Ms Denise Charlton:

I thank the Senator. To go back to the origins of and intention behind the fund, it was deliberately designed to focus on issues. Organisations on the ground were saying to us that they wanted an opportunity to think, convene, research and campaign with their counterparts across the island and that they needed an opportunity to have a flexible and open way to do that. For some of them, it was the very beginning of thinking about how they might work together. Others may have been working together or thinking about doing so but needed resources.

The Senator is right in saying that we fund projects relating to climate, mental health and gender-based violence. We do so because those are the issues that are the glue for working, thinking and campaigning together. That is very much what the fund is focused on, and deliberately so. We received a high level of response on that, with organisations indicating that they wished to circumvent the politics of the island and try to work together on specific issues. That is the intention. We will evaluate the fund. These are very early days. As we stated, the funding was only announced in August. We will evaluate its impact and consider the question of where to next for the organisations that have participated.

We would be delighted for the Senator to recommend to people that they contact us. We are always open. We meet the funder, which is an opportunity for organisations to book a slot to come and talk to us. We believe that our ability to have an impact is through our connectivity with communities on the ground, so we are always open and really want to hear from communities and hear their ideas. We have several grant rounds consistently open during the year. At the moment, it is for older people. We will be looking at biodiversity in October. These grant rounds are always publicised on our website. We run many webinars and facilitate information sharing.

Members are always welcome to direct people to us. We would be delighted to hear from them. They should always be asked to check out the website.

Perhaps Ms Kelly will comment. The Children's Law Centre and the Children's Rights Alliance started before we announced the fund. They were part of the pilot pilot, as we say. Perhaps Ms Kelly will respond to the question about where to send an organisation. The Children's Law Centre and the Children's Rights Alliance have been working together for a period of time.