a DSA laptop which has been adjusted to suit my needs which will make learning a lot easier and take some of the stress away when taking notes and keeping up with my theory.
So again, I cannot thank you enough for your help and the possibilities that you have given me.
I am hoping that after the end of my 3 years, I will be a fully qualified midwife”.
Barzilai Foundation partners with National Benevolent Charity to provide help to low-income families. Hardship grants provide just in time support for critical life moments including essential home needs, food insecurity, new employment costs.
Barzilai Foundation partnered with the EV Foundation to support Gibraltar vulnerable families, and to provide professional development opportunities as well as assist low-income families experiencing hardships.
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