| Description | Grant file containing correspondence, minutes, agendas, grant overviews, reports and funding requests relating to Prisoners Abroad. Funding source(s): Barrow Cadbury Trust. Applicant overview: Prisoners Abroad was formed as the National Council for the Welfare of Prisoners Abroad (NCWPA) in 1978 and registered as a charity on 24 April 1980. Prisoners Abroad is a lifeline for Britons detained overseas and their families by providing for their practical and emotional needs and campaigning to promote their human rights. Prisoners Abroad helps people convicted and un-convicted, guilty or innocent, solely on the basis of need. Prisoners Abroad provides essential services including, 1) vitamins and essential food, 2) emergency medical care, 3) water filters, 4) freepost envelopes for letters home, and 5) books and magazines. Nature of support: In 2001 the Trust approved two annual grants of £25,000 towards core costs. Minutes: BCT 1048. Notes: File organised roughly from newest to oldest. File not numbered. |