Giving Backs
Sustainable Development Goals.
No Poverty
Giving Backs aim is to reduce poverty by assisting people with food, benefit advice, technology, knowledge and building community resilience.
Zero Hunger
Giving Back is developing a Community Café working in partnership with SAMH to reduce food waste, use community grown food and develop a larder to support the community.
Good Health and Well-being
Giving Back runs projects and activities to assist the community with their physical and mental wellbeing, through Forma Mentis and the Youth Employability Programme.
Quality Education
The Youth Employability programme does not only assists Young neurodivergent young people int work but also aids with training and education.
Gender Equality
Giving Back strives to have women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making with our founder and Chair being female.
Clean Water and Sanitation
Sakura will be looking at was of water management. through the design of this café we plan to have ways to water the garden using rain water.
Affordable Energy
In the drawings and plans for Sakura we have added in an air source heat pump and solar panels to assist with affordable heating. We also work with the community around Gas and Electricity.
Decent Work and Economic Growth
Giving Back has developed the Youth Employability Programme to assist young people in the area who are neurodivergent or have mental health issues, to encourage more employment opportunities.
Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Giving Back is designing the Sakura Community Café to be a sustainable, inclusive building for the community.
Reduced Inequalities
Giving Back have designed the charity to reduce income inequalities by paying staff the living wage as well as providing free services and neurodivergent and mental health support.
Sustainable Cities and Communities
Giving Back is designing the Sakura Community café to assist in providing access to the Community garden over the weekends and evenings to provide safe and inclusive access to the green space.
Responsible Consumption and Production
Giving Back are developing ways to reduce food waste in the café and are completing art and craft groups using recycled materials, as well as doing jumble sales to reuse clothes.
Climate Action
Giving Back is working along with with this goal and uses eco friendly products where possible. The café plans to have a compost and recycle as well as having more vegetarian options on the menu.
Life Below Water
Giving back is trying to work with all the Global goals and we plan to not use plastic bags within the café, We will also not use bottled water unless donated to help reduce food waste.
Life on Land
Giving Back is designing the café around the goals and plans to compost exes food waste, recycle, and have groups to help clean up the park.
Peace, Justice and Strong Instructions
Giving back takes pride in ensuring public access to information. We pride ourselves in providing inclusive representative decision making and get the community involved through consultations.
Partnerships for the Goals
Giving Back was started through a partnership with Scottish Action for Mental Health. We have partnered with multiple groups services and businesses and continue to do this. We also believe in sharing knowledge where we can.
