The pandemic threw us many challenges, just as it did to everyone in the industry.

Our foremost concern was for the freelancers, artists and creatives we worked with; their incomes fell off a cliff.

What impact did our activity make?

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We provided paid work for 70 freelancers

We did this by:

engaging with 9 Black key workers to tell their stories through Tales From the Front Line
contracting and paying 9 Black artists and creatives to bring those stories alive digitally

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#TalesFromTheFrontLine received more than 5000 views; 80% of views came from people aged 25 to 34, of which 60% were UK based - http://www.talawa.com/productions/tales-from-the-front-line/

We also helped raise funds for @bmm_uk

( Episodes 5 & 6 are released next week)
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We enhanced our Unconscious Bias, Anti-Racism and Diversity training, and employed 19 freelance facilitators to help us deliver it.

Our Anti-Racism and Unconscious Bias Training: http://www.talawa.com/training/ 

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We digitally delivered 57 Anti-Racism and Unconscious Bias training sessions for 10 organisations and 766 participants
94% of participants recognised the need for this training

Our training: http://www.talawa.com/training/ 

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We didn't stop there

We provided digital support through one-to-one Talawa Café sessions, group discussions, training and more ...
We read more than 180 scripts and shared more than 260 opportunities via MAKE Online - http://talawamake.com 

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Of course, there was much more. Read all about the impact Talawa has made through the pandemic.

Access the full report: http://www.talawa.com/articles/talawas-impact-2020-2021/

"Melickle, but me Talawa"

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